Mekia Ahimed
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities. Certified Nursing Assistant offering [Number] years of experience in healthcare environments. Promotes superior time-management skills, compassionate bedside manner and astute observational ability. Knowledgeable about mobility assistance and patient hygiene needs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Attendant I
LA General Medical Center Augustus F. Hawkins
Los Angeles, CA
09.2016 - Current
- Specializing in care for acute psychiatric patients ranging from 12 years old to adulthood.
- Advocate for patient's rights and strive to understand a patient's needs and concerns.
- Hardworking and Energetic; Flexible; adapts quickly to changes in the environment.
- Educate patients and new employees on unit policies
- Assisting nursing staff with both medical and psychiatric emergencies
- Providing direct care, and collaborating with the mental health interdisciplinary
- Responsible for assisting RN with inpatient mental admission process
- Assisting with the display of the working environment
Nurse Attendant
St John of God Retirement Center
Los Angeles, CA
12.2013 - 05.2016
- Provided basic patient care, such as bathing, feeding, and changing bed linens.
- Kept accurate records of patient care activities performed during shift.
- Observed patient behavior while providing care and reported any unusual incidents to the nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support to family members of critically ill patients.
- Participated in educational programs regarding proper techniques for providing patient care.
- Helped maintain supplies inventory by restocking shelves as needed.
Nurse Attendant I
Westside Health Care
Los Angeles, CA
07.2006 - 12.2013
- Provided basic patient care, such as bathing, feeding, and changing bed linens.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients by following infection control protocols.
- Assisted with mobility of patients in wheelchairs or beds.
- Reported any changes in the patient's condition to the nursing staff.
- Recorded vital signs, including temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and respiration rate.
- Monitored patient intake and output levels on a daily basis.
- Assisted nurses with procedures such as catheterization and wound care dressing changes.
- Answered call lights promptly to provide assistance to patients when needed.
- Served meals and snacks to patients according to dietary requirements.
- Measured food intake of assigned patients at each mealtime.
Education
Certificate - Theology
Ethiopian Christian Fellowship Church
Los Angeles, CA12-2022
High School Diploma -
Leku High School
Hawassa, EthiopiaSkills
- Trilingual (Amharic, English, and Spanish)
- Hard Working
- Team Collaboration
- Strictly Punctual
- Respectful
- Organized
- Flexible
- Adaptability
- Emotional Intelligence
Certification
- CNA Certificate
- Fire & Life Safety Certificate
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate
- AVADE Certificate
- MAB Certificate
Timeline
Nursing Attendant I
LA General Medical Center Augustus F. Hawkins
09.2016 - Current
Nurse Attendant
St John of God Retirement Center
12.2013 - 05.2016
Nurse Attendant I
Westside Health Care
07.2006 - 12.2013
Certificate - Theology
Ethiopian Christian Fellowship Church
High School Diploma -
Leku High School
- CNA Certificate
- Fire & Life Safety Certificate
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate
- AVADE Certificate
- MAB Certificate
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