Compassionate and clinically experienced Student Vocational Nurse with 10+ years in direct patient care across acute, long-term, and behavioral health settings. Proven ability to deliver high-quality care under pressure in ICU, psychiatric, and rehabilitation environments. Skilled in patient monitoring, medication administration, wound care support, and interdisciplinary collaboration. CPR-certified and actively pursuing LVN licensure (expected 2025). Recognized for adaptability, clinical judgment, and strong communication with patients and families.
Hi, I’m
Jayvon Garnes
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
LYTLE NURSING HOMELytle, TX
Student Nurse / Clinical Rotations
10.2024 - 01.2025
Job overview
- Delivered direct patient care under supervision, focusing on vital signs and hygiene assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake and output while ensuring safety precautions.
- Practiced infection control protocols and supported basic wound care observation.
- Utilized therapeutic communication to engage patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
- Participated in care planning, conducted chart reviews, and ensured accurate documentation in EHR systems.
- Recognized and reported changes in patient conditions to clinical instructors or preceptors.
- Developed time management, professionalism, and teamwork skills within clinical settings.
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare HospitalSan Antonio, TX
Mental Health Technician
08.2024 - 11.2024
Job overview
- Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to treatment plans based on observations of patients' behavior.
- Provide input during shift reports and discharge planning.
- Participate in implementing patients' treatment plans by monitoring patients' progress and communicating information regarding patients' behavior to other members of the treatment team.
- Maintains communication with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients' interest.
- Co-facilitates didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent treatment program, encouraging and facilitating patients' participation in therapeutic activities.
- Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment and during transport.
- Participate in maintaining the therapeutic milieu on the unit and enforces the level system or other behavior management methods.
- Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
- Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
- Carry out general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by a nurse in charge.
- Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
- Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living when congruent with the patient's treatment plan and needs, age, and developmental level.
- Carry out clerical/administrative assignments to support patient care and department and hospital operations.
- Participates in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
- Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.
The Center for Health Care ServicesSan Antonio, TX
Direct Care Specialist Supervisor
02.2024 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Provides direct consumer care. Assists client with a variety of living skills including (but not limited to) cooking, cleaning, bathing, changing, food preparation, etc.
- Work involves coordinating, planning, and organizing assigned unit operations, routine care for consumers, implementation of treatment programs, and accurate/timely documentation.
- The Direct Care Specialist Supervisor will supervise the work of Direct Care Specialist and manage the daily operations within their assigned unit(s).
Volunteers of AmericaSioux Falls, SD
Residential Supervisor
09.2023 - 02.2024
Job overview
- Assist with the implementation of Individual Service Plans and treatment plans for all residents.
- Provide consultation and direction for staff regarding participant services.
- Model and Observe the implementation of the individual service plan objectives and supports and services.
- Plan and assist in the development and supervision of all participant activities.
- Ensure the coverage of open shifts as needed.
- Administer medications to participants as appropriate.
- Ensure narratives and incident reports are written.
- Meet with parents prior to and following family visits.
- Participate in pre-placement meetings, annual ISP meetings, and discharge meetings as requested.
- Attend program staff meetings and training sessions.
- Assist with menu planning, food supply to ensure proper nutrition and documentation for participants.
Rove StaffingGarretson, SD
Travel CNA
07.2023 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Turning or moving patients
- Gathering medical supplies
- Bathing patients
- Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.
- Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake
- Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate
- Answering patient calls
- Documenting information
- Cleaning rooms and bed linens
- Stocking supplies
- Assisting with some medical procedures
- Safety procedures
- Transporting patients
- Taking care of wounds
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness CenterBeaver County, PA
Travel CNA
12.2022 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
Centers Health CareElizabethtown, NY
Travel CNA
08.2022 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
McDonald'sSouth Hill, VA
Shift Manager
07.2022 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Shift Managers perform a variety of tasks, which may include planning for each shift, monitoring performance during the shift, taking action to ensure the team is meeting McDonald's standards, monitoring safety, security, and profitability, and communicating with the next Shift Manager to help prepare him/her to run a great shift, too.
- Shift Managers may also be responsible for meeting targets during their shifts and for helping their assigned Departments meet their goals.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), LoyalSourceDonna, TX
Travel CNA/ Medical Support
06.2022 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Check temperatures
- Perform medical screenings
- Perform lice treatments
- Medication Supervision
Allyon, Inc., Hundley Center-LTCSouth Hill, VA
Travel CNA
05.2022 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
GQR Healthcare/ St Anthony HospitalDenver, CO
Travel ICU CNA
12.2021 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
Loyal Source Governmental ServicesEdinburgh, IN
Medical Admin/Medical Records Clerk
10.2021 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Gathers patient information by collecting demographic information from a variety of sources; interacting with registration areas and physicians' offices; retrieving information from automated printer.
- Maintains master patient index by completing assigned portion of daily audit trail; corrects and communicates problems according to established procedures.
- Initiates the medical record by creating and processing the patient care record folder.
- Maintains record availability by processing charts into the department; using chart mark-off procedures; facilitating chart location activities.
- Retrieves medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.
- Delivers charts to assigned areas of the hospital by following established routing procedures.
- Keeps health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
- Maintains quality results by following hospital standards.
- Maintains continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Maintains patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.
- Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.
- Enhances medical records and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
GardaWorld Federal Services, Field HospitalEl Paso, TX
CNA/ Medical Administrator
03.2021 - 10.2021
Job overview
- Works with the Charge Nurse to perform nursing and Administrative duties.
- Works with Hospital liaison to get children transferred from facility to hospital.
- Performs various basic care tasks for patients.
- Assist the nursing staff with medical tasks like taking blood, monitoring vitals with medical equipment and reporting patient behavior and wellbeing.
- Must exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, especially involving children, including customer service, patience, empathy and compassion.
- Provide a safe, comfortable and healing environment for patients.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills, including active listening, writing, speaking and reading comprehension.
- Provided caring, intimate, hands-on healthcare for Pediatric and adolescent children.
Primetime HealthCare, Centre Crest Nursing HomeOmaha, NE
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
03.2020 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
SnapNurse, ManorCare Health Services King of PrussiaKing of Prussia, PA
Travel CNA
11.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
Favorite Healthcare StaffingKansas City, KS
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
08.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
Fresenius Kidney CareNewport News, VA
Vascular Access Specialist
08.2019 - 03.2020
Job overview
- The Vascular Access Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that professional medical care is provided to the vascular patients of USA.
- They will be responsible for the intake of all vascular access phone calls and emails regarding new access referrals, ongoing vascular access patients and complications with access patients.
- The Vascular Access Coordinator will be primarily focused on increasing fistula access and longevity.
Frensinus Kidney CareNewport News, VA
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT)
09.2018 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) at Fresenius Medical Care support and collaborate with RNs to provide dialysis treatment to several patients at a time while maintaining the functionality of the clinic.
- This involves prepping and testing equipment, reviewing treatment sheets, and opening the clinic at 4am for first shift.
- PCTs have a combination of technical skills and genuine passion needed to develop deep relationships with patients and improve their quality of life.
- Qualified candidates have prior customer service, healthcare and direct patient care experience, and will have the opportunity to learn the discipline of dialysis.
Sentara Meadowview TerraceClarksville, VA
Certified Nursing Assistant
12.2017 - 09.2018
Job overview
- Performs basic and routine patient care, such as personal hygiene, toileting, meal preparation and feeding, checks vital signs, intake/output, ambulation and assists patient with transfer from/to bed, toilet and other areas of the resident facility.
Food LionSouth Hill, VA
Front Office Supervisor
01.2015 - 12.2017
Job overview
- To provide fast, easy, flexible and friendly service to our customers through the achievement of Food Lion customer service standards.
- Responsible for assisting the Customer Service Manager and the Assistant Customer Service Manager in maintaining standards according to Front End Standard Practice Manual, maximizing sales through excellent customer service.
VCU-CMH HospitalSouth Hill, VA
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
03.2016 - 08.2017
Job overview
Education
Lamson Institute
Vocational Education and Training from Vocational Nursing
07.2025
University Overview
Southside Virginia Community College
Diploma from Nursing
05.2018
University Overview
Park View High School
High School Diploma
05.2015
University Overview
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Supervising experience
- Caregiving
- Medical office experience
- Receptionist
- Meal Preparation
- CNA
- EMR Systems
- Medical records
- Medical terminology
- Dementia care
- Nursing home experience
- Management
- Conflict management
- Microsoft Word
- Negotiation
- Crisis Intervention
- Leadership
- Restaurant experience
- Vital Signs
- Military
- EKG
- Data Collection
- Home care
- Working with people with developmental disabilities
- ADLs
- HIPAA
- Continuous improvement
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Laundry
- Crisis management
- Quick service & fast food restaurant
- Memory care
- Team management
- Care plans
- Clerical experience
- Data collection
- Customer service
- Patient Care
- Resident's rights
- CPR
- Supervising Experience
- Venipuncture
- Critical Care Experience
- Documentation review
- ICU Experience
- Alzheimer's Care
- Nursing
- Cna Certified
- Dialysis Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Behavioral health
- Developmental disabilities experience
- Hospice care
- Childcare
- Direct support
- Computer Operation
- Acute care
- Schedule management
- Windows
- Cerner
- Epic
Certification
- CNA
- Driver's License
Additional Information
Additional Information
CPR/First Aide, ServSafePersonal Information
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Student Nurse / Clinical Rotations
LYTLE NURSING HOME
10.2024 - 01.2025
Mental Health Technician
San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
08.2024 - 11.2024
Direct Care Specialist Supervisor
The Center for Health Care Services
02.2024 - 08.2024
Residential Supervisor
Volunteers of America
09.2023 - 02.2024
Travel CNA
Rove Staffing
07.2023 - 08.2023
Travel CNA
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
12.2022 - 07.2023
Travel CNA
Centers Health Care
08.2022 - 11.2022
Shift Manager
McDonald's
07.2022 - 08.2022
Travel CNA/ Medical Support
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), LoyalSource
06.2022 - 07.2022
Travel CNA
Allyon, Inc., Hundley Center-LTC
05.2022 - 06.2022
Travel ICU CNA
GQR Healthcare/ St Anthony Hospital
12.2021 - 03.2022
Medical Admin/Medical Records Clerk
Loyal Source Governmental Services
10.2021 - 12.2021
CNA/ Medical Administrator
GardaWorld Federal Services, Field Hospital
03.2021 - 10.2021
Travel CNA
SnapNurse, ManorCare Health Services King of Prussia
11.2020 - 01.2021
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
08.2020 - 01.2021
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Primetime HealthCare, Centre Crest Nursing Home
03.2020 - 03.2021
Vascular Access Specialist
Fresenius Kidney Care
08.2019 - 03.2020
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT)
Frensinus Kidney Care
09.2018 - 03.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sentara Meadowview Terrace
12.2017 - 09.2018
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
VCU-CMH Hospital
03.2016 - 08.2017
Front Office Supervisor
Food Lion
01.2015 - 12.2017
Lamson Institute
Vocational Education and Training from Vocational Nursing
Southside Virginia Community College
Diploma from Nursing
Park View High School
High School Diploma
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