Rajwant Kaur
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant offering 2 years of experience in healthcare environments. Promotes superior time-management skills, compassionate bedside manner and astute observational ability. Knowledgeable about mobility assistance and patient hygiene needs. Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate. Skilled at operating within long-term care environments or outpatient centers. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
CNA
Brookdale Senior Living Facility
Bakersfield, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality patient care was delivered at all times.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination tables and surgical tables.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
- Used mobility devices to transport patients.
- Monitored food intake and output as directed by nursing staff.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Performed vital sign assessments, such as taking blood pressure and temperature.
- Participated in educational programs designed to improve knowledge of health care practices.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
- Transported residents within the facility as needed.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills when interacting with patients, families and guests.
- Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Recognized signs, symptoms of abuse, neglect and reported them per policy.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bakersfield Adult Schools
Bakersfield, CA06-2011
Bakersfield Adult Schools
Bakersfield, CASkills
- Compassionate Communication
- Toileting Assistance
- Compassion and Empathy
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Feeding Assistance
- Patient Care
- Patient Relations
- Monitoring Fluids
- Patient Lifting
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- HIPAA Compliance
- Assisting With Personal Grooming
- Compassionate
- Valid [State] Driver's License
- Collecting Vital Signs
Timeline
CNA
Brookdale Senior Living Facility
10.2022 - Current
High School Diploma -
Bakersfield Adult Schools
Bakersfield Adult Schools
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