Lucy Cudjoe
Loganville,GA
Summary
Experienced Certified Nurse Assistant with a strong track record of patient care and customer service over 5 years. Self-motivated, punctual, and reliable. Passionate about fostering long-term business relationships and consistently surpassing goals. Proficient in English, dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to patients.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant - PRN
Elite Home Health Care
Duluth, GA
08.2021 - Current
- Providing personal hygiene by giving bedpans, and shavings
- Assisting with travel to the bathroom
- Helping with showers and baths
- Proving activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals and feeding patients
- Ambulating, turning, and positioning patients as well as providing fresh water and nourishment between meal
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Taking patient to their appointments such as physical therapy.
Patient Care Technician
Northside Hospital Forsyth
Cumming, GA
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
- Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
- Contributed to a positive patient experience by keeping rooms clean, organized, and well-stocked with supplies.
- Fostered strong relationships with colleagues, contributing to a collaborative work environment that prioritized teamwork among staff members.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Reduced stress for patients and families through effective communication and empathetic support.
- Demonstrated adaptability by working effectively with patients of diverse backgrounds and medical conditions, providing personalized care for each individual.
- Monitored vital signs for early detection of medical issues, ensuring timely intervention.
- Ensured safety and well-being of patients through diligent observation and reporting of changes in condition.
- Assisted nursing staff with medical procedures to support patient care plans.
- Collected and documented patient information to aid in accurate medical record keeping.
- Improved patient satisfaction with attentive communication and responsiveness to needs.
- Implemented infection control protocols, contributing to safer hospital environment.
- Supported patients' daily living activities, improving their hospital stay experience.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Savannah Plantation Assisting Living
Buford, GA
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Assist with daily activities.
- Assist patients with medication and checking the vita sign.
- Assist patients with long-term care.
- Transferring, turning, and positioning patients as well as providing fresh water and nourishment between meal
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and the dining area free from falls.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate, one-on-one care during daily activities.
- Advocated for patient rights and needs, ensuring respectful and ethical care.
Associate
Amazon Fresh
Duluth, GA
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Utilized problem-solving skills to complete deliveries with accuracy and timely
- Experience in picking, packing, stowing and goods receiving
Courtesy Clerk
Kroger
Lawrenceville, GA
10.2014 - 03.2015
- Assisting in the quick and efficient checkout service of customers by helping to unload grocery items onto check-stands and bagging groceries
- Conducting price checks, take 'return' products back to proper shelf locations, and help maintain store shelves by cleaning and fronting products
- Gathering shopping carts from parking lots, sweep and mop floors, assist in the prompt clean up of spills and other general housekeeping duties
Nurse Assistant
Labone Medical Centre
Accra, Ghana
07.2013 - 07.2014
- Bath and groom patients and changing bedding.
- Trained in proper protocol for assisting in a variety of procedures.
- Assessed and measured vitals.
Nurse Assistant
Tarkwa Government Hospital
Tarkwa, Ghana
10.2010 - 05.2013
- Provide assistance on surgical floors.
- Test and chart vital signs including blood pressure levels, temperature levels, and blood sugar level.
- Help patients with daily activities such as meals, hygiene, and dressing.
Nurse Assistant
Project Hope
01.2010 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Humanitarian Aid Campaign to Fight HIV/AIDS & Help People Living with HIV/AIDS
- Humanitarian Aid Campaign to Fight HIV/AIDS & Help People Living with HIV/AIDS
Education
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Georgia State University
Dunwoody, GA06-2021
GED PREPARATION CLASSES -
Gwinnett Tech
Lawrenceville, GA11-2016
West African High School Diplomat - Agricultural Science concentration
Wesley Grammar Senior High School
05.2013
Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Quality Service
- Job Schedule Flexibility & Time Management
- Personal Relation Skills
- Behavioral Observation
- Quick Problem Solving
- Empathy
- Compassion
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Electronic Medical Records
- Bedside manner
- Vital signs monitoring
- Urinary catheter care
- Maintaining privacy
- Colostomy care
- Blood glucose testing
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care
- CNA certification
Certification
- CPR/ First Aid, American Heart Association, 08/01/18, No expiration
- CNA, Georgia Nursing Aide Registry, CN0030060671
Visualcv
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Languages
Twi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Northside Hospital Forsyth
01.2022 - 07.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant - PRN
Elite Home Health Care
08.2021 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Savannah Plantation Assisting Living
08.2018 - 05.2021
Associate
Amazon Fresh
09.2017 - 05.2018
Courtesy Clerk
Kroger
10.2014 - 03.2015
Nurse Assistant
Labone Medical Centre
07.2013 - 07.2014
Nurse Assistant
Tarkwa Government Hospital
10.2010 - 05.2013
Nurse Assistant
Project Hope
01.2010 - 05.2013
West African High School Diplomat - Agricultural Science concentration
Wesley Grammar Senior High School
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Georgia State University
GED PREPARATION CLASSES -
Gwinnett Tech