Skyla Ricciardi
Townsend
Summary
Healthcare professional ready to contribute to patient care excellence. Expertise in providing compassionate care and supporting medical staff in fast-paced environments. Reliable team player focused on adapting to evolving patient needs and delivering quality outcomes.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Emerson Hospital
06.2024 - Current
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
- Fostered strong relationships with colleagues, contributing to a collaborative work environment that prioritized teamwork among staff members.
- Contributed to a positive patient experience by keeping rooms clean, organized, and well-stocked with supplies.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, minimizing risk of disease transmission within the clinical environment.
- Improved patient satisfaction with attentive communication and responsiveness to needs.
- Fostered clean and hygienic environment, reducing risk of infections.
Patient Care Assistant
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Assisted nurses with daily patient care tasks, ensuring timely and efficient medical support.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Demonstrated strong teamwork skills by collaborating effectively with colleagues and other healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Promoted a positive patient experience by actively listening and empathizing with their needs and emotions.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Aided in the prevention of bedsores through regular repositioning of patients according to care plans.
- Gathered medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Monitored vital signs regularly, assisting in early identification of potential health issues.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare staff to ensure understanding and address concerns.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA05-2027
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- CPR certification
- Patient observation
- Blood glucose testing
- Basic life support
- Infection control standards
- Infection control
- Patient positioning
- Professional bedside manner
- Data collection
- Mobility assistance
- Emotional support
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Emerson Hospital
06.2024 - Current
Patient Care Assistant
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Fitchburg State University
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