Joseph Walker

• Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
• Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
• Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
• Transported patients to testing and treatment units, operating rooms and other areas using moveable beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
• Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
• Reduced patient anxiety during transport by maintaining open communication and answering questions.
• Ensured patient safety by properly positioning patients on stretchers, wheelchairs, and other transport equipment.
• Assisted patients in moving out of beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, or medical transport vans.

• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
• Provided nutritional support by helping plan meals according to dietary requirements, portioning food accurately, feeding those who required help eating due to mobility limitations or other difficulties swallowing solid foods safely without choking.

Attended and completed nurse assistant training program

• This rehab paid for me to attend the Michigan Healthcare Academy (MHA) program with a 6 month obligation of employment after completion of nurse assistant program.

• Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
• Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
• Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
• Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the patient''s personal space.