MICHELLE GIRARD

Dynamic and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Mount Sinai Hospital. Proven ability in patient monitoring and emergency response, ensuring high-quality care. Skilled in MS Office applications, enhancing communication and documentation efficiency. Committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment for patients and their families.

Upon Request

• Assisting patients with getting in and out of bed
• Assisting patients with personal and oral hygiene
• Performing basic movement exercises
• Assisting in repositioning immobile patients
• Serving meals and assisting patients with eating
• Monitoring food, water, and medication intake
• Taking and reporting vital statistics
• Monitoring and reporting any behavior, health, or vital statistic changes
• Assisting patients in mobility
• Offering compassion to patients and loved ones
• Traveling to multiple locations (for positions that require travel)
• Ability to care for multiple patients at once
• Monitoring patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
• Supporting patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services; shopping for food and other household requirements; preparing and serving meals and snacks; running errands.
• Assisting patients by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Helping patients care for themselves by teaching use of cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
• Helping family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and reposition the patient; advising on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
• Recording patient information by making entries in the patient journal; notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
• Maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures; maintaining security precautions; following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition.