Jacqueline DiNicola

• Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
• Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
• Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
• Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
• Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
• Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
• Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
• Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
• Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
• Streamlined communication between nursing staff, patients, and families to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
• Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
• Contributed positively towards patient satisfaction scores by consistently providing exceptional care and addressing their concerns.
• Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Adhered strictly to infection control policies while performing tasks such as administering medications or changing dressings.
• Educated family members on caregiving techniques to better support their loved ones at home after discharge from the facility.
• Educated patients and family members on best home care practices for healing and recovery.
• Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
• Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
• Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
• Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
• Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
• Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
• Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets.
• Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
• Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
• Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
• Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
• Delivered high-quality care to 15 patients in hospital facility.

• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls
• Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs
• Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks
• Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information
• Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment
• Cared with empathy and compassion to build positive patient and family relationships
• Created positive patient experience by assisting patients with bathing, ambulating, feeding and personal and oral hygiene care
• Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output to report changes to medical and nursing staff
• Contributed to overall quality and care of patients by answering calls for help, taking vital signs, and monitoring behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration
• Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection
• Developed personalized patient care plans to improve health and well-being
• Provided basic wound care to optimize recovery and limit infection risks
• Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor
• Maintained excellent care continuity through collaboration with nurses and external healthcare professionals.

Cleaning and sterilizing equipment.