Jamie Ellis

• Support patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, washing, and eating, achieving a 98.5% patient satisfaction rating
• Carefully monitor bedbound patients and leverage pressure relief equipment to reduce incidents of bedsores in at-risk individuals
• Observe and record patients’ vital signs and report changes to RNs using clinical knowledge to notice and report concerning results
• Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
• Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
• Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
• Collaborated with physicians to design at-home medication guidelines and educated patients and families on correct medication administration.
• Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.

• Provide personal nursing care and perform routine assigned tasks under the direction of a licensed Registered Nurse (RN)• Provide personal nursing care and perform routine assigned tasks under the direction of a licensed Registered Nurse (RN)

• Participates in the implementation of patient care and contributes to the plan under the supervision of the RN

• Provides for the safety of patients, families and significant others

• Reduces the risk of health care acquired infection by staying in compliance with current CDC hand washing guidelines and CSMC isolation policy

• Safely uses restraints interventions directed by the charge nurse or primary RN

• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight, recording intake and output, dispensing/retrieving patient care supplies, report abnormal vital signs to charge nurse or primary RN, as well as accurately documenting in electronic medical records

• Ensures environmental cleanliness in patient rooms and patient care areas

• Accompanies patients for any tests/procedures

• Supervising patients in your care without distraction.
• Alerting nurses when patients need help or intervention.
• Providing emotional support and companionship to patients.
• Monitoring vital signs and detecting changes in the condition of patients.
• Assisting patients with basic requests.
• Refraining from performing medical procedures or any unauthorized actions.
• Keeping patient information confidential.
• Adhering to hospital policies and standards.