Lucrecia Trujillo
Homestead,FL
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Baptist Hospital
02.2012 - Current
- Assisted patients in managing daily bathing needs.
- Offered compassionate assistance with bathing, dressing, and feeding to improve patient comfort.
- Assessed vital signs to ensure optimal patient health metrics.
- Enhanced patient relations by offering assistance during challenging periods.
- Ensured top-tier hygiene by implementing stringent contamination control protocols.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and brushing teeth to promote good hygiene.
- Responded to call lights and adjusted bed rails and equipment for patient comfort.
- Helped patients reach nutritional goals by monitoring food consumption.
- Administered usage of monitoring devices to maintain measurement reliability.
- Entered detailed care logs into digital records.
- Volunteered for additional hours and holidays, maintaining optimal floor coverage.
- Boosted patient contentment through support in daily tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Instructed new Nursing Assistants on best practices to enhance department efficiency.
- Detected signs of medical issues in patients, such as bruises and open injuries.
- Performed wound care tasks aiding reduced infection rates.
- Alerted healthcare personnel to significant variations in patient status as needed.
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms.
- Monitored and tracked critical patient information for healthcare staff.
- Facilitated efficient patient transfers, reducing risk of injury through proper body mechanics and use of assistive devices.
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives during regular staff meetings.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Monitored bedridden patients to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Enhanced patient-provider interactions through rewriting technical medical language into layman's terms.
- Worked with various healthcare professionals to deliver patient care.
- Collaborated with dietitians to meet patient nutritional requirements, enhancing wellness.
Education
The Certificación Board For Sterile Processing And -
Sterile Processing & Distribution
Miami, FL11.2024
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Baptist Hospital
02.2012 - Current
The Certificación Board For Sterile Processing And -
Sterile Processing & Distribution