Rebekah Russell
Windsor,VA
Summary
Dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant with strong skills in patient care, mobility assistance, and HIPAA compliance, ready to enhance patient comfort and dignity.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Windsor Grove Rehab
Windsor, VA
02.2020 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care plans effectively.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies post-discharge.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
Education
High School Diploma -
Windsor High School
Windsor VaSkills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Collecting vital signs
- Direct patient care
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Bedside manner
- Dressing assistance
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Mobility assistance
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
- Adaptable
- Patient lifting
- Transfer techniques
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Geriatric care
- Patient relationship building
- Responding to emergencies
- Supporting personal needs
- Maintaining privacy
- Trustworthy companion
- Colostomy care
- Valid [state] driver's license
Accomplishments
- Achieved great skills through effectively helping with management and other clinical team members
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Languages
English
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Windsor Grove Rehab
02.2020 - Current
High School Diploma -
Windsor High School