Nursing Aide
Compassionate Care Home Health Services
Timonium, MD
09.2023 - Current
Provides basics, hands on daily Patient care and also specializes in safely administering medication to patients under a nurse supervision.
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, and daily personal care
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to supervising nurse
- Repositioned clients to support comfort and pressure relief
- Prepared meals and supported nutrition needs during home visits
- Maintained clean living spaces and sanitized care equipment
- Documented patient observations in home health records
- Communicated needs and concerns with families and care team
- Supported compassionate care plans through reliable bedside assistance
- Assisted with admission, discharge, transfer process for new or discharged patients.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, and exercising.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Organized games and other activities to engage clients and offer mental stimulation.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Recorded intake and output measurements on assigned shift accurately per policy guidelines.
- Maintained a clean environment by changing bed linens, cleaning rooms and stocking supplies.
- Reported any observed changes in the patient's condition or behavior promptly to the RN Supervisor.
- Assisted nursing staff in providing patient care, including vital signs monitoring, collection of specimens and charting.
- Ensured accurate documentation of patient information in electronic health records.
- Provided assistance to patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay current on industry standards and trends.
- Answered call lights promptly and assisted patients with their needs in a timely manner.
- Collected data from various sources regarding patient's physical condition including vital signs, weight measurements and blood glucose levels.
- Helped orient new residents to their surroundings by introducing them to staff members, other residents and facility services.
- Educated family members regarding post-hospital care instructions and home health services available.
- Ensured that all equipment was properly maintained and functioning correctly.
- Monitored vital signs and medication under supervision of registered nurse.