Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References upon request
Timeline
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Shirley Free

Crawfordville

Summary

Compassionate healthcare professional with a focus on patient care, highly productive in fast-paced environments and proficient at completing tasks efficiently. Specialized skills include vital signs monitoring, patient hygiene assistance, and medication administration. Excel in communication, empathy, and teamwork, ensuring optimal patient comfort and support. Polite and attentive professional offering excellent customer service, organization and time management skills. Skilled in coordinating invoicing and billing activities. I have reference letters from residents, clients, and nurses from being a CNA, as well as from colleagues from each agency with the State of Florida.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Good News Home Health
Tallahassee
10.2023 - Current

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.

Clerk Specialist

Dept of Insurance
Tallahassee
10.1993 - 10.2025
  • File Workers' Comp cases, open incoming mail, sort by city, then claim number, and then file. Retrieve files for worker comp adjustor when asked

Certified Nursing Assistant

Seven Hills Home Health
Tallahassee
10.2022 - 04.2023

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Hertiage Home Health
Tallahassee
09.2020 - 10.2021

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

St James Home Health
Carrabelle
03.2018 - 09.2018

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Westminster Oaks Retirement Community
Tallahassee
03.2014 - 03.2018

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

HealthSouth Rehabilitation
Tallahassee
02.2012 - 01.2014

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Centerpoint Health
Tallahassee
01.2011 - 11.2012

resume.

  • Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Ensure patient comfort and dignity at all times.
  • Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Report any significant changes to nursing staff to ensure timely medical intervention.
  • Assisting with Mobility: Help patients with mobility challenges by assisting them in moving from bed to chair, walking, or using mobility aids. Ensure safety protocols are followed to prevent falls or injuries.
  • Maintaining Patient Hygiene: Support patients in maintaining personal hygiene by assisting with oral care, toileting, and incontinence care. Ensure cleanliness and comfort to promote overall well-being.
  • Feeding Assistance: Aid patients who require help with eating by providing food and drink, ensuring dietary restrictions are followed, and monitoring for any signs of difficulty or choking.
  • Documentation: Accurately document patient care activities, vital signs, and any changes in patient condition in accordance with facility policies. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Operations Management Specialist

DOE Leasing Office
Tallahassee
12.1997 - 05.2004

Assist with executing real property lease documents for the department statewide. Submit paperwork to the Dept. Of Management Services (DMS). Receive monthly Utility bills and enter data into Excel spreadsheet and forward to DMS. Keep records for the records center storge boxes and passed records locations at storage facility in total recall and retrieve when needed.

Administrative Assistant

Dept of Transporation
Tallahassee
08.1997 - 05.2004
  • Assist with real property lease documents for the departments in the Tallahassee area, as well as statewide and submit paperwork to DMS. Keep track of the record box location, past record locations, and the record storage facility in total recall. Receive the monthly utility bill, enter the data into an Excel spreadsheet, and forward it to DMS for the governor's greenhouse gas report.

Senior Clerk

Dept of State
Tallahassee
10.1994 - 08.1997
  • Typing and preparing documents for microfilming on planetary and rotary cameras. View films to ensure it is correct and readable.

Clerk Specialist

FSU Telecommunications
Tallahassee
03.1987 - 09.1988
  • Telephone operator and repair line for Florida State University campus. Input accounts payable into Samas to keep track of monthly bills.

Clerk

Dept Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle
Tallahassee
02.1984 - 02.1985
  • Preparing documents for microfilming on planetary and rotary cameras. View films to ensure they are correct and readable.

Education

High School Diploma -

Lincoln High School
Tallahassee, FL
06-1982

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Mobility assistance
  • Patient hygiene
  • Feeding assistance
  • Documentation
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Microfilming involves preparing documents for microfilming on planetary and rotary cameras View films to ensure it is correct and readable
  • I have references letters from when I was a CNA and also from when I work with the state of Florida

References upon request

  • I have reference letters from residents & nurses

Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Good News Home Health
10.2023 - Current

Certified Nursing Assistant

Seven Hills Home Health
10.2022 - 04.2023

Certified Nursing Assistant

Hertiage Home Health
09.2020 - 10.2021

Certified Nursing Assistant

St James Home Health
03.2018 - 09.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant

Westminster Oaks Retirement Community
03.2014 - 03.2018

Certified Nursing Assistant

HealthSouth Rehabilitation
02.2012 - 01.2014

Certified Nursing Assistant

Centerpoint Health
01.2011 - 11.2012

Operations Management Specialist

DOE Leasing Office
12.1997 - 05.2004

Administrative Assistant

Dept of Transporation
08.1997 - 05.2004

Senior Clerk

Dept of State
10.1994 - 08.1997

Clerk Specialist

Dept of Insurance
10.1993 - 10.2025

Clerk Specialist

FSU Telecommunications
03.1987 - 09.1988

Clerk

Dept Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle
02.1984 - 02.1985

High School Diploma -

Lincoln High School
Shirley Free