Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Experience: Clark College Nursing Program
Awards / Scholarships
Volunteer Experience
Certification
Timeline
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KYERA JONES

KYERA JONES

Ridgefield,WA

Summary

Dedicated nursing student. Highly self-motivated, works well with others, and always willing to learn. Great organizational, interpersonal, and troubleshooting skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Academic Aid (Nursing Tutor)

CLARK COLLEGE
01.2024 - 03.2024
  • Help students struggling with specific nursing topics
  • Developed student confidence through positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.

Cashier

BLACK-JACK FIREWORKS
Vancouver, WA
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Greeted customers.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts.
  • Operated cash register for cash and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels each shift.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing efficient and accurate cash transactions.

CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant)

PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST
03.2022 - 06.2022
  • Help patients with direct health care needs (under supervision of RN)
  • Turn or move patients, gather medical supplies, bathe patients, groom patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc
  • Feed patients and document their food and liquid intake, document information, and provide clean bed linens.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
  • Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

TOUCHMARK AT FAIRWAY VILLAGE
03.2021 - 03.2022
  • Follow individualized care plans for each resident
  • Help residents with activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as bathing, toileting, dressing, ambulating, assisting to appointments, etc
  • Transport residents safely around facility, including trips to dining areas
  • Built professional relationships with residents, family members, and team-members and provided emotional support
  • Established special connection with residents through empathy and relationship building techniques
  • Routine check ins with residents to make sure their needs and preferences are being met
  • Also traveled to people’s homes privately.

Hostess

DULINS CAFE
08.2018 - 04.2022
  • Greeted customers warmly upon arrival and provided friendly and warm presence throughout dining experience.
  • Handled high-pressure situations with composure, effectively managing large parties or unexpected events during busy shifts.
  • Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, balancing responsibilities such as answering phone calls, greeting guests, bussing tables, and updating waiting list simultaneously.
  • Provided exceptional customer service by attentively listening to guest needs and promptly addressing any concerns or issues.
  • Answered customer questions about hours, seating, and menu information.
  • Trained new hostesses on customer service best practices and restaurant policies to maintain high standards of service.
  • Developed rapport with regular customers, fostering a sense of community.

Education

Associate Degree - Nursing

Clark College
Vancouver, WA
06.2024

Associate of Arts - General

Clark College
Vancouver WA
06.2021

High School Diploma -

Ridgefield High School
Ridgefield, WA
06.2021

Skills

  • Exceptional communication
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Collaborative & team-player
  • Organized
  • Growth Mindset
  • Compassionate
  • Detail Oriented
  • Direct Patient Care experience

Clinical Experience: Clark College Nursing Program

6th quarter:

Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland / April - June 2024

- Worked on the high acuity critical care floor.

- Total: 120 (waiting to be completed) hours.

5th quarter:

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center / January - March 2024

· Learned how to be flexible, participated in effective teamwork on the floor, worked with knowledgeable RN's. Under RN supervision, performed IV starts, inserting catheters, and subcutaneous injections.

- Worked on the second medical-surgical floor (MJ2).

- Total: 88 hours

Unity Center for Behavioral Health / January - March 2024

· Worked with patients that had various mental health conditions, participating in engaging therapeutic conversation, active listening techniques, and group sessions with the patient and social worker.

- Worked on the first floor, low adult acuity.

- Total: 24 hours

Evergreen Inn / January - March 2024

· Learned how mental health is managed in the community. Helped employees with tasks needed, such as waking up residents for their morning medications, helping a resident with a shower, and organizing a resident's room.

- Total: 32 hours

Total 144 hours.

4th quarter:

Legacy Health / September - December 2023

· Took care of patients with complex heart and respiratory issues. Continued to utilize and improve upon nursing skills.

- Worked on the PCCU and Medical Specialties floors.

- Total: 152 hours

- Simulation: 9 hours

3rd quarter:

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center / April - June 2023

· Worked with patients pre-op & post-op. Under RN supervision, helped administer prophylactic antibiotics, anticoagulant medications, and many more skills utilized on a surgical floor.

- Worked on the Surgical 7 and 8 floors.

- Total: 98 hours

2nd quarter:

PeaceHealth Southwest Family Birth Center / January - March 2023

· Worked on the postpartum unit, labor unit, as well as NICU. Provided teaching for new mothers, helped a new father change his baby. Observed 2 vaginal births.

- Total: 44 hours

- Simulation: 24 hours

1st quarter:

Hudson's Bay Health and Rehabilitation Center / September - December 2022

· Participated in direct patient care through medication passes with instructor, taking blood sugars and vitals, & helping with ADL's.

- Total: 28 hours

- Simulation: 12 hours

Awards / Scholarships

  • Awarded Student of the Month [Dec. 2017]
  • Tallo Time $10,000 Scholarship Recipient [June 2021]
  • Clark College Foundation Scholarship Recipient [2022, 2023, 2024]

Volunteer Experience

New Heights Clinic - April 2024 - Vancouver, WA

  • Helped with clerical work, paper chart auditing, shadowed RN.

Clark College - 03/20/2024 - Vancouver, WA

  • Helped organize cohort 146 for their pinning ceremony.

Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene - 2020, 2021, 2022 - Ridgefield, WA

  • Helped with kid's camps (VBS) in the summer, & sorted donated clothing at clothing exchange event.

Certification

  • WA State Telemedicine Training, 04/10/2024
  • NIHHS stroke scale certified by American Stroke association, online, 12/2023
  • CPR & AED certified by American Heart Association, obtained from Resuscitation Group, Vancouver, WA, 03/01/23 (renew by 03/2025)

Timeline

Academic Aid (Nursing Tutor)

CLARK COLLEGE
01.2024 - 03.2024

Cashier

BLACK-JACK FIREWORKS
06.2023 - 07.2023

CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant)

PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST
03.2022 - 06.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

TOUCHMARK AT FAIRWAY VILLAGE
03.2021 - 03.2022

Hostess

DULINS CAFE
08.2018 - 04.2022

Associate Degree - Nursing

Clark College

Associate of Arts - General

Clark College

High School Diploma -

Ridgefield High School
KYERA JONES