Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Melody Wire

Flippin,AR

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living, excelling in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety through effective communication and safety precautions, ensuring dignity and independence. Dedicated to improving patient outcomes while fostering strong relationships and delivering exceptional support.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Twin Lakes Therapy and Living
04.2022 - Current
  • 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.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
  • Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
  • Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
  • Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
  • Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
  • Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
  • 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.
  • Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
  • Contributed positively towards patient satisfaction scores by consistently providing exceptional care and addressing their concerns.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
  • Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards

Certified Nursing Assistant

Baxter Regional Home Health
02.2015 - 03.2022

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.


Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.


Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.


Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.


Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.


Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.


Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.


Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patientblood pressure.

Education

Certified Nurses Assistant - Certified Nursing Assistant

Arkansas State University
Mountain Home AR
02.2015

Diploma - General Studies

American School
Chicago, IL
05.1997

Skills

  • Patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Reliable team player
  • Direct patient care
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Bathing assistance
  • Compassionate
  • Alzheimer's and dementia care
  • Basic life support
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Bedside manner
  • Dressing assistance
  • Safety precautions
  • Recording vital signs
  • Electronic charting
  • Compassionate caregiver
  • Patient-focused care
  • Medical terminology
  • Mobility assistance
  • Companionship and emotional support
  • Documenting behaviors
  • Feeding assistance
  • Positioning patients
  • End-of-life care
  • Adaptable
  • Patient lifting
  • Transfer techniques
  • Urinary catheter care
  • Ambulation assistance
  • Healthcare ethics
  • Inpatient care
  • Geriatric care
  • Patient relationship building
  • Responding to emergencies
  • Transporting patients
  • Supporting personal needs
  • Maintaining privacy
  • Colostomy care
  • Trustworthy companion
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Feeding assistance expert
  • Patient management
  • Specimen collection
  • Light housekeeping
  • Blood glucose testing
  • Valid state driver's license
  • Patient relations
  • Indirect patient care
  • Condition monitoring
  • Care plan implementation
  • Observing responses
  • Reliable transportation
  • Patient assessments
  • Activity planning

Certification

Certified Nurses Assistant

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Twin Lakes Therapy and Living
04.2022 - Current

Certified Nursing Assistant

Baxter Regional Home Health
02.2015 - 03.2022

Certified Nurses Assistant - Certified Nursing Assistant

Arkansas State University

Diploma - General Studies

American School
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