Monicia Sims

• Worked in a nursing facility, Rehabilitations, hospice, Long Term care, Short term care and Acute Care
• Provided for clients' physical and emotional needs
• Assisted clients with daily routines: feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, walking, exercising and ROM exercises
• Took vital signs regularly.

The Nursing Assistant functions as a member of the Nursing Care Team and is assigned to provide care for an adult/geriatric patient population, ranging from critically/acutely ill patients to chronically/terminally ill long-term patients, including mental health patients.

• Responsible for attending to the daily living and safety needs of an assigned group of patients and aiding the licensed nursing associates in the care of patients by performing various patient care activities and related non-professional services
• Assists and/or provides patient with personal care, activities of daily living and other basic needs under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse
• Maintains a safe, clean, orderly environment in the patient's area
• Documents and reports care given to patients
• Communicates clearly and effectively with patients and clinical nursing staff in a manner that promotes collaboration and teamwork, ensuring a patient- and family-centered focus
• Performs various clerical and patient care duties specific to the assigned unit
• This section must constitute at least 10% of job duties or consider activities under 'other job duties.' Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, compliance activities, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility.

• Worked to improve patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care
• Transported client to doctor's appointments and to complete other related errands
• Maintained a clean and well-organized environment to promote client happiness and safety
• Completed data entries in charts and log books to document clients' progress with accuracy.

• Supervised frequent activities such as medication and personal hygiene to ensure safety
• Assisted disabled individuals to foster independence while still closely monitoring safety
• Completed data entries in charts and log books to document clients' progress with accuracy
• Maintained a clean and well-organized environment to promote client happiness and safety.

• Assisted disabled individuals to foster independence while still closely monitoring safety
• Worked to improve patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care
• Transported client to doctor's appointments and to complete other related errands
• Maintained a clean and well-organized environment to promote client happiness and safety
• Developed strong and trusting rapport with each client to facilitate best care possible.

• Performed pre-donation screenings by obtaining donor medical history, lifestyle, and assisting them with completion of disease risk factor questionnaire
• Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration
• Checked donor iron levels
• Performed venipuncture
• Prepared donor for donation procedure and set-up Plasmapheresis machine
• Educated donor on after care.