Dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Park Place Nursing and Rehab, adept in patient-focused care and infection control procedures. Proven leadership in managing caseloads and training staff, with a strong ability to type 56 wpm. Excelled in teamwork, achieving nutritional objectives, and enhancing rehabilitation success through effective communication and collaboration.
Check residents vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure and oxygen levels
Deliver individualized residents care by documenting observations and evaluating residents needs
Assistance with feeding and monitoring intake to help residents achieve nutritional objectives
Oversee and maintain residents rooms, group living areas and nurses station
Assisted with ADL'S
Lead the night shift team when staff was low
Provide one on one supervision when resident was in danger to themselves or others
Report changes in residents condition to on call nurse/supervisor
Manged multiple phone lines simultaneously and efficiently
Managed a caseload of 20+ residents during one shift
Encouraged success during rehabilitation
Monitor vital signs with accuracy
Trained newly hired staff
Collaborated with nursing staff
Demonstrated proficiency in psychiatric care (dementia, Alzheimer's disease and clinical depression)
Maintained general housekeeping in residents living spaces
Complied with pt/ot and medication protocols
Supervised an entire ward of residents on a lockdown unit
Completed management level tasks on all three shifts
Demonstrated problem solving techniques with residents who were combative and disoriented
Assisted residents with maintaining personal hygiene
Traveled to sister facility when staffing was short
Worked on off days to help reach nursing numbers
Provided catheter care and recorded output into residents chart
Passed nursing class with first honors
Certified Nursing Assistance license
Certified Nursing Assistance license