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Kristeena Jimenez

Lorain

Summary

Compassionate STNA with extensive experience at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, skilled in tracheostomy care and patient management. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and dignity while ensuring adherence to HIPAA and OSHA standards. Recognized for effectively monitoring vital signs and providing emotional support, contributing to improved patient outcomes.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

STNA

Clipboard Health
06.2023 - Current
  • Assisted nursing staff with daily patient care routines and personal hygiene tasks.
  • Monitored patients' vital signs and reported changes to healthcare professionals.
  • Supported mobility for patients through safe transfer techniques and proper lifting methods.
  • Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient areas to ensure a hygienic environment.
  • Reduced risk of infections with diligent adherence to hygiene and sanitation protocols.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
  • Documented vital signs to inform nurses and physicians of any changes in patient status.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
  • Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
  • Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
  • Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.

STNA

IntelyCare
08.2018 - 08.2023
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
  • Tracking patients' vital signs, including blood sugar levels, blood pressure and pulse rates
  • Cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment before and after use
  • Changing bedding
  • Bathing and grooming patients
  • Assisting with patient ambulation
  • Setting up for and assisting with medical procedures
  • Assist residents in accordance to their needs ranging from minimal assistance to total dependent care on activities of daily living (ADLs).
  • Care for residents with mental and psychosocial disorders as well as residents with history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder and who have been identified in the facility assessment.
  • Assist in preparing the resident for exams, tests and procedures; provide support or escort residents to appointments.

STNA

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
06.2010 - 06.2018
  • Recording vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate
  • Providing routine individualized healthcare needs
  • Personal Care including bathing, dressing, mobility, incontinence care, feeding and other services
  • Assist other STNAs and nurses at the direction of the Charge Nurse
  • Follow facility procedures for admission, discharge and transfer of residents
  • Giving basic emotional and psychological support to the patient and family
  • Directly provide nursing or nursing-related service
  • Maintaining records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report
  • Assisting residents with daily living activities such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
  • Promoting patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest
  • Ensure that nutritional needs of residents are met in accordance with established care plan
  • Maintain physical environment in a clean, safe, and pleasant manner
  • Ensure that residents’ medical needs are addressed through the delivery of quality nursing care
  • Ensure that residents’ personal care needs are provided for with an emphasis on quality, compassion, and timeliness
  • Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.

Education

Associate Degree - Medical Billing And Coding

Ross Medical Education Center
Elyria, OH
07.2020

Skills

  • Tracheostomy Care
  • End-of-life care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Dressing assistance
  • Bathing assistance
  • Basic life support
  • Ambulation assistance
  • Pressure ulcer prevention
  • Positioning patients
  • OSHA standards
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Toileting assistance
  • Confidentiality
  • Fall prevention
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Patient management
  • Responding to emergencies
  • Geriatric care
  • Patient assessments
  • Medical records management
  • Medical terminology
  • Supporting personal needs
  • Outpatient care
  • Medical office administration

Certification

Medical Billing and Coding

Languages

Spanish

Timeline

STNA

Clipboard Health
06.2023 - Current

STNA

IntelyCare
08.2018 - 08.2023

STNA

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
06.2010 - 06.2018

Associate Degree - Medical Billing And Coding

Ross Medical Education Center

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