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Latasha Wallace

Pachuta,MS

Summary

Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate. Skilled at operating within long-term care environments or outpatient centers.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

CNA

Diversicare
Quitman, MS
06.2024 - Current
  • Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
  • Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
  • Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
  • Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
  • Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
  • Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
  • Transported residents within the facility as needed.
  • Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
  • Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
  • Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
  • Used mobility devices to transport patients.

CNA

Precision Healthcare Agency
05.2021 - Current
  • Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
  • Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff for immediate assessment.
  • Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
  • Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
  • Used mobility devices to transport patients.
  • Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
  • Provided basic patient care by bathing and grooming patients, changing bedding and assisting in feeding activities.
  • Took patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse and documented height and weight.
  • Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.

PCA/CNA Student

Lakeside Health and Rehab
Quitman, MS
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Charted daily information such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages and daily inputs and outputs.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
  • Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
  • Responded to call lights to assist patients with various care and comfort needs.
  • Cared for patient activities of daily living by assisting with eating, bathing, toileting and mobility.
  • Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output and reported changes to nursing staff.
  • Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to optimize comfort.
  • Used mobility devices to transport patients.
  • Learned and demonstrated proper technique for assisting patients in walking with or without assistive devices.
  • Delivered meals, offered snacks, fed patients and documented oral intake of food, liquids and supplements.

PCA

Lilly Pad Healthcare
Hattiesburg, MS
05.2020 - 12.2020
  • Helped patients' feel independent and dignified by assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs).
  • Planned and prepared meals meeting patients' nutritional requirements.
  • Completed frequent cleaning and sanitizing to maintain healthy environment for patients.
  • Transported patients between facility rooms and helped move individuals between mobile equipment and beds.
  • Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
  • Restocked unit frequently with necessary medical supplies.
  • Supported healthy patient skin with bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks.
  • Performed minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas clean and sanitized.

Education

certificate - Phlebotomy

Jones Junior College
Waynesboro, MS
05-2024

Certificate - CNA

Simply The Best Kare
Hattiesburg, MS
05.2021

GED -

Quitman High School
Quitman, MS
06.2013

Skills

  • Grooming and bathing assistance
  • Calm and level-headed under duress
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Reliable transportation
  • Charting expertise
  • Assisting with personal grooming
  • Understands mobility assistance needs
  • Infection control procedures
  • Monitoring fluids
  • Medical terminology knowledge
  • Quick problem solver
  • Blood collection
  • Venipuncture
  • Specimen handling
  • Infection Control
  • Sanitation and sterilization

Timeline

CNA

Diversicare
06.2024 - Current

CNA

Precision Healthcare Agency
05.2021 - Current

PCA/CNA Student

Lakeside Health and Rehab
12.2020 - 05.2021

PCA

Lilly Pad Healthcare
05.2020 - 12.2020

certificate - Phlebotomy

Jones Junior College

Certificate - CNA

Simply The Best Kare

GED -

Quitman High School

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