Laura Armendariz
Westminster,USA
Summary
To use my skills and knowledge to expand in a different area of the medical field.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pruitt Health of Pickens
07.2016 - Current
- Provides care ensuring patient/resident safety
- Assists patients in and out of bed and into wheelchair with the correct use of the transfer belt and practices proper body mechanics while moving/transferring patients
- Assists patients in bathing: to include bed baths, tub baths, and showers
- Assists patients in dressing or undressing, and personal grooming e.g., oral/denture care, brushing hair, trimming fingernails and toenails, skin care and shaving
- Assists patients to dining area for meals; assists in feeding of patients as needed; passes food trays to individual patients in accordance with diet cards on tray and needs; documents intake of nourishment. Is able to identify the four basic food groups on a sample breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal
- Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested; understands and utilizes care plans
- Collects stool and urine samples per care plan; cleans bedpans and empty catheter bags, provides external/indwelling catheter care
- Properly documents in accordance with established guidelines; receives and gives reports on patient’s status or condition
- Provides for bowel and bladder training/retraining, provides colostomy care
- Provides range of motion exercises for patients
- Provides routine care for the bedfast patient; turns patient intermittently if patient is bedridden due to illness
- Recognizes and reports signs/symptoms of abuse and/or change in condition
- Takes vital signs of patient, e.g., temperature, blood pressure, and respiration and records information and documents/reports information regarding the patient’s health, I&O, any change of medical condition, and care given
Certified Nursing Assistant
GHS (Oconee campus)
09.2015 - 12.2024
- Certified Nursing Assistant on Med/Surg Med/Peds floors.
- Provides patient care based on the individualized plan of care.
- Assists patients in bathing
- Provides care ensuring patient/resident safety
- Collects stool and urine samples; cleans bedpans and empty catheter bags, provides external/indwelling catheter care
- Measures input/output of food, urine, stool, emesis, NG tubes, drains, etc.
- Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested
- Takes vital signs of patient, e.g., temperature, blood pressure, and respiration and records information and documents/reports information regarding the patient’s health, I&O, any change of medical condition, and care given
- Performs basic nursing activities
- Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status.
- Confidentiality of all patient information
- Informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status
- Provides clerical and administrative services
- Monitoring, ordering, and stocking supplies
- Data collection related to patient status; performance of basic nursing procedures; monitoring; measuring and documentation of patient responses; performing and/or assisting with treatments and procedures; assists with maintenance of patient care equipment.
Contract uncertified nursing assistant/ Unit Secretary
Upstate Health Care Services
06.2014 - 09.2015
Delivery Driver
Papa Johns
10.2011 - 06.2012
Drive-Thru cashier
McDonalds
06.2011 - 09.2011
Direct Care
Tribble Center
Seneca, SC
01.2004 - 01.2010
- Responsible for the care of four special needs individuals.
- Responsible for programming and documentation of consumers ADL skills.
- Responsible for helping consumers with normal day to day tasks such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, laundry, medication etc.
- Developmental Assistance in the field of disability and special needs training certificate.
- Crisis prevention training certificate
- Positive behavior support training
Waitress
Mutts BBQ
Seneca, SC
01.2004 - 01.2004
Waitress
Silver Bay
Seneca, SC
01.2002 - 01.2004
Cashier/Dairy
Dairy Queen
Walhalla, SC
01.2001 - 01.2002
Education
CNA Course - undefined
Forrest College
Anderson, SC12.2014
Microcomputer Applications, Medical Terminology
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC06.2011
High School Diploma - undefined
West-Oak High School
Westminster, SC01.2003
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Dependable and responsible
- Critical thinking
- Computer skills
- Calm under pressure
- Decision-making
- Problem resolution
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pruitt Health of Pickens
07.2016 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
GHS (Oconee campus)
09.2015 - 12.2024
Contract uncertified nursing assistant/ Unit Secretary
Upstate Health Care Services
06.2014 - 09.2015
Delivery Driver
Papa Johns
10.2011 - 06.2012
Drive-Thru cashier
McDonalds
06.2011 - 09.2011
Direct Care
Tribble Center
01.2004 - 01.2010
Waitress
Mutts BBQ
01.2004 - 01.2004
Waitress
Silver Bay
01.2002 - 01.2004
Cashier/Dairy
Dairy Queen
01.2001 - 01.2002
CNA Course - undefined
Forrest College
Microcomputer Applications, Medical Terminology
Tri-County Technical College
High School Diploma - undefined
West-Oak High School