Kendra Safford
Selma
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with experience in patient care, including monitoring vital signs and assisting with daily living activities. Demonstrated ability to provide compassionate support while adhering to safety protocols and health information documentation standards. Proven skills in patient observation and equipment operation, contributing to effective patient management and care delivery. Strong team collaboration and time management abilities enhance overall patient experience and operational efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
LIGHTHOUSE REHABILITATION
Selma
10.2014 - Current
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Review patients dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
- Document or report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
- Record height or weight of patients
- Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum
- Change bed linens or make beds
- Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Experience with: Adjustable hospital beds, Anti-embolism elastic stockings, Automated blood pressure cuffs, Automated external defibrillators AED, Crutches, Desktop computers, Electronic patient thermometers, Electronic stethoscopes, Foot boards, Gait belts, Health information database software, Hospital bedpans, Hydraulic patient lifts, Laptop computers, Manual blood pressure equipment, Medical examination protective gloves, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Word, Multi-line telephone systems, Oral thermometers, Oxygen masks, nasal cannulas, tanks, tents, Patient arm slings, Patient bed scales, Patient limb restraints, Patient transfer boards, transport wheelchairs, walkers, Personal computers, Photocopying equipment, Protective patient restraints, Pulse oximeters
Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder
Dollar General
Jones
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Ranned cashier, stocked, and was key holder
Customer Service Representative
Concentrix
Remote
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Remote customer service representative
Customer Service Representative
Alorica
Remote
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Remote customer service tax rep.
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Oxford HealthCare
Northport
05.2019 - 01.2020
- MAC Certified caregiver. Direct support caregiver
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Heritage Health Care and Rehab
Northport
04.2019 - 05.2019
- Certified nursing assistant where I bathe, change, feed, groom, vitals, and assist residents with their daily needs of life
Direct Support Professional/Caregiver
Resources for Independence
Tuscaloosa
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Direct Support Professional where I assisted individuals in daily living activities, made sure that they got their medicine on time, light house keeping, cooked, and grooming activities.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dallas County High School
Plantersville, AL05-2010
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
George C Wallace Community College
Selma, ALSkills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient care
- Health information documentation
- Safety protocols
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Compassionate support
- Physical assistance
- Daily living activities
- Patient observation
- Equipment operation
- Able to lift [number] pounds
- Medical terminology
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Patient lifting
- Performing patient intakes
- Monitoring fluids
- Feeding assistance
- Urinary catheter care
- Geriatric care
- Transfer techniques
- Patient relationship building
- Intake recording
- Mobility assistance
- Range of motion exercises
- Documentation expert
- Colostomy care
- Assisting with personal grooming
Timeline
Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder
Dollar General
09.2023 - 12.2023
Customer Service Representative
Concentrix
03.2023 - 10.2023
Customer Service Representative
Alorica
01.2022 - 05.2022
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Oxford HealthCare
05.2019 - 01.2020
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Heritage Health Care and Rehab
04.2019 - 05.2019
Direct Support Professional/Caregiver
Resources for Independence
01.2019 - 03.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
LIGHTHOUSE REHABILITATION
10.2014 - Current
High School Diploma -
Dallas County High School
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
George C Wallace Community College