Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Affiliations
Certification
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Samantha Grindley

Lake Worth,FL

Summary

Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Clinical Advocate

WAYSIDE HOUSE INC
Delray Beach, FL
02.2023 - Current
  • Intakes
  • Handling client inquiries with exceptional enthusiasm and professionalism
  • Maintaining a calm and friendly demeanor while handling problematic concerns
  • Informing clients about all services offered by the agency
  • Delegating employee assignments/ daily tasks
  • Handling concerns quickly
  • Escalating major issues to a supervisor
  • Carrying out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Provide initiatives and strategies for increasing performance goals
  • Recognize and address employee well-being concerns
  • Collect U/A for drug screen
  • Assist with medication

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

RETREAT AT PALM BEACH
Lake Worth, FL
09.2021 - 02.2023
  • Assist patients in rehabilitation to a healthy recovery
  • Ensure a safe and secure environment.
  • Assist with intake process: Vital signs, Blood sugar test, COVID testing
  • Collect U/A for drug screen, pregnancy test, test for fentanyl, and BAC
  • Assist when needed in searches.
  • Make sure medications are collected and counted upon admission.
  • Input results of urine and patient vitals in AURA.
  • Assist with pharmacy, making sure doctors sign and ERx patients’ medication
  • Collect med copays for patients and schedule pharmacy pick-ups
  • Input the correct pharmacy contracted with insurance inpatient MAR
  • Inventory of nursing department supplies
  • Stock each nursing station with supplies.
  • COVID PPE is restocked and sanitized equipment and machines.
  • CNA monthly schedule.

Scheduler/Customer Service Representative

Dane Street
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
01.2020 - 03.2021
  • Schedule IMEs
  • Schedule reviewers of the appropriate specialty and state license match per state regulations.
  • Review upcoming scheduled IMEs and ensure the physicians have all materials needed for the exam(s).
  • Make reminder calls to claimants and provide them with IME details.
  • Send reminder e-mails to the Reviewers on their assigned cases and the due dates.
  • Promptly communicate any changes, delays, or other necessary information to clients.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Clinical Advocate/CNA

Retreat Behavioral Health
Lake Worth, FL
07.2017 - 01.2020
  • Assist patients in rehabilitation to a healthy recovery
  • Making sure patients attend all groups and meetings
  • Ensure a safe and secure environment.
  • Admissions, searches, make sure clothes and patient belongings are searched properly.
  • Complete the valuable form
  • Conduct body search, and assist with LOSO (line of sight observation)
  • Complete discharges and exit surveys
  • Conduct Roll Call.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Morselife Geriatric Center
West Palm Beach, FL
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Assist residents with showers, baths, indirect care, bedpan, denture and mouth care, positioning, transfer, feeding, assistance with medication, blood pressure, height and weight, intake, and output
  • Maintain a safe and secure environment.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Allegro Senior Living
Jupiter, FL
11.2014 - 01.2016
  • Assist residents with showers, baths, indirect care, denture and mouth care, positioning, transfer, feeding, assistance with medication, blood pressure, height and weight, self-administration of medication, maintaining a safe and secure environment.

Behavior Technician/CNA

Columbia Hospital, Psychiatric Pavillion/
West Palm Beach, FL
03.2008 - 01.2014
  • Maintain safe and secure unit, obtain daily vital signs, assist with personal care, conduct group meetings, collect specimens for analysis, compile charts for admission and discharges, observe patients and document on q15 sheets.

MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK

PALM BEACH JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Construct charts on admission, combined medical and mental health records upon release, check population daily on lists and files, pull and file records daily, contact J.P
  • O’s, update immunization records and comprehensive assessment, and contact parents for medication.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Bedford Hills, NY
11.2000 - 01.2007
  • Assist with personal care, vital signs, charting and monitoring, intake, and output, assist with dressing changes, EKG, height and weight, MD clinics: OB-GYN, GYN surgery, prepare table with instruments for procedures, document specimens and cultures collected to send to labs, auto claving instruments, document, and file paperwork.

HOME HEALTH AIDE

WESTCHESTER JEWISH SERVICES
01.2000 - 01.2000
  • Assist patients in their home with activities of daily living., light housekeeping, accompany patients to doctors appointments, prepare meals, care for quadriplegic patients, patients with tracheostomies and colostomy bag care.

HOME HEALTH AIDE

PATIENT CARE INC.
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Assist patients in their home with activities of daily living., light housekeeping, accompany patients to doctors’ appointments, prepare meals, care for quadriplegic patients, patients with tracheostomies and colostomy bag care.

Education

Nursing -

South University
05.2018

Nursing assistant -

Municipal Training Center
Brooklyn, NY
01-2000

Academics -

Herbert Lehman High School
The Bronx, NY
06.1996

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

Skills

  • Patient Safety
  • Medical terminology
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Home Care
  • Vital Signs
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Mental Health
  • Alzheimer’s and Dementia
  • Nursing Homes and Hospitals
  • Empathy and compassion
  • KIPU
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Astute observation skills
  • Time management and organization skills

Affiliations

  • Acceptance in the Honor Society at Palm Beach State College
  • Dean's List accomplishment
  • Promotion to a Lead for Clinical Advocate

Certification

  • Certified Nursing Assistant

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Lead Clinical Advocate

WAYSIDE HOUSE INC
02.2023 - Current

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

RETREAT AT PALM BEACH
09.2021 - 02.2023

Scheduler/Customer Service Representative

Dane Street
01.2020 - 03.2021

Clinical Advocate/CNA

Retreat Behavioral Health
07.2017 - 01.2020

Certified Nursing Assistant

Morselife Geriatric Center
01.2015 - 01.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant

Allegro Senior Living
11.2014 - 01.2016

Behavior Technician/CNA

Columbia Hospital, Psychiatric Pavillion/
03.2008 - 01.2014

MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK

PALM BEACH JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
01.2007 - 01.2008

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
11.2000 - 01.2007

HOME HEALTH AIDE

WESTCHESTER JEWISH SERVICES
01.2000 - 01.2000

HOME HEALTH AIDE

PATIENT CARE INC.
01.1998 - 01.2000

Nursing -

South University

Nursing assistant -

Municipal Training Center

Academics -

Herbert Lehman High School

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Palm Beach State College

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