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Makayla Boersma

Birmingham

Summary

Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Patient Care Technician

UAB Medicine
09.2022 - Current
  • Manages multiple tasks efficiently while providing high quality patient care.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication skills when interacting with Doctors, nurses, staff members, patients, and visitors.
  • Responds quickly to life threatening situations using basic life support protocol's.
  • Transfer patients from the ER to other facilities for further evaluation or treatment.
  • Obtain vitals, blood sugar, and collect blood samples on assigned patients
  • Provide patient care, such as changing, ambulating, and repositioning.

Patient Care Technician

Henry Ford Hospital
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • Performed variety of delegated basic patient care services to support nursing functions and activities of daily living.
  • Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
  • Obtain vitals, blood sugars and collect draw samples on assigned patients
  • Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.

Certified Nurse Assistant

Mission Point
01.2019 - 02.2021
  • Checked vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.
  • Communicate any changes in behavior, bruising, and well-being of residents with a change nurse.
  • Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
  • Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
  • Assisted patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing.

Direct Care Staff

Muskegon River Pathway of Hope
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Check the perimeter of the facility and make sure all necessary household objects are locked up
  • Check and make sure residents are safe and stay safe
  • Laundry and Cook meals
  • Distribute proper medication to correct resident
  • Transport residents on outings.

Education

Emergency Medical Technician-Basic -

Regional Training Institute
Gardendale, AL

Nursing

Herzing University
Birmingham, AL

Certified Nurse Assistant -

Walker Medical
Grand Rapids, MI
12.2018

Pre-Nursing -

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
05.2018

High School Diploma -

Cadillac Senior High School
Cadillac, MI
05-2015

Skills

  • Emergency Response
  • Attention to detail
  • Professional Bedside Manner
  • ADL Support
  • Information Protection
  • Patient Observation
  • Specimen Collection
  • Vital Signs Monitoring
  • Infection Control Standards
  • Blood Glucose Monitoring

Education and Training

EMT-B Rotations done at Regional Paramedical Services (RPS)- Gardendale

EMT-B Rotations done at Center Point Fire & Rescue- Station 1

EMT-B Rotations done at Lifeguard Ambulance Service- Birmingham

Timeline

Patient Care Technician

UAB Medicine
09.2022 - Current

Patient Care Technician

Henry Ford Hospital
12.2020 - 08.2022

Certified Nurse Assistant

Mission Point
01.2019 - 02.2021

Direct Care Staff

Muskegon River Pathway of Hope
01.2018 - 01.2019

Pre-Nursing -

Ferris State University

High School Diploma -

Cadillac Senior High School

Emergency Medical Technician-Basic -

Regional Training Institute

Nursing

Herzing University

Certified Nurse Assistant -

Walker Medical