Raheem Siler
Fort Lee,United States
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant with successful Hospital healthcare experience, and compassionate with superior communication and rapport-building skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Patient Care Technician(Full-Time) 36HR WEEKL
HCA Healthcare
02.2022 - Current
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Participates in implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under supervision of licensed nurse.
- Documents observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence. Reports observations of individual patients to RN/Team Leader.
- Assists with mobility by regular turning and positioning, dangling, and ambulating patients. Assists with use of walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs.
- Provides or assists with non-medicated support care, including non-sterile dressing changes, skin protection, application of heat or ice, and venous compression devices.
- Obtains or assists in collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests. Ensures accuracy of all labels and timely transfer of specimen.
- Retrieves medication from pharmacy, storage room, or tube system and delivers to licensed staff member as instructed.
- Assists with patient preparation for surgery or other procedure.
- Orients patients/families/caregivers to room and hospital routine.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living to include eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination. Changes bed linens as needed.
- Follows patient and employee safety/security policies and protocols, including hand hygiene, use of universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to isolation procedures.
- Prepares and maintains clean, hazard-free patient rooms. Empties trash and removes soiled linens.
- Performs clerical work as needed, including assembling and maintaining charts, filing, answering and transferring phones, and relaying messages.
- Engages in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including SAFETY rounding, communication fundamentals/AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care, etc.
- Develops orientation manual and assists with orientation of new personnel. Serves as a positive role model and resource for peers.
- Meets with new hire PCTs at hospital-wide orientation. Precepts all new PCTs to ensure unit expectations and standards are known and followed.
- Managed over 36 patients per day.
Administration(Full-Time) 40HR WEEKLY
Department Of Defense
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Oversees night operation managing and inventory access of 5 million dollars.
- Perform account maintenance, computer operations, supply clerical duties, and other clerical support to the commissary management team.
- Monitor the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments by established priorities.
- Give on-the-job training to new employees.
- Recommend changes in work methods that will improve timeliness and/or quality of work.
- Operate office automation system to input or correct data, create reports, logs, and ensure end of day report is accurate and complete in Excel office automation system.
- Responsible for security and safety of whole store at night.
- Maintain updated contact information for company employees, suppliers, and customers; keep such information confidential.
- Focal point for every End-of-month contract certification.
- Monitor refrigeration merchandise at night valued at 2 million dollars.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Evaluated supplies and product inventory to check for quality and quantity issues and returned unacceptable materials to vendors to obtain replacements or refunds
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution
Certified Nursing Assistant(Full-Time) 40HR WEEKLY
Bethesda Senior Living
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Manage files and records Provide exceptional care for patients and great interaction with their families.
- Train new employees without the supervision of a registered nurse & Executive Health Director within the healthcare facility who set high priorities and attainment of duties of patient data guidelines for work completion.
- Transported clients to medical appointments and group meetings to maintain social connections and meet medical needs.
- File medical documentation in resident records to ensure medical charts & notes is accurately maintained an updated.
- Apply medical terminology when documenting in patients records or when completing paper work for A&R Emergencies.
- Help in event of emergency performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in emergencies.
- Notify nurses of any change in patient's condition and/or hazardous environments, including VS, physical or behavioral S&S, psychosocial, supply and equipment issues.
- Provide, prepare and position patients and arrange and pass medical supplies and materials to providers & nurses when needed.
- Set up meals and assist with feeding, document consumption, and report changes in appetite, and document intake and output.
- Ambulate and motivate patients toward daily goal achievement and reinforce education.
- Safely Transports patients in wheelchairs, bed, observes, and takes action to keep patients safe while on and off the department.
- Operate emergency phone lines to respond to emergency calls and notify emergency contacts and scan & fax emergency forms to physicians.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals.
- Assisted patients with mobility needs, including moving to and from beds, organizing wheelchairs and preparing assistive devices.
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms.
- Helped managed over 30 patients per day, increased safety goals by 90% by decreasing the number of falls
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Galen College of Nursing
Richmond, VA04.2025
Associate of Applied Science - Health Administration Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ06.2016
Skills
- Outpatient Care
- Inpatient Care
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Leadership
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Administrative Skills
Voulnteer
Evans Army Hospital Fort Carson Colorado 16hours/Monthly
- Measuring vital signs (such as temperature, pulse, respiration, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, weight, and measurement of pain)
- Proficient in tasks related to patient safety, direct patient care, patient and family education, and chart documentation.
- Carry out a wide range of tasks aimed at enhancing the patient's comfort, well-being, and recovery.
- Observe treatments and record them in the electronic patient record.
- Identify and notifies the RN or other provider of any significant changes in the patient's physical, emotional, or behavioral state.
- Collect Specimens and handle, label, and deliver them to the laboratory in accordance with policy.
- Assists with examinations, diagnostic and therapeutic tests, and transports patients and specimens to required locations in accordance with written policies and procedures.
- Provide support with therapeutic treatment methods, such as leading groups, 1: 1 observation, the right way to use restraints, aseptic techniques, and how to de-escalate the situation.
- Enter data into the Automated Patient Record.
- Observe hard rhythm and record data
- Provide superior customer service throughout all work activities; able to communicate effectively with people from a variety of educational, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
- Using learned communication skills to maintain a positive therapeutic relationship with the health care team, patients, families, or significant others, demonstrating respect for human dignity.
Timeline
Lead Patient Care Technician(Full-Time) 36HR WEEKL
HCA Healthcare
02.2022 - Current
Administration(Full-Time) 40HR WEEKLY
Department Of Defense
01.2018 - 01.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant(Full-Time) 40HR WEEKLY
Bethesda Senior Living
01.2015 - 01.2018
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Galen College of Nursing
Associate of Applied Science - Health Administration Management
University of Phoenix
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