Kayla Smith
Lakeland,FL
Summary
I'm a focused patient care assistant accustomed to prioritizing and delivering basic patient care. Offer 3 years of experience in recording vital signs, collecting specimens and preparing accurate documentation. Support patient personal care and hygiene needs with attentive assistance. Organized in keeping supplies stocked and equipment sterilized for use. Committed to supporting patients in feeling secure and comfortable in clinical and home settings. Offer excellent communication and good judgment. A dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willing to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PCA
Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland, FL
12.2018 - Current
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by nursing staff.
- Reported results to staff nurse, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Assembled admissions pages and added new pages to patients' charts.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
Food Service Worker
Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland , FL
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Serving customers fast, friendly, and in an efficient manner.
- Following guidelines to ensure patients were eating according to their diet orders.
- Staying up to date with all health and safety requirements.
- Helped kitchen wrap, label, and store food items.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock and following proper storage procedures.
- Followed sanitation and food safety guidelines as required by regulatory agencies and company.
- Scanned shelves and product cases for expired stock and discarded outdated or spoiled items.
- Managed over hundreds of patient's food orders per day.
Education
Associate of Science -
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL06.2019
Skills
- Equipment Cleaning and Inspection
- Active Listening
- Equipment Disinfection and Sterilization
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Emergency Response
- Computer Literacy
- Activities of Daily Living ADL Assistance
- Patient Safety
- Patient Relations
- Social Perceptiveness
- Organized
- Heavy Lifting
- Decision Making
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
Timeline
PCA
Lakeland Regional Health
12.2018 - Current
Food Service Worker
Lakeland Regional Health
12.2017 - 12.2018
Associate of Science -
Polk State College