Larita Townsend
Milwaukee ,WI
Summary
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Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety, and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
State-certified Nursing Assistant bringing senior-level experience in healthcare settings. Observant and reliable with good bedside manner and excellent time-management skills to address patient requirements in high-volume care facilities. Proficient in mobility and personal hygiene support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Total Nurses Network
Wauwatosa, WI
03.2023 - Current
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Clipboard Health
Milwaukee, WI
01.2020 - Current
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
CNA
St Lukes Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
04.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Village of Manor Park
West Allis, WI
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
Education
Associate Degree In Nursing. - Nursing
South College
Knoxville, TNVincent High School
Milwaukee, WI06.2010
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing assistance
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Compassionate
- Basic life support
- Dressing assistance
- Recording vital signs
- Electronic charting
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- Transfer techniques
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Responding to emergencies
Certification
BLS
CNA
Phlebotomist
Timeline
CNA
St Lukes Hospital
04.2023 - 07.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
Total Nurses Network
03.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Village of Manor Park
08.2021 - 11.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Froedtert Hospital
01.2021 - 05.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Clipboard Health
01.2020 - Current
Associate Degree In Nursing. - Nursing
South College
Vincent High School