SHAHARA GRAY
New Haven,CT
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
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
All American Healthcare
494 Broad St 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
03.2022 - Current
- Traveling to different facilities to provide care as a Cna (part-time hours worked per week 16)
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs.
- Collected specimens for laboratory testing such as urine samples and blood draws.
- Ensured precise maintenance of patient records by recording daily activities and condition changes.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Assisted patients with daily activities under nurse's supervision to provide essential care and emotional support.
- Completed daily room cleaning and organizing to provide patients with clean environment.
- Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
Education
None - Nursing Assistant
CNA Preparatory School
West Haven, CT02-2014
High School Diploma -
Riverside Academy
New Haven, CT06-1998
Skills
- Medical record tracking
- Call light response
- Personal hygiene support
- Monitoring fluids
- Linen management
- Catheter care
- Medical terminology
- HIPAA
- Light housekeeping
- Vital sign monitoring
- Direct patient care
- Companionship and emotional support
- Patient care and safety
- Basic life support
- Patient feeding
- Patient care
- Mobility assistance
- Recording vital signs
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
All American Healthcare
03.2022 - Current
None - Nursing Assistant
CNA Preparatory School
High School Diploma -
Riverside Academy