Kate Marie Johnson
Bellingham
Summary
Diligent Nursing Assistant, Doula, and Midwifery Student with background in providing compassionate patient care and assistance with daily activities. Successfully supported medical teams in delivering high-quality healthcare services. Demonstrated exceptional communication and patient management skills, ensuring comfort and well-being. Six years’ focused experience studying Midwifery and providing full-spectrum end of life care, and traveling abroad to remote villages and communities. Extensive experience living overseas, and traveling in over twenty countries on five continents, with a passion for cross-cultural learning.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA, Hospice Doula, and Family Advocate
Protecting Veil Doula Services
Whatcom County, WA
01.2023 - Current
- Supported clients and their families through full spectrum end of life process, from pre-diagnosis to end of life, to bereavement.
- Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with clients, their physicians, social workers, family members, and care team, ensuring informed choices throughout the process.
- Served local families of diverse ethnic backgrounds, immigrant families, and multilingual, multigenerational households
- Provided continuous physical and emotional support during end of life process, fostering a calming environment for clients and their loved ones.
- Connected families with community resources such as physical therapists or occupational therapists when additional support was needed beyond my scope of practice as a doula.
- Built a strong referral network within the community by establishing positive relationships with local healthcare providers, and other professionals in the maternal health field.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Catholic Community Services
Bellingham, Washington
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Provided compassionate care to patients, ensuring comfort and well-being.
- Assisted nursing staff with daily patient assessments and routine medical tasks.
- Lymphedema care and management in severe cases
- Psychiatric crisis intervention experience, coordinated with care team
- Experience working with COPD, EDS, congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, opioid dependence
- Experience with daily care of bed bound and non-verbal clients, end stage dementia, and stroke survivors
Certified Nursing Assistant with Nurse Delegation
Sean Humphrey House
Bellingham, Washington
02.2020 - 01.2022
- Experience in HIV/AIDS care, co-occurring disorders, de-escalation, crisis intervention, measuring and recording vital signs, medication administration and logging, working with paramedics and first responders, administration of first aid and crisis care
- Assisted nursing staff with patient assessments and implemented care plans effectively.
- Provided compassionate care to residents, ensuring comfort and safety in daily activities.
- Trained new team members on best practices for resident care and safety protocols.
- Organized and maintained clean, safe living environments for all residents at facility.
- Advocated for resident needs and preferences during care planning meetings with families and staff.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Visiting Angels, LLC
Bellingham, Washington
12.2019 - 05.2021
- In-depth and extensive experience in personalized hospice care and end of life/palliative care
- Experience in overnight care for clients with dementia
- Medication management, vital signs, and client record keeping experience
Education
Certified Holistic Doula, Family Advocate - Midwifery
Matrona School of Midwifery
Atlanta, Georgia02-2026
Pre-Nursing and Pharmacology - undefined
Gwynedd Mercy University, Purdue University Global
01.2021
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies-Writing - undefined
Whitman College
06.2004
Skills
- Patient care and advocacy in home and hospital
- Compassionate communication, active listening and emotional support
- Complex problem-solving, multitasking, record keeping, and organization
- Client relationship building and team collaboration
- Active listening, conflict resolution, and cultural sensitivity
- Health monitoring, vital signs, medication administration, and understanding of variations of normal and appropriate emergency response
- Training in holistic care of the normal, physiological birth and death processes and of identification and management of emergencies
- End-of-life care, palliative care, and hospice pain management and advocacy
- HIV/AIDS, dementia, and mental health care specialization and state certification
- Perinatal and postpartum Mayan massage training
- Competency of practical pharmacology, homeopathy, and western herbalism
Affiliations
National End of Life Doula Association
SEIU Independent Caregivers
Radical Moms Union
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- Advanced Doula Certification
- Professional Childbirth Educator and Family Advocate Certification
- Dementia Care and Mental Health Care Certification
- HIV/AIDS Care Certification
- Licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee
- CPR/BLS Certification (ProCPR, AHA)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
merican Sign Language
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Finnish
Elementary
Russian
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
CNA, Hospice Doula, and Family Advocate
Protecting Veil Doula Services
01.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant with Nurse Delegation
Sean Humphrey House
02.2020 - 01.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Visiting Angels, LLC
12.2019 - 05.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Catholic Community Services
01.2019 - 01.2023
Pre-Nursing and Pharmacology - undefined
Gwynedd Mercy University, Purdue University Global
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies-Writing - undefined
Whitman College
Certified Holistic Doula, Family Advocate - Midwifery
Matrona School of Midwifery