Melanie Nixon
La Marque,TX
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Regent Care Center
01.2020 - 11.2023
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
Patient Care Technician
UTMB Healthcare Galveston
06.2017 - 10.2019
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bayou Pines Care Center
09.2016 - 03.2017
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
Education
Certified Nurse Assistant
College of The Mainland,
League City, TX08.2016
Computer Secretarial
AMA Computer Learning Center
Cauayan City , Isabela Philippines05.1998
Skills
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Patient-Focused Care
- Patient Relations
- Direct Patient Care
- Conducting Intakes
- Electronic Charting
- Care Plan Implementation
- Quality Assurance
- Documenting Behaviors
- Observing Responses
- Compassionate
- Maintaining Privacy
- Light Housekeeping
- Dementia and Alzheimer's Knowledge
- Trustworthy Companion
- Collecting Vital Signs
- Recording Vital Signs
- Supporting Personal Needs
- Responding to Emergencies
- Feeding Assistance Expert
- Patient Management
- Toileting Assistance
- Safety Precautions
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
- Positioning Patients
- Multitasking
- Dressing Assistance
- Transfer Techniques
- Time Management
- Reliable Team Player
- Reported any unusual or urgent circumstances in Patient's condition or environment immediately to in charged Registered Nurse
- Collected and transported blood, stool and urine specimens to prepare for lab testing
- Performed and reports POCT and EKG results
- Maintained, sanitized and cleaned equipment and instruments to meet patient needs
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- Basic Life Support Certification
- CPR Certified through American Heart Association
- Six months Live in Caregiver
- Associate's Degree in Business Administration
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Regent Care Center
01.2020 - 11.2023
Patient Care Technician
UTMB Healthcare Galveston
06.2017 - 10.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bayou Pines Care Center
09.2016 - 03.2017
Certified Nurse Assistant
College of The Mainland,
Computer Secretarial
AMA Computer Learning Center
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- Basic Life Support Certification
- CPR Certified through American Heart Association
- Six months Live in Caregiver
- Associate's Degree in Business Administration
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