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JerMelia Johnson

Bakersfield ,CA

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Bakersfield Post Acute, excelling in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety through effective communication and safety precautions, while promoting independence and dignity. Committed to delivering high-quality support and fostering positive relationships with patients.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

AllShifts (PRN)
03.2025 - Current
  • 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.
  • Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
  • Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bakersfield Post Acute (PRN)
07.2024 - Current
  • Encouraged patients to engage in daily activities, ensuring dignity and independence.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Utilized proper body mechanics and assistance devices when transferring patients, minimizing the risk of injury for both parties.
  • Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
  • Provided emotional support for patients during challenging times, fostering a positive healing environment.
  • Implemented fall prevention measures by identifying high-risk patients and maintaining clutter-free environments around bedsides.
  • Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
  • Promoted infection control practices within the facility by adhering to strict hand hygiene procedures and utilizing personal protective equipment when necessary.
  • Reduced patient stress levels through effective communication and active listening skills.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.

Education

Certificate Of Certified Nursing Assistant -

Perpetual Enhancement Career Acade
San Bernardino, CA
06.2024

High School Diploma -

Golden Valley High School
Bakersfield, CA
05.2023

Skills

  • Patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Reliable team player
  • Direct patient care
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Bathing assistance
  • Compassionate
  • Alzheimer's and dementia care
  • Bedside manner
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Dressing assistance
  • Safety precautions
  • Recording vital signs
  • Electronic charting
  • Patient-focused care
  • Compassionate caregiver
  • Companionship and emotional support
  • Feeding assistance
  • Positioning patients
  • End-of-life care
  • Patient lifting
  • Transfer techniques
  • Urinary catheter care
  • Ambulation assistance
  • Healthcare ethics
  • Inpatient care
  • Transporting patients
  • Responding to emergencies
  • Documenting behaviors
  • Mobility assistance
  • Medical terminology

Certification

Cpr certificate and certificate nursing assistant

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

AllShifts (PRN)
03.2025 - Current

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bakersfield Post Acute (PRN)
07.2024 - Current

Certificate Of Certified Nursing Assistant -

Perpetual Enhancement Career Acade

High School Diploma -

Golden Valley High School

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