Samantha Guerin
West Chazy,NY
Summary
Pragmatic Assistant well-known for being hands-on dynamo with boundless energy to fulfill various tasks. Detailed team player with history excelling in fast-paced environments with little oversight and challenging goals. Offers top technical abilities and relationship-building skills. Strong communicator with excellent organizational and time management skills. Efficiently manages multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines. Possesses excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think and act quickly to find creative solutions. Effectively supports business leaders and teams with strong organizational and communication skills. Demonstrates consistently positive attitude and commitment to customer satisfaction to produce high-quality work. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Clincial Assistant
CVPH Medical Center
01.2019 - Current
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Trained and supervised employees on office policies and procedures.
- All hands on patient care.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
Nurses Aide
Clinton County Nursing Home
08.2001 - 12.2018
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
Nurse Aide
Meadowbrook Nursing Home
01.2000 - 08.2001
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Promoted patient socialization, self-care and development by recognizing and using patient strengths to motivate patient.
- Assisted patients with therapy exercises as specified by care team.
Education
GED -
Northeastern Clinton Central School
103 Route 276, Champlain, NY 1291906.1995
Skills
- Data Confidentiality
- Patient Preparation and Assistance
- Post Office Operations
- Records Preparation
- Shift Coverage
- Anticipates Needs
- Companionship and Emotional Support
- Observation Documentation
- Conducting Intakes
- Intercultural Competence
- Family Communication
- Vital Signs Measurement
- Quick Problem Solver
- Light Housekeeping
- Wound Care
- Family Support and Assistance
- Medical Equipment Instruction
- Measuring Bodily Fluids
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support
- Responding to Emergencies
- Documenting Behaviors
- Observing Responses
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Intake Recording
- Bed Making and Linen Changes
- Consistent Follow Through
- Performing Patient Intakes
- Efficient and Reliable Team Player
- Oral Hygiene
- Emotional Intelligence
- Range of Motion Exercises
- Infection Control
- Wheelchair Assistance
- Collecting Specimens
- Emotional and Social Support
- Grooming and Bathing Assistance
- Infection Control Procedures
- Room Cleaning and Restocking
- Calm Under Stress
Timeline
Clincial Assistant
CVPH Medical Center
01.2019 - Current
Nurses Aide
Clinton County Nursing Home
08.2001 - 12.2018
Nurse Aide
Meadowbrook Nursing Home
01.2000 - 08.2001
GED -
Northeastern Clinton Central School
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