OCTAVIA WRIGHT
Eight Mile,AL
Summary
Reliable, service-focused Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with a passion for providing quality patient care. Adept at assisting the RN in healthcare and home/residence environments and building collaborative relationships with healthcare partners, patients, and advocates to ensure an optimal patient experience.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA
THOMAS HOSPITAL
09.2024 - Current
- Assist patients with bathing, oral hygiene, and other daily needs
- Keep track of intake and output
- Take vital signs and assist with blood glucose measurements
- Report significant changes to the charge nurse
Travel CNA (temporary/contract position)
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Company Overview: Nursing Agency
- Administered treatments, took vital signs, bathed and dressed, and served meals to geriatric nursing home patients
- Assisted patients with mobility functions
- Moved patients to and from beds in a safe manner
- Monitored patients and reported changes to healthcare professionals
- Charted patient intakes and outputs
- Client: Woodridge Nursing Home, Berlin, VT
Travel CNA (temporary/contract position)
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS STAFFING
10.2018 - 01.2023
- Delivered individualized patient care in hospitals, nursing homes, residential, and dementia/Alzheimer’s lockdown facilities
- Assisted diverse patients with eating, dressing, bathing, and other hygiene needs under the direct supervision of RNs
- Assessed patients and took accurate vital signs that included blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen saturation levels
- Measured, tested, and recorded patients’ fluid intake and output
- Preserved patients’ dignity and minimized discomfort during bedpan changes, diapering, drainage bag emptying, and bathing
- Answered call lights and made necessary bed adjustments to ensure each patient’s comfort and safety
- Lifted and safely transferred patients and assisted with ambulation
- Regularly checked on patients, documented observations, and immediately reported issues or concerns to healthcare teams
- Disposed of waste and medical supplies properly
- Maintained patient privacy and confidential information without compromise
- Consistently maintained safe and hygienic environments in adherence to HIPAA and OSHA hospital regulations
- Clients: Saint Joseph Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Portland, ME; Coos County Nursing Hospital, West Stewartstown, NH; Woodridge Nursing & Rehabilitation, Berlin, VT; Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH; The Pines at Rutland Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Rutland, VT
CNA
THOMAS HOSPITAL
11.2016 - 12.2017
- Displayed strong clinical skills in providing care to oncology, long-term care, and dialysis patients
- Closely monitored suicidal patients to ensure patient safety
- Checked vital signs and blood glucose every four hours
- Tracked and documented patients’ intake and output and reported changes to patient conditions to the RN
- Assisted in end-of-life and postmortem care and provided privacy throughout the process
Travel CNA (temporary, contract position)
SOLIANT HEALTH
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Healthcare Staffing Service
- Partnered with medical professionals to provide high-quality care to trach and vent patients in the Texas region
- Assisted with feedings, bathing, and oral care
- Reported changes to patient conditions to the RN or Respiratory Therapists
CNA
MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER
06.2015 - 05.2016
- Provided critical care to dialysis, diabetes, long-term care, and med-surge patients at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
CNA
LYNWOOD NURSING HOME
02.2013 - 05.2015
- Administered daily care activities to patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Lynwood Nursing Home
- Checked vital signs and blood glucose
- Administered end-of-life care and ensured patient comfort
- Ensured the safe transfer of patients from beds to wheelchairs
Education
High School Diploma/GED -
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mobile, ALSkills
- Patient Care and Safety
- Medical Terminology
- Critical and End-Of-Life Care
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLS)
- Vital Signs & Glucose Assessments
- Intake/Output Charting
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Positioning & Lifting
- First Aid Administration
- Patient Advocacy and Support
- Information Documentation
- Electronic Medical Records
- HIPAA and OSHA Regulations
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Stress and Time Management
- Flexible, Reliable, and Adaptable
Certification
- SAAD HEALTHCARE Mobile, AL CNA Certification – Active
- AMERICAN RED CROSS BLS and CPR Certified – Active
Timeline
CNA
THOMAS HOSPITAL
09.2024 - Current
Travel CNA (temporary/contract position)
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
03.2023 - 02.2024
Travel CNA (temporary/contract position)
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS STAFFING
10.2018 - 01.2023
CNA
THOMAS HOSPITAL
11.2016 - 12.2017
Travel CNA (temporary, contract position)
SOLIANT HEALTH
06.2016 - 08.2016
CNA
MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER
06.2015 - 05.2016
CNA
LYNWOOD NURSING HOME
02.2013 - 05.2015
High School Diploma/GED -
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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