Ja-Chanique Stidman
Mounds View,MN
Summary
Ambitious, career-focused, Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant 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
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Sincere Home Care
05.2022 - Current
- Maintain daily living standards by assisting clients with personal hygiene needs.
- Launder clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
- Assist with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
- Transport client to medical, dental and personal care appointments.
- Complete scheduled client check-ins and progress reports for clients.
- Help client during ROM exercises to maintain musculoskeletal functions and increase strength.
- Follow safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport clients.
- Transport clients to shop for groceries, attend doctor appointments, and run errands.
Float Pool Nursing Assistant
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Assisted in the training of new Nursing Assistants, sharing knowledge of best practices to improve overall department performance.
NICU Certified Nursing Assistant
Children's Minnesota
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Performed duties such as picking-up blood, and transporting specimens to the laboratory for testing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with isolette changeout, bathing, vital signs, and diaper changes.
- Responsible for attending and assisting in all codes, providing airway bags, and handing supplies to physicians and nurses as requested.
- Turned and repositioned NICU babies using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers and skin breakdown.
- Performed daily checks of crash carts, yellow airway bags, and green transport airway bags to ensure all supplies were present and instruments are in good working order.
- Collected dirty instruments and take them to CPD to be cleaned.
- Completed hearing screens per nurses' requests.
Orthopedic Certified Nursing Assistant
North Memorial Health Hospital
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Assisted residents with ADLs such as bathing, mouth care, hair care, feeding, and toileting.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight, testing urine, and recording intake and output information.
- Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
- Lift, transport, and move patients using the appropriate techniques.
- Observed and recorded patients’ conditions, food and liquid intake, and other behavior, and report changes to the supervisor.
Direct Support Professional
Mary T Inc
10.2019 - 01.2021
- Helped individuals to develop appropriate social, behavioral, money management, and housekeeping skills.
- Administered and tracked prescribed medications to such individuals.
- Transported individuals in personal and/or company vehicles for community outings or scheduled appointments.
- Completed and updated all daily, weekly, and monthly records, reports, logs, and medical records in an accurate, timely, and professional manner.
- Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication and self-expression and achieve goals.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Minneapolis, MN12.2025
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Minneapolis, MN12.2023
Skills
- Compassionate Patient Care
- Medication Management
- Physical Stamina
- CPR/BLS Certification
- Team Collaboration
- Social Perceptiveness
- Bedside Care
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Float Pool Nursing Assistant
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
05.2023 - 12.2023
Personal Care Assistant
Sincere Home Care
05.2022 - Current
NICU Certified Nursing Assistant
Children's Minnesota
02.2022 - 06.2022
Orthopedic Certified Nursing Assistant
North Memorial Health Hospital
04.2021 - 01.2022
Direct Support Professional
Mary T Inc
10.2019 - 01.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
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