Durell Smith
Kathleen,GA
Summary
State-certified Nursing Assistant bringing senior-level experience in healthcare settings. Observant and reliable with good bedside manner and excellent time-management skills to address patient requirements in high-volume care facilities. Proficient in mobility and personal hygiene support.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA
Straub Medical Center
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized proper body mechanics and assistance devices when transferring patients, minimizing the risk of injury for both parties.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Provided emotional support for patients during challenging times, fostering a positive healing environment.
- Promoted infection control practices within the facility by adhering to strict hand hygiene procedures and utilizing personal protective equipment when necessary.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Assisted in emergency situations under the direction of nursing supervisors or physicians, providing crucial support during life-saving interventions.
- Conducted routine safety checks on equipment, promptly reporting any malfunctions or safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
CAREGIVER
WILSON HOMECARE GROUP
03.2020 - 09.2021
- Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive medical and personal information
- Stocked patient rooms and supply areas to meet patient care needs
- Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding and grooming tasks
- Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients
- Utilized PPE appropriately and followed patient safety and infection control guidelines
- Monitored pain and provided comfort measures, reporting abnormalities to nursing staff
- Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases
- Observed changes in patient status and response and immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff
- Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls
- Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy
06.2006 - 06.2017
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands
- Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
- Change bed linens or make beds
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas
- Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel
- Worked in the ICU on critically ill patients as well as optometry, and family practice in U.S Naval Hospitals
Education
Associate In Science (A.S.) - Nursing Candidate
kapiolani community college
Honolulu, HI01.2022
Skills
- Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassion and Empathy
- Bathing Assistance
- Basic Life Support
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Patient Transfers
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Bedside manner
- Electronic Charting
- Direct Patient Care
- Medical terminology knowledge
Certification
BLS/CPR
Timeline
CNA
Straub Medical Center
09.2021 - 07.2023
CAREGIVER
WILSON HOMECARE GROUP
03.2020 - 09.2021
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy
06.2006 - 06.2017
BLS/CPR
Associate In Science (A.S.) - Nursing Candidate
kapiolani community college
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