NAVAEH BRACKENS
Amarillo
Summary
Dedicated Nurse aid committed to optimal patient care, support and assisting medical staff with critical needs. Skillful in collecting specimens, cleaning rooms and managing dietary needs. Excellent communication and organizational skills combined with dependable nature.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA
Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home
Amarillo
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative activities per physician orders.
- Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Utilized appropriate safety measures when handling hazardous materials or waste products.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for the patient by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
RSS/Med Tech
Brookdale assisted Living
Amarillo
02.2021 - 07.2024
- Aided in activities of daily living and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life
- Shaved, bathed, and provided oral hygiene
- Passed medications to residents
- Provided emotional and social support
- Transferred patients using Gait Belts, Hoyer Lifts, and EasyStands
- Observed physical and emotional changes and reported patient conditions to nurses
- Supported residents with crafts, music, games, and puzzles
- Charted on each resident for bowel movements, consumption, falls, and accidents
- Worked forty plus hours a week
- Used great body mechanics
- Turned residents with and without draw sheets
- Cleaned patients' bodies and prepared them for family
- Aided patients with cuts and falls
- Maintained great hand hygiene
- Checked vitals and documented vital signs and weight of patients
- Checked blood pressure, blood sugars, temperature, and pulse.
Server
The Big Texan
Amarillo
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Operated the cash register, collected payments, and provided accurate change
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
RSS
Daybreak Community
Amarillo
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Took care of people with special needs, cooked, cleaned, and handled everything for the girls
- Drove them around and did art projects and activities with them
- Conducted routine checks on standard patient vitals
- Took patients' vitals and documented vital signs and weight of patients
- Delivered a high level of care to every patient.
Education
Health Sciences Studies -
West Texas A&M University
Texas12.2023
High School Diploma -
Amarillo High School
TX05.2019
Skills
- Work ethic
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Reliable and trustworthy
- CPR Certified
- ADL support
- Medication Administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- First-aid and CPR
- Staff Assistance
- Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Direct Patient Care
- Indirect Patient Care
- Monitoring fluids
- Infection control procedures
- Care plan implementation
- Electronic Charting
- Transporting patients
- Quality Assurance
- Condition Monitoring
- Collecting specimens
- Patient Lifting
- Helping with medication
- Understands mobility assistance needs
- Quick problem solver
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Adaptable
- Collecting vital signs
- Range of motion exercises
- Family support and assistance
- Preparing meals
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Meal Planning
- Basic Life Support
- Feeding Assistance
- Compassionate
- Patient care
- Mobility assistance
- Emotional support
- Team collaboration
- Time management
Accomplishments
I graduated High School with my Certified Medical Assistant (CMA). I did clinicals at NorthWest Hospital, and also at a few nursing homes. I also won State in basketball, with Amarillo High. I am also a CNA (Certified Nurse Aid). I have five years of experience and I am open to learning new things. I don't plan on stopping at CNA I am currently moving towards becoming a RN.
Custom
- Jera, RN/ADON, 806-670-2680
- Betsy Baughman, Coach, 325-370-2830
- Mary Johnson, Caregiver, 806-400-0238
- Azra Barakovic, Professor, 806-341-7271
Timeline
CNA
Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home
01.2025 - Current
Server
The Big Texan
04.2023 - 08.2023
RSS/Med Tech
Brookdale assisted Living
02.2021 - 07.2024
RSS
Daybreak Community
06.2019 - 09.2021
Health Sciences Studies -
West Texas A&M University
High School Diploma -
Amarillo High School