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HAYDEE SHULTZ

Waukegan,IL

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with 16 years of experience providing healthcare to patients at home, hospitals and nursing homes. Diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Health Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
North Chicago, IL
01.2022 - Current
  • Shahbaz ( a specially trained universal worker, with core training

as a Certified Nursing Assistant).

  • Provides resident- centered care to Veterans in a manner conducive

to the comfort and safety of those in the small homes.

  • Acts as a liaison between the team and families, volunteers, community members and other members of the staff including clinical support team.
  • Arranges the House Council Meetings, take minutes and ensure

follow-up as needed.

  • Plan menus with the residents for regular and modified diets.
  • Perform comprehensive nursing care for medical, long term care, and/or dementia residents in the rehabilitative process.
  • Assists with ADL's.

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL
10.2018 - 01.2022
  • Attended to comfort of patients by adjusting bed settings, completing timely turns, and repositioning individuals with utmost care
  • Kept up with patient room cleaning requirements and checked in with patients to monitor vital signs
  • Applied safety precautions to protect staff from biohazardous materials such as blood-borne pathogens
  • Transported patients by wheelchair or rolling bed between care and examination rooms
  • Maintained patients' hygiene by assisting with baths and toileting
  • Acted empathetically with patients to brighten outlooks, frequently engaging individuals in conversation
  • Monitored intake of food and medication and alerted staff to deterioration in patient conditions
  • Improved patient wellbeing by assisting with exercises, physical therapy, or taking walks around facility
  • Documented clinical information in patient medical records daily
  • Supported the social and emotional needs of patients by providing caring companionship
  • Responded immediately to calls from patients for assistance or treatment and alerted medical staff to emergency situations
  • Ensured complete documentation when entering data into the EMR system
  • Collaborated with peers and medical teams to support resident care plans, working under RN's supervision
  • Monitored patient condition by recording vitals including blood pressure, respiration rates, and body temperature
  • Performed light housekeeping, including cleaning patient rooms and changing sheets on beds.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
  • Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
  • Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
  • Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
  • Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
  • Transported patients to other areas of hospital in wheelchairs and gurneys for tests, treatments and therapies.
  • Kept instruments and equipment clean and sanitized.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Balmoral Care Center
Lake Forest, IL
07.2012 - 10.2018
  • Responded immediately to calls from patients for assistance or treatment and alerted medical staff to emergency situations
  • Supported patients with daily activities and attending to personal hygiene, transporting patients, and assisting them in walking and exercising
  • Monitored patient condition by recording vitals including blood pressure, respiration rates, and body temperature
  • Observed condition of patients by examining them, including checking of existing conditions, such as open wounds or detecting blood in the urine
  • Helped residents with daily living tasks including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene
  • Acted empathetically with patients to brighten outlooks, frequently engaging individuals in conversation
  • Provided dignified care to residents in assisted living and memory care communities, including those with all stages of dementia and Alzeheimer's disease
  • Documented clinical information in patient medical records daily
  • Attended to comfort of patients by adjusting bed settings, completing timely turns, and repositioning individuals with utmost care.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Rolling Hills Manor
Zion, IL
01.2007 - 08.2012
  • Helped residents with daily living tasks including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene
  • Observed condition of patients by examining them, including checking of existing conditions, such as open wounds or detecting blood in the urine
  • Performed light housekeeping, including cleaning patient rooms and changing sheets on beds
  • Responded immediately to calls from patients for assistance or treatment and alerted medical staff to emergency situations
  • Monitored patient condition by recording vitals including blood pressure, respiration rates, and body temperature.

Education

Americare Technical School

Skills

  • Administration of Basic Nursing Procedures
  • Monitoring & Recording Vital Signs
  • Patient Personal Hygiene & Emotional Support
  • Electronic charting
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
  • Communication Skills
  • Glucose Monitoring
  • CPR Certified

Timeline

Health Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2022 - Current

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
10.2018 - 01.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant

Balmoral Care Center
07.2012 - 10.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant

Rolling Hills Manor
01.2007 - 08.2012

Americare Technical School
HAYDEE SHULTZ