Hi, I’m
Laura Ashley
Suprise,AZ
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Northwest Medical Center
PCT
11.2021 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Assist patients with ADL's and ambulates post op patients and communicating with patient and team fall risk precautions.
- Monitors vital signs with clear, concise, and correct real time documentation and reports critical levels to my RN as well as intake/output concerns.
- Communicating effectively and clearly with my coworkers to implement an effective plan of care for the shift.
- Responding promptly to emergency situations and knowing my role, keeping a level head, and communicating in rapid response situations.
- Wound care, casting dressings, EKG's, inserting/discontinuing IV's and lab draws, inserting and d/c foley catheters, checks blood sugars and reporting and responding to critical levels.
- Experience working in the ED/ ICU assisting with EKG's, inserting indwelling foley catheters, lab draws, and inserting IV's.
- Observation and monitoring of SI and combative/ confused patients.
- High reliability with infection prevention and sterile technique.
- Collected lab draws/biological specimens and packaged them for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
Banner Health
LNA
12.2020 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Identified and reported observations and clinical symptoms to appropriate healthcare professionals, driving timely intervention.
- Supported skin integrity with two hour repositioning, bedside baths (notifying nurses of breakdown), wound care and integrity checks.
- Worked with individuals with comorbidity ailments on the PCU/ICU/Trauma level that have mental health or behavioral challenges; De-escalation training.
- University Medical Center
Vidant Medical Hospital
CNA II
10.2018 - 12.2020
Job overview
- Hired into this position at a 900 bed level 1 trauma center on PCU/ telemetry unit.
- Familiar with cardiac monitoring, abnormal arrhythmias, and my role in a rapid response/BAT alert.
- Transitioned to float pool worked on the following units; ED, CVICU, CICU, CVIU, MICU, MIU, NSICU, SICU, SIU, and oncology.
- Phlebotomy, lab draws, EKG's, blood sugars, colostomy/ urostomy changes, gravity tube feeds, trach care and oral care suctioning, inserting and d/c foley catheters, maintaining timely flow of vital signs on critical care patients and output.
- Prepping patients for multiple types of surgeries primarily for the Cath Lab, LVAD, and CABG patients.
- Familiar with total care patient needs in maintaining skin integrity and preventing HAI's such as: CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP, HAP.
- Observed changes in patient status and response and immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff.
Carteret General Hospital
CNA II
10.2017 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
Bayada Home Health
CNA II
06.2014 - 12.2017
Job overview
- Worked with total care patients in their home setting including; quadriplegic, ALS, Alzheimer's/ dementia patients, as well as patients with MS.
- Used skills such as gravity tube feeds, wound care, operating ceiling lifts and hoyer lifts, and documentation.
- Provided transportation to and from medical appointments.
- Ensured patients took their daily medications.
Cherry Point Bay Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
CNA
01.2013 - 06.2014
Job overview
- Responded to bell or light signal calls to assist patients with needs.
- Performed variety of delegated basic patient care services to support nursing functions and activities of daily living.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
Timeline
PCT
Northwest Medical Center
11.2021 - 12.2022
LNA
Banner Health
12.2020 - 11.2021
CNA II
Vidant Medical Hospital
10.2018 - 12.2020
CNA II
Carteret General Hospital
10.2017 - 10.2018
CNA II
Bayada Home Health
06.2014 - 12.2017
CNA
Cherry Point Bay Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
01.2013 - 06.2014