Rachelle Brickley
Houma,LA
Summary
Professional healthcare provider with strong skills in patient care, vital signs monitoring, and hygiene assistance. Demonstrates exceptional teamwork, ensuring smooth operations and adaptability to changing needs. Reliable and focused on achieving results through compassionate patient interactions and effective communication. Prepared to contribute positively to healthcare teams and patient outcomes. Transitioning from healthcare environment where compassionate patient care and teamwork were key. Skilled in delivering effective patient support and maintaining accurate medical records. Looking to leverage these transferrable skills in new field to continue making positive impact.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Audubon Health And Rehab
10.2023 - Current
- Help patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Improving patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Check patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Increasing patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
- Promoting a safe and clean environment by maintaining strict adherence to infection control protocols and sanitation standards.
Nursing Assistant
Lafourche Home For The Age
11.2021 - 12.2023
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Assisted in the training of new Nursing Assistants, sharing knowledge of best practices to improve overall department performance.
- Proactively identified changes in patient condition or behavior, alerting appropriate healthcare personnel for prompt intervention when necessary.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Home Health Aide
St. Joseph Manor
01.2020 - 07.2023
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
Travel CNA
LHC Group
08.2019 - 12.2020
- Developed strong rapport with patients through empathetic listening skills and effective communication techniques that eased anxiety during transitions between facilities.
- Demonstrated strong clinical skills in various settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, and private homes.
- Exhibited strong organizational skills by efficiently managing workloads in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.
- Responded quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
- Maintained accurate and detailed documentation of patient information, ensuring compliance with facility policies and regulations.
- Anticipated potential issues related to specific diagnoses or treatments based on knowledge gained from prior travel CNA experiences.
- Expanded professional knowledge by attending continuing education courses, seminars, and workshops relevant to the travel CNA role.
- Provided high-quality nursing care to diverse patient populations, adapting to the unique needs of each assignment.
- Served as a mentor to new CNAs during their orientation period, providing guidance on facility policies and best practices for patient care.
- Promoted overall wellbeing by assisting patients with daily living activities such as bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, and mobility support.
- Contributed to improved patient outcomes by closely monitoring vital signs and promptly reporting any concerns to appropriate medical professionals.
- Participated in interdisciplinary meetings with other healthcare providers to discuss patients'' needs and create comprehensive care plans.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
Nursing Assistant
Amada Senior Care
09.2017 - 08.2019
- Provided for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turned, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
- Provided adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; tested urine and recorded intake and output information.
- Provided patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answered patients’ call lights and requested ; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documented actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Maintained work operations by following policies and procedures.
- Protected organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.
- Protected the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and jcaho standards.
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure.
Nursing Assistant
Heritage Manor Nursing Home
11.2011 - 07.2017
- Provided for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals.
- Fed patients as necessary.
- Ambulated, turning, and positioning patients.
- Assisted patients with bathing, diaper, changing and dental hygiene.
- Provided fresh water and nourishment between meals.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recorded intake and output information.
- Provided patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reported observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documented actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Maintained work operations by following policies and procedures.
- Protected organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing
The Learning Bridge Career Institute
Houma, LA10.2011
Skills
- Continuing education
- Certified nursing assistant
- Patient care quality
- Patient care and safety
- Specimen collection
- Electronic charting
- Catheter care
- Vital sign monitoring
- Infection control
- Patient care
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Audubon Health And Rehab
10.2023 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Lafourche Home For The Age
11.2021 - 12.2023
Home Health Aide
St. Joseph Manor
01.2020 - 07.2023
Travel CNA
LHC Group
08.2019 - 12.2020
Nursing Assistant
Amada Senior Care
09.2017 - 08.2019
Nursing Assistant
Heritage Manor Nursing Home
11.2011 - 07.2017
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing
The Learning Bridge Career Institute
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