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Sandra Ditaranto

Cumming,GA

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 and home care services.

Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and provide social and emotional support to improve patient moral and increase comfort.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Assisting Hands Forsyth County
Cumming, GA
10.2023 - Current
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, dressing and exercising
  • Report changes in patient condition to registered nurse
  • Transport patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, walker, Quad cane or cane
  • Turn and reposition bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores
  • Observe patients for any changes in their physical or mental condition
  • Prepare and serve meals to patients in their living space and bedrooms, and assis with feeding when needed
  • Clean and sanitize patient rooms according to established protocols
  • Perform light housekeeping duties such as changing linens, washing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, washing dishes and taking trash out when necessary for the patients
  • Assist with ambulation of patients by utilizing appropriate equipment safely
  • Provide emotional support to family members regarding care plan decisions
  • Monitor vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate
  • Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury
  • Participate in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development
  • Assist with admission procedures such as gathering personal data from the patient's plan care
  • Facilitate activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding, transfers and ambulation

Certified Nursing Assistant

Courtland Health Care Services
Duluth, GA
01.2021 - Current
  • Assist patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness
  • Conduct routine checks on patient vitals, blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate
  • Observe and report unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse
  • Turn and repositioned patients using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers
  • Assist patients with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene
  • Help patients walk with or without self-help devices.
  • Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
  • Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
  • Assist patients by customizing and creating individual daily activity programs to improve physical function
  • Exhibit compassionate and emotional care to support the patient and maintain open communication with their family
  • Support non-ambulatory patients in range of motion exercises
  • Support daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients
  • Provide physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting
  • Remind patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant

North Georgia Nursing Academy
Flowery Branch, GA
04-2023

Skills

  • Patient-Focused Care
  • Quality Assurance
  • Care Plan Implementation
  • Mobility Assistance
  • Patient Relations
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Preparing Meals
  • Toileting Assistance
  • Family Support and Assistance
  • Meal Planning
  • Assisting With Personal Grooming
  • Vital Signs Monitoring
  • Basic Life Support
  • Compassionate
  • Range of Motion Exercises
  • Activity Planning
  • Patient Care

Affiliations

  • I enjoy to making arts and crafts
  • I enjoy painting and drawing
  • I enjoy event planning and create custom made floral and non-floral center-pieces
  • I have a passion to volunteer and help others in my community

Certification

  • Certified Nursing Assistant - Certificate
  • CPR/AED/First-Aid Certificate/National CPR Foundation
  • Assisting Hands University Caregiver Training - Certificate
  • Courtland Healthcare Services - Certificate of Appreciation
  • Georgia Association of Community Care Providers - Certificate (GACCP)
  • Certified Notary Public - Forsyth County

Languages

English
Professional
Spanish
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Assisting Hands Forsyth County
10.2023 - Current

Certified Nursing Assistant

Courtland Health Care Services
01.2021 - Current

Certified Nursing Assistant

North Georgia Nursing Academy

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