KARISA KARRAKER
Kankakee,IL
Summary
Experienced nursing assistant with a passion for providing compassionate care. Possessing excellent team-building skills, the goal is to foster positive relationships with patients, prioritizing their medical safety above all else. With a dedication to delivering exceptional healthcare, strives to contribute to a supportive and efficient healthcare team.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA
St. Marys Hospital
Kankakee, IL
05.2022 - Current
- Measured and recorded patient vitals including temperature, pulse, oxygen levels, blood pressure and blood sugar.
- Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary
- Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion
- Advocate for patients pain and comfort management
CNA
Hospice of Kankakee Valley
Bourbonnais, IL
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Provide compassionate physical, emotional, spiritual, and social support to terminally ill individuals and their families
- Provide basic housekeeping in patients home
- Record and maintain patient information, such as functional changes, eating habits, behavior and decline
- Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary
- Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion
- Advocate for patients pain and comfort management
CNA
River North of Bradley Health & Rehabilitation Center
Kankakee, IL
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary
- Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion
- Operate lift machines
- Advocate for patients pain and comfort management
Shift Leader
Dairy Queen
Kankakee, IL
02.2015 - 10.2018
- Lead staff to maintain quality, cleanliness and customer service
- Set up, adjust and maintain clean ice cream machines and equipment
- Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance and product quality
- Manage labor costs
- Record daily profits and end of day reports
- Balance cash register
Education
High School Diploma -
Kankakee High School
Kankakee, IL05.2017
CNA -
Kankakee High School
Kankakee, IL2016
Skills
- Teamwork
- Compassion
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Safety Conscious
- Time Management
- Housekeeping
- Leadership
Certification
Certified Nursing Assistant
Timeline
CNA
St. Marys Hospital
05.2022 - Current
CNA
Hospice of Kankakee Valley
06.2018 - 02.2020
CNA
River North of Bradley Health & Rehabilitation Center
06.2016 - 06.2017
Shift Leader
Dairy Queen
02.2015 - 10.2018
High School Diploma -
Kankakee High School
CNA -
Kankakee High School
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