Sean Halas
Saginaw,MI
Summary
I am a state certified nursing assistant with ten years of experience in an Acute Care setting with an additional four years of experience in LTC. With the years of experience, I am currently attending Delta College to obtain my associates in Nursing. My end goal is to obtain my Doctrines in Nursing to specialize in Mental Health. I'm on the waitlist and will find out if I’m starting my nursing program fall of 2026 in the next week or so. I have the mindset, values, autonomy and responsibility of self and others to carry out safe judgment with critical thinking and time management as a Nursing Assistant. My entire purpose working in the medical field is to ensure safety and overall positive experience for the patients, family members and staff. I ensure this is brought into reality by enticing these mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. I like to believe my strongest quality as a health care professional is excellent critical thinking, while maintaining calmness and efficiency in stressful situations. I'm adaptable to many settings in health care environments; A human chameleon if you will. Team work and clear communication is an essential key for overall safety, productivity and wellbeing for our patients, families to the patients and our staff.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA
Covenant HealthCare
Saginaw, MI
09.2022 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and equipment.
- Documented patient care activities accurately in electronic health records.
- Responded accordingly to reach calls and performed high quality CPR.
- Prepped patients for cardiac related surgery’s.
Nursing Assistant
Mid Michigan health
Midland, MI
02.2020 - 2022
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Collected specimens, monitored vitals and maximized patient comfort to maintain optimal environment.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements, also assisting with feeding and monitoring.
- Conducted routine checks on standard patient vitals, including blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate.
- Collected biological specimens and packages for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Provided daily living activities to patients by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Engaged with patient family and friends to provide courteous, efficient visit experience.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Administered personal nursing assistance in pre- and post-operative situations.
- Maintained sanitary conditions by providing immediate wound care and dressing changes.
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
NCA
Covenant Healthcare
Saginaw, MI
09.2016 - 01.2020
- Greeted patients and families with enthusiastic, compassionate attitude to establish long-term professional relationships.
- Monitored vital signs during medication administration to quickly identify any complications.
- Observed patient vital signs and medication reactions and reported health concerns or behavioral changes.
- Helped transition patient between bed, wheelchair and automobile to provide safe mobility support.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Worked on the resource team, specialized in all acute care settings.
- Specialized in all ICU's, ER, and generalized med surge for three different campuses.
- Provided postmortem care when needed.
- Responded to codes and performed CPR.
- Specialized in 1:1 care for patients with suicidal idealization, psychiatric disorders, alzheimers disease, along with behavorial health issues.
CNA
Health Source
Saginaw, MI
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Specialized in long term area of care.
- Helped give bed baths, showers, turned patients every two hours.
- Assisted with feeding my constricted patients.
- Managed dressing changes and wound vac reassembly.
- Checked blood sugars and vitals throughout the shift.
- Reported to the nurse if there were any changes in the patients behavior compared to their baseline values.
- Trained to use specialized equipment for patient use to the bathroom and or to the wheelchair.
Third Shift Supervisor
Bickford
Midland, MI
02.2013 - 04.2014
- Collaborated with team members to improve performance and implement training updates.
- Created schedules and assigned jobs based on employee strengths and anticipated customer demand.
- Trained 10 employees in effective work procedures and performance strategies to optimize operations.
- Created training manual for all employees to use as reference guide.
- Maintained a facility of 45 patients to myself while training staff to properly take care of patients and responded to all emergencies.
- Managed to keep track of all patients medications and passed them on time and made sure to doublecheck all medications were administered to the right patient.
- Prepared breakfast and snacks for patients.
- Checked vitals along with blood sugars.
- Learned how to properly care for patients on comfort measures.
- Vacuumed, swept, emptied trashes, did laundry, dishes and maintained all safety requirments for patients and staff that were working under my supervision.
CNA
St Francis Nursing Home
Saginaw, MI
02.2012 - 02.2013
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements, also assisting with feeding and monitoring.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Assisted with patients who needed to be fed.
- Given up to 15 patients to care for in a given shift.
- Maintained over all patient safety following their type of dietary intake such as mechanical soft, puree, or regular diet.
- Assisted with toileting patients either by taking them to the bathroom or using a bedpan depending on their ability of movement.
- Helped other staff members out when patients were a high acuity.
- Checked blood sugars and vitals twice a shift.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hemlock High School
Hemlock, MI4 2012
CNA License
Latoyas Health And Educational Center
Saginaw, MI6 2012
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Delta College
Bay City, MISkills
- Patient Care and Safety
- Records Management
- Monitoring fluids
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Catheter change and preparation
- Infection control procedures
- Patient relations
- Grooming and bathing assistance
- Collecting specimens
- HIPAA
- Collecting vital signs
- General housekeeping ability
- Preparing meals
- Performing patient intakes
- Quick problem solver
- Microsoft Office
Certification
- Nursing Assistant Training - 2012
- Basic Life Support License - 2014-current
- Licensed CNA - 2012-current
Experience
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Timeline
CNA
Covenant HealthCare
09.2022 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Mid Michigan health
02.2020 - 2022
NCA
Covenant Healthcare
09.2016 - 01.2020
CNA
Health Source
05.2014 - 08.2016
Third Shift Supervisor
Bickford
02.2013 - 04.2014
CNA
St Francis Nursing Home
02.2012 - 02.2013
High School Diploma -
Hemlock High School
CNA License
Latoyas Health And Educational Center
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Delta College