Monica Martinez
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Experienced CNA 20+ years in acute care setting.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Unit Secretary
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
06.2001 - Current
- Administrative/clinical Care Partner in Cardio thoracic unit where I am responsible for personal hygine vital signs, intake and output, ambulation of patients, reporting and recording results and abnormal changes in patient status observed to RN
- Also performing EKGs when ordered for patients
Clinical Partner
Cedars Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
05.1999 - Current
- Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff
- Assisted with ADLs
- Provided assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures as part of the float pool.
Patient Care Assistant
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
10.1997 - 12.2000
- My work consisted of reading and recording temperature, pulse and respiration
- Assisted in application of traction devices
- Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff
- Assisted with ADLs
- Also responsible for accu checks, blood darws
- EKGs and placement and discontinuation of foley catheters
CNA
Vencor Respiratory Hospital (Kindred)
Los Angeles, CA
10.1995 - 05.1998
- Took and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration
- Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems
- Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs
- Assisted with ADLs for total care patients on ventilators and multi system failure health problems.
CNA
Nurses "R" Special Registry
Los Angeles, CA
07.1995 - 02.1997
- My position required me to be on-call to provide staffing for hospitals in Southern California
- Duties consisted of helping with ADLs took and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration
- Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake and unit/specialty specific tasks along with clinics as well.
CNA
Brier Oaks Convalescent Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
08.1991 - 06.1995
- Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment
- Assisted with ADLs
- Administered simple range of motion exercises
- Took and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration
- Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
Education
CNA Class Certificate
Medical Terminology /Coding/ Billing Certification -
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, CA06.2023
GED -
Hollywood High School
01.1991
Nursing -
Southern California Educational Health Center
01.1988
Skills
- Medical observation unit
- Medsurge unit
- Ortho unit
- Telemetry unit
- Pre-op and Post-op unit
- Psych unit
- Rehab unit
- Pediatric unit
- Post partum unit
- ICU unit
- Performing daily hygine care for patients, vital signs, intake and output, emptying and recording drains, performing EKGs and different precautions of care according to unit specialty
- Literate in Medical terminology
- Familiar with EPIC electronic charting
- Computer literate
- Able to use EKG machine
- CNA Department of Health Certification
- CPR Certified
Certification
- CNA Department of Health Certification
- CPR Certified
- Medical Coding Certificate
Timeline
Unit Secretary
UCLA Medical Center
06.2001 - Current
Clinical Partner
Cedars Sinai Hospital
05.1999 - Current
Patient Care Assistant
Glendale Memorial Hospital
10.1997 - 12.2000
CNA
Vencor Respiratory Hospital (Kindred)
10.1995 - 05.1998
CNA
Nurses "R" Special Registry
07.1995 - 02.1997
CNA
Brier Oaks Convalescent Hospital
08.1991 - 06.1995
CNA Class Certificate
Medical Terminology /Coding/ Billing Certification -
Los Angeles City College
GED -
Hollywood High School
Nursing -
Southern California Educational Health Center