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SHAWNDREA SMITH

Buffalo,NY

Summary

Certified Nursing Assistant, possessing CPR certification. Empathetic to needs of patients, especially elderly patients. Works with minimal direction and exercises sound judgment. Communicates with team members to coordinate actions in fast-paced environments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Schoellkopf Health Center
Niagara Falls, NY
04.2024 - 01.2025
  • Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
  • Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
  • Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
  • Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Our Lady Of Peace Nursing Home
Lewiston, NY
09.2022 - 01.2024

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  • Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
  • Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.

Patient Care Technician

Interfaith Medical Center-Krucial Rapid Response
Brooklyn, NY
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
  • Delivered high-quality care to 1:1 patients in hospital facility.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by working effectively with patients of diverse backgrounds and medical conditions, providing personalized care for each individual.
  • Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, minimizing risk of disease transmission within the clinical environment.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Alice Hyde Medical Center-MAS Medical Staffing
Malone, NY
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Communicated with physicians, nurses and other caregivers to exchange information about patient conditions, treatment plans and activities.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
  • Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
  • Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.

Medical Lab Assistant/ Covid 19 Tester

Kootenai Health -Caliburn International
Coeur D'Alene, ID
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Applied established procedures to properly collect data and specimens
  • Collaborated with supervisors to document and report lab test results
  • Administered COVID-19 tests using nasopharyngeal swab, focusing on both sample efficacy and patient comfort
  • Confirmed patient identity and appointment times as well as assigned label specimens utilizing organizational computer systems
  • Properly disinfected work areas and equipment to prevent contamination, adhering closely to established protocols
  • Verified, recorded, and reported results on all tests performed in compliance with government requirements and internal lab procedures.

COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Member

NYC Health + Hospitals-Caliburn International
Manhattan, NY
02.2021 - 06.2021
  • Monitored patient condition by recording vitals including blood pressure, respiration rates, and body temperature
  • Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes..
  • Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
  • Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment..

Certified Nursing Assistant

Absolut Care of Aurora Park
East Aurora, NY
04.2019 - 07.2020
  • Responded immediately to calls from patients for assistance or treatment and alerted medical staff to emergency situations
  • Worked alongside dining room personnel to ensure that patients received the correct meals and that all residents were able to eat
  • Helped patients with daily living requirements by bathing, dressing and assisting with mobility needs.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Norton Sound- Hudson Staffing
Nome, AK
11.2018 - 03.2019
  • Supported the social and emotional needs of patients by providing caring companionship
  • Documented vital signs like temperature and blood pressure to track medical symptoms and the progress of treatments
  • Supported patients with daily activities and attending to personal hygiene, transporting patients, and assisting them in walking and exercising.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Beechwood Continuing Care
Getzville, NY
02.2018 - 11.2018
  • Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.

Certified Medical Assistant

High Pointe On Michigan
Buffalo, NY
05.2015 - 02.2018
  • Completed patient interviews and intake forms, including documenting vital signs and medical histories
  • Communicated with patients and families proactively to gather information on patient's condition
  • Prepared and maintained all supplies in exam rooms by ordering, distributing, and managing inventory
  • Maintained and updated patient information and vital signs in electronic medical records or hospital databases
  • Organized, reviewed, and forwarded incoming test results to the physicians.

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant License -

Boces
Cheektowaga, NY
04.2011

Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY
06.2010

Skills

  • First aid and CPR Patient hygiene management
  • Quality assurance Electronic charting
  • Light housekeeping Patient observation
  • Bed preparation Documentation

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Schoellkopf Health Center
04.2024 - 01.2025

Certified Nursing Assistant

Our Lady Of Peace Nursing Home
09.2022 - 01.2024

Patient Care Technician

Interfaith Medical Center-Krucial Rapid Response
08.2022 - 12.2022

Certified Nursing Assistant

Alice Hyde Medical Center-MAS Medical Staffing
02.2022 - 06.2022

Medical Lab Assistant/ Covid 19 Tester

Kootenai Health -Caliburn International
09.2021 - 02.2022

COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Member

NYC Health + Hospitals-Caliburn International
02.2021 - 06.2021

Certified Nursing Assistant

Absolut Care of Aurora Park
04.2019 - 07.2020

Certified Nursing Assistant

Norton Sound- Hudson Staffing
11.2018 - 03.2019

Certified Nursing Assistant

Beechwood Continuing Care
02.2018 - 11.2018

Certified Medical Assistant

High Pointe On Michigan
05.2015 - 02.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant License -

Boces

Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice

Erie Community College
SHAWNDREA SMITH