Melissa Zerr

• Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
• Streamlined communication between nursing staff, patients, and families to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
• Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.

• Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
• Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
• Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
• Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.

• Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
• Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
• Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

• Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
• Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
• Maintained cleanliness of patient environments to promote safety and health standards.
• Collaborated with healthcare team to develop individualized care plans for patients.
• Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge procedures.
• Documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records, enhancing communication among staff.
• Trained new staff on best practices in patient care and facility protocols.
• Implemented infection control measures, contributing to improved patient outcomes and safety compliance.
• Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
• Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.

ROTC

CNA

CMA