John Edmund
Salem,OR
Summary
Dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant with expertise in patient care, vital signs monitoring, and HIPAA compliance. Committed to enhancing patient comfort and delivering compassionate support.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bridgeway Community Health
Salem, OR
02.2021 - Current
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes promptly to healthcare teams for timely interventions.
- Assisted nursing staff with medical procedures, enhancing patient safety and care quality.
- Provided compassionate care to patients, ensuring comfort and dignity during daily activities.
- Maintained accurate patient records, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and confidentiality protocols.
- Trained newly hired nursing assistants in best practices and company policies to promote effective teamwork.
- Implemented process improvements that increased efficiency in patient care delivery within the facility.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Evergreen Windsor
Salem, OR
04.2019 - 01.2021
- 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.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- 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.
- Advocated for patients' rights and needs, fostering a supportive environment conducive to recovery and well-being.
Education
High School Diploma -
Xavier High School
Chuuk, Micronesia04-1991
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of Micronesia, FSM
Pohnpei, Micronesia08-1992
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Patient care
- Effective collaborator
- Direct patient care
- Recording vital signs
- Vital sign recording
- Monitoring fluids
- Patient assessments
- Patient management
- Care plan implementation
- Intake assessments
- Condition monitoring
- Feeding assistance
- Feeding specialist
- Bathing assistance
- Patient advocate
- Toileting assistance
- Mobility assistance
- Transporting patients
- Positioning patients
- Behavior documentation
- Nutritional support
- Ambulation assistance
- Personal grooming assistance
- Range of motion exercises
- Emotional support
- End-of-life care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Inpatient care
- Outpatient care
- Geriatric care
- Healthcare ethics
- HIPAA compliance
- Maintaining privacy
- Documenting behaviors
- Electronic charting
- EMR / EHR
- Medical records management
- Patient support
- Critical thinking
- Patient care management
- Responding to emergencies
- Environmental safety
- Patient interaction
- Preparing meals
- Meal planning
- Activity planning
- Activity coordination
- CNA certification
- Complex Problem-solving
- Compassionate caregiver
- Quality control
- Patient-focused care
- Patient relationship building
- Indirect patient care
- Patient documentation
- Admitting support
- Intake assessments
- Intake recording
- Medical terminology
- Bedside manner
- Training new staff
- Experience in patient care delivery
- Years of experience in patient care
- Decisive action
- Patient admission
- Intake recording
- Certified caregiver
- Vital signs
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bridgeway Community Health
02.2021 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Evergreen Windsor
04.2019 - 01.2021
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of Micronesia, FSM
High School Diploma -
Xavier High School