Loesha Chase
West Orange,NJ
Summary
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. Committed professional with a solid history of accomplishment in helping people handle emotionally-charged, life-threatening and dangerous situations. Knowledgeable about dispatch procedures and policies. Approachable Hospice Aide dedicated to offering compassionate and sensitive companionship to patients and families. Experienced in leveraging tact, discretion and professionalism when addressing end-of-life situations. Offering exemplary organizational, time management and communication skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
CareOne At Livingston
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Supported needs of 10 residents under long-term care
Emergency Medical Officer
West Orange Police Dept
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Determined emergency situation and developed plan of action.
- Assessed and reported patients' responses to initiated treatment.
- Assessed emergency requests and made quick judgment calls to determine appropriate action.
- Provided on-the-job training and coaching to develop new dispatchers.
- Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire, and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.
- Followed established protocols for professional handling of emergency situations.
Hospice Aide
VNA
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Provide comfort care, respect, empathy, and dignity to patients who are receiving palliative care.
- Provide daily living activities for patients such as: bathing/bed bath, dressing, combing hair, shaving facial hair, dental/mouth care, feeding, toileting/changing incontinence underwear, .transferring, and routinely repositioning bed bound patients
- Provided emotional support to families that are struggling with their loved ones decline with their terminal illness.
- Report all physical and non-physical changes to supervisor, also following up with necessary written or computerized documentation.
- Empty garbage bins, make and turn down beds, making sure that all rooms are fully supplied with equipment for personal care.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Checked and recorded vital signs, noting any significant changes and assisted nurses with treatment.
Certified Home Health Aide
Assisting Hands
11.2015 - 01.2018
- Utilized skills to help ensure confidence and independence with cognitive decline by playing games to stimulate them.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members.
- Administered medications in accordance with doctor's instructions.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
Administrative Assistant
Oakridge Rehab & Nursing
02.2014 - 01.2015
- Answered phones and directed calls to appropriate departments.
- Schedule follow-up doctors for rehab clients and non-rehab residents
- Schedule X-ray and Lab appointments for rehab and non-rehab residents
- Prepare medical packets for ambulance transfer to ER and Doctor's office
- Collect information from new admission charts to admission department for preparing face sheet.
- Provides query activity for billing and validates usage supplies or equipment.
- Answer call bell as needed and direct to appropriate staff.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
Home Health Support Aide
Cedar Crest Retirement Community
02.2013 - 06.2014
- Assist clients with daily living activities.
- Medication reminding for clients with altered mental status.
- Report all incidents to supervisor.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Offered caring companionship and emotional support.
- Provided grooming and mobility assistance to support daily living needs.
- Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client
Administrative Assistant
Woodcrest Nursing & Rehab
05.2007 - 08.2013
- Answered phones and directed calls to appropriate department.
- Schedule follow-up doctor's for rehab clients and non-rehab residents
- Schedule X-ray and Lab appointments for rehab and non-rehab residents
- Prepare medical packets for ambulance transfer to ER and Doctor's office
- Collect information from new admission charts to admission department for preparing face sheet.
- Replenished nursing supplies as needed to required floor.
- Ordered necessary equipment for resident care upon request of Unit Manager.
- Provides query activity for billing and validates usage supplies or equipment.
- Answer call bell as needed and direct to appropriate staff
- Prepare chart for new admission to the unit
- Monitor wander guard bracelet for special needs residents.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus, NJ
240 Bergen Town Center Dr. Paramus, NJ01.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing Assistance
Comtec Institute
44 Glenwood Ave. East Orange, NJ07.2021
Home Health Aide - Nursing Assistance
Dorson Vocational Training Institute
280 S. Harrison St. East Orange, NJ08.2012
High School Diploma -
Marylawn of The Oranges Academy
445 Scotland Road. South Orange, NJ05.2004
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Transporting Patients
- Patient-Focused Care
- Companionship and Emotional Support
- Dementia and Alzheimer's Knowledge
- Stress Tolerance
- Patience and Calmness
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Excellent Communication
- Clerical Support
- Organization and Time Management
- Good Telephone Etiquette
Certification
- CHHA-Certified Home Health Aide
- CNA- Certified Nursing Assistant
- EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatch
- CPR & AED
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
CareOne At Livingston
06.2022 - 11.2022
Emergency Medical Officer
West Orange Police Dept
12.2021 - 03.2022
Hospice Aide
VNA
09.2019 - 01.2020
Certified Home Health Aide
Assisting Hands
11.2015 - 01.2018
Administrative Assistant
Oakridge Rehab & Nursing
02.2014 - 01.2015
Home Health Support Aide
Cedar Crest Retirement Community
02.2013 - 06.2014
Administrative Assistant
Woodcrest Nursing & Rehab
05.2007 - 08.2013
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus, NJ
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing Assistance
Comtec Institute
Home Health Aide - Nursing Assistance
Dorson Vocational Training Institute
High School Diploma -
Marylawn of The Oranges Academy
- CHHA-Certified Home Health Aide
- CNA- Certified Nursing Assistant
- EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatch
- CPR & AED
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