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Karen Bucher

Bloomsburg,PA

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Gardens of Orangeville, excelling in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Recognized for building strong patient relationships and maintaining HIPAA compliance in fast-paced environments.

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Gardens of Orangeville
Orangeville, PA
2021 - 2025
  • Facilitated daily living activities for patients, prioritizing comfort and safety.
  • Recorded patient progress and care interventions in electronic health records.
  • Facilitated collaboration among multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care strategies.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Commonwealth Healthcare
Berwick, PA
2011 - 2021
  • Facilitated daily living activities for patients, prioritizing comfort and safety.
  • Oversaw monitoring of vital signs and communicated changes to nursing staff without delay.
  • Recorded patient progress and care interventions in electronic health records.
  • Facilitated collaboration among multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care strategies.

Education

GED -

Berwick High School
Berwick, PA

Certified Nursing Assistant

HACC
Harrisburg, PA
06.2002

Skills

  • Patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Reliable team player
  • Direct patient care
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Bathing assistance
  • Compassionate
  • Alzheimer's and dementia care
  • Bedside manner
  • Basic life support
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Dressing assistance
  • Safety precautions
  • Recording vital signs
  • Electronic charting
  • Compassionate caregiver
  • Patient-focused care
  • Mobility assistance
  • Companionship and emotional support
  • Documenting behaviors
  • Feeding assistance
  • Positioning patients
  • End-of-life care
  • Adaptable
  • Patient lifting
  • Transfer techniques
  • Urinary catheter care
  • Ambulation assistance
  • Healthcare ethics
  • Inpatient care
  • Geriatric care
  • Patient relationship building
  • Responding to emergencies
  • Transporting patients
  • Supporting personal needs
  • Maintaining privacy
  • Colostomy care
  • Trustworthy companion
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Feeding assistance expert
  • Patient management
  • Specimen collection
  • Light housekeeping
  • Valid state driver's license
  • Reliable transportation
  • Patient assessments
  • Toileting assistance
  • Infection control procedures
  • Monitoring fluids
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Assisting with personal grooming

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Gardens of Orangeville
2021 - 2025

Certified Nursing Assistant

Commonwealth Healthcare
2011 - 2021

GED -

Berwick High School

Certified Nursing Assistant

HACC
Karen Bucher