Meche LaGail Davis
Dallas VA Medical Center
Addison,TX
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Language
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Certification
28
years of professional experience
Recently became Peer Leader for Safe Patient Handling
Work History
Patient Care Technician
10 Years 7 Months- Monitored patient vital signs to ensure timely interventions and quality care.
- Assisted nursing staff with daily patient activities and personal hygiene tasks.
- Implemented infection control protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Documented patient progress and changes in condition accurately and promptly.
- Advocated for patients' needs, fostering strong relationships with both patients and families.
- Streamlined workflow processes to enhance efficiency in patient care delivery.
- 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.
- Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
Nursing Assistant
1 Year 7 Months- To deliver exceptional direct patient care to veterans. Making hourly rounds, taking vital signs, bladder scans, showers and whirlpool baths, doing skin observations, reporting changes in veteran’s condition and behavior, assisting nurses with wound care rounds and other aseptic technique procedures, doing blood glucose checks, restorative exercises. 1:1 patient care, Good hand washing frequently and ensuring handwashing for the veterans and teaching family and visitors on hand washing, In and out catheterization, colostomy care, tube feedings, assist with feeding and dining, monitoring intake and output, doing small dressing changes, going out on outings with veterans and families. Preceptor for new incoming nursing assistants and to maintain a safe and clean environment for our veterans and families.
- Hours per week: 40
Nursing Assistant
3 Years- Community Living Center-B/Hospice: Working in Long Term Care setting doing direct patient care, bathing and grooming, vital signs, fingerstick blood sugars, recording intake and output, collecting urine, sputum and stool specimens, preparing for new patients admits in setting up patient rooms, unpacking patients belongings and packing belongings upon discharging of patients. Feeding patients and passing of meal trays, assisting nurses in procedures as in inserting Foley catheters, removing of heparin locks and foley catheters, transporting patients to and from xray, therapy and activities and charting.
- Series: 0621 - Grade: 5
- Hours per week: 40
Patient Care Technician
5 Months- Working in a specialty/acute hospital setting doing direct patient care, bathing and grooming, vital signs, fingerstick blood sugars, recording intake and output, collecting urine, sputum and stool specimens, preparing for new patients admits in setting up patient rooms, unpacking patients belongings and packing belongings upon discharging of patients. Feeding patients and passing of meal trays, assisting nurses in procedures as in inserting Foley catheters, removing of heparin locks and foley catheters, transporting patients to and from xray, therapy and activities and charting.
- Hours per week: 32
Office Asst/ Phlebotomist/ Home Health Aide
3 Years 1 Month- Working in a home health care setting as assistant office manager doing referral intake, medicaid, medicare and insurance verification. Primary Homecare coordinator, scheduling nurses, home health aides, and therapists visits. Notary Republic, Tracking and scheduling therapy visits. Working with synergy, passport and kinnser software systems. Answering a high volume of phone calls, ordering all nursing supplies, and DME equipment for all patients. Drawing blood and collecting lab specimens. Organizing and scheduling all monthly inservices for staff. All duties of an office assistant.
- Hours per week: 40
Medication Aide/ CNA
8 Months- Administering medication to elderly patients and doing direct patient care in Alzheimer’s unit. Maintained daily logs and certification criteria and documentation per state guidelines.
- Hours per week: 28
Memory Care Coordinator
6 Years 11 Months- Memory Care Coordinator/Medication Aide/CNA Maintained executive quality patient care to Alzheimer’s Residents in a locked memory care unit. Supervised 3-4 resident care assistants in the unit. Other responsibilities include communication with doctors, nurses, home health agencies, family members and outside vendors. Assisted the Resident Care Coordinator. Worked close with the assisted living activity director to schedule quality activities, entertainment and outings for my residents. Provided a nutritious snack and hydration program 3x a day for all Alzheimer’s residents. Assured environmental safety for residents. Maintained the medication administration daily logs and administered medications to my residents. Attended daily stand up meetings with other management staff. Served on the work safety committe
- Hours per week: 40
Education
Technical or occupational certificate
Technical or occupational certificate
Skills
Vital signs monitoring
CPR certification
Patient observation
Blood glucose testing
Infection control standards
Basic life support
Patient-focused care
HIPAA compliance
Time management
Electronic charting
Certification
- 1981-1985: Smithville High School Graduate Smithville, Texas
- 1991- Texas Department of Human Services LaGrange, Texas Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate
- 1996-El Centro Community College Dallas, Texas Basic Medication Aide Program Certified Medication Aide Permit
- 2006-2007 North Harris Community College Houston, Texas Phlebotomy Technician Program Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- 1991-Present Numerous hours of medical continuing educational credits in medication aide recertification, done annually phlebotomy technician recertification done every two years and nurse aide recertification done every two years as well. All three are current. Educational Credits in LTC’s as well as assisted living Alzheimer’s and Dementia care and more.
- TRAINING: Basic life support
- LICENSES & CERTIFICATES: Certified Nursing Assistant Texas NA00161145 Certified Medication Aide Texas MA15192 American Certification Agency Phlebotomy Technician National 002024
- 1999 Employee of the month
- 2000 Employee of the month
- 2002 Leadership Management Training
- 2005 Manager of the quarter
- 2009 Texas Notary Republic National 153241732
- 2026 Safe Patient Handling & Mobility Unit Peer Leader
Language skills
English Spoken: Advanced | Written: Advanced | Read: Advanced
Additional information
- Certified Nursing Assistant Texas NA00161145
- Certified Medication Aide Texas MA15192
- American Certification Agency Phlebotomy Technician National 002024
- 1999 Employee of the month
- 2000 Employee of the month
- 2002 Leadership Management Training
- 2005 Manager of the quarter
- 2009 Texas Notary Republic National 153241732
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Dallas VA Medical Center
01.2016 - CurrentRead More
Nursing Assistant
Harry S. Truman VA
06.2014 - 01.2016Read More
Nursing Assistant
Dallas VA Medical Center
05.2011 - 05.2014Read More
Patient Care Technician
Baylor Specialty Hospital
03.2010 - 08.2010Read More
Office Asst/ Phlebotomist/ Home Health Aide
Physicians Choice Homecare
01.2007 - 02.2010Read More
Medication Aide/ CNA
Forum @ Memorial Woods
05.2006 - 01.2007Read More
Memory Care Coordinator
Medallion Senior Living
02.1999 - 01.2006Read More
North Harris Montgomery College District
Technical or occupational certificate
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El Centro College
Technical or occupational certificate
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