Katie Anne Schmidt
Saint Cloud,MN
Summary
A dedicated nursing assistant who is adept in building patient rapport and carrying out basic health and wellness tasks to ensure patient comfort and safety. Aiming to secure a new role that will leverage a passion for altruism illustrated across 20 years of experience in a wide variety of health care settings and spectrums. Proudly dedicated to serving those who have served and sacrificed all for our country and its citizens
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
01.2011 - 07.2024
- Provided comprehensive support for patients addressing physical and psychological requirements in all facets of daily living.
- Maintained patient records accurately by documenting daily activities and changes in conditions or treatments.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Participated in curating and updating care plans and treatment planning.
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort, psycho, social, and spiritual well-being by assisting with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation, and safety under the direct supervision of nurses and doctors.
Consumer Support Staff
Opportunity Matters
Sartell, MN
2009 - 2011
- Assisted disabled clients in their daily living activities while promoting independence and well-being, through effective and compassionate care and crisis stabilization.
- Administered medications and various medical treatments, as prescribed.
- Finance management, budgeting, and bill-paying.
- Cooked meals according to specific dietary needs.
- Assisted in running GED programs, educational tutoring / continued learning.
- Sensory stimulation and positive outlets to prevent disordered thinking and behavior.
- Social skill building within the community and attentive support for the disabled to preserve dignity and life enrichment.
Home Health Aide
Comfort Home Health
Rochester, MN
2007 - 2009
- Assisted elderly and memory-loss clients in all activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and elimination.
- Administered medication as directed by the physician.
- Recorded and monitored vital signs.
- Tested and recorded blood glucose levels.
- Changed sterile dressings.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Palliative and end-of-life care.
- Comply with residents' programming goals and increase their quality of life, as directed and established by care plans.
Education
High School Diploma -
Watertown-Mayer High School
Watertown06-2001
Skills
- Skilled in serving for the elderly, mentally and physically handicapped, disabled, and the complex needs of our veterans
- Compassionate caregiver
- Efficient and reliable team player
- Computer knowledge and medical record management
- Working knowledge of complex psychological conditions such as Schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, mania, hallucinations, delusions, mood disorders, and general psychosis
- Patient-focused care
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
01.2011 - 07.2024
Consumer Support Staff
Opportunity Matters
2009 - 2011
Home Health Aide
Comfort Home Health
2007 - 2009
High School Diploma -
Watertown-Mayer High School
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