Stephanie Cruz
Summary
Certified nursing assistant/Medication aide/ Patient Care Tech offering several years of experience in healthcare environments. Promotes superior time-management skills, compassionate bedside manner and astute observational ability. Knowledgeable about mobility assistance and patient hygiene needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Medication Aide/ CNA
San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation
San Marcos, Tx
10.2025 - Current
- Administer medications according to physician orders and facility protocols.
- Monitor patient vital signs and report changes to nursing staff.
- Assist residents with daily living activities and personal care tasks.
- Maintain accurate medication administration records and documentation.
- Maintained medication stock and cleaned patient rooms and equipment.
- Ordered, received, stored and inventoried medications as required by facility policies and procedures.
- Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
- Promoted clean and sanitary environment by maintaining department equipment.
Certified Nursing Assistant/Medication Tech
ShiftKey Medical Staffing
01.2023 - Current
- Help facility's as nursing assistant or medication aide and deliver best compassionate care I can give to their patients/residents in their daily activities
Travel Sec/Tech
Rust Medical Center
Rio Rancho, NM
11.2024 - 05.2025
- Help set up rooms with personal care items and water pitcher
- Zero out beds to weigh new patient
- Depending on patients needs may bring in holter monitors, electrode & wires to put on patient ....set up oxygen tubing, pulse oximeter adhesive sensor, disposable blood pressure cuffs, bedside commodes or purewicks/malewicks with canisters and tubing
- Take blood sugars and report to nurses
- Help patients with daily activities and record patient care and observations in Epic.
- Also assist nurse and patients
- keep patient care areas clean and organized.
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Nesbit Living & Recovery Center -Fusion Medical Staffing
Seguin, TX
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Came to Nesbit as Fusion Medical Staffing Staff to help ease CNA shortages on days and nights and help residents with daily activities.
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Fredericksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation -Fusion Medical Staffing
Fredericksburg, TX
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Came to Fredericksburg as Fusion medical staffing staff to help ease nightshift CNA shortages and help residents with nightly activities.
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Eagle Ridge of Grand Valley -Fusion Medical Staffing
Grand Junction, CO
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Came to Eagle Ridge as Fusion Medical Staffing staff to help with morning cna shortages and help residents with daily activities.
Medication Aide/CNA
Kirkwood Manor Nursing And Rehabilitation
New Braunfels, TX
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Take vitals ,record and report to nurses
- Pass medications to residents after verify patient and in accordance to doctors orders
- Keep cart stock and accounted
- Help residents in between with meals and some days work as CNA if there's a shortage.
Certified Nursing Aide/Medication Aide
Colonial Manor Nursing & Rehab Center
New Braunfels, TX
03.2017 - 02.2020
- Help residents with daily activities in Alzheimer's locked unit.
- Once I got my medication then switched over to medication aide.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation of New Braunfels
New Braunfels, TX
02.2016 - 09.2017
- Help residents with daily activities.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Colonial Manor Nursing & Rehab Center
New Braunfels, TX
02.2007 - 07.2016
- Help residents with daily activities sometimes in Alzheimer's lock unit sometimes in rehabilitation Wing and sometimes in long term.
Certified Nursing Assistant
EdenHill Communities
New Braunfels, TX
09.2006 - 10.2007
- Took the class to become a CNA and learn to care for people.
- Once certified used what I learned to help residents with daily life activity's.
Education
Medication Aide -
Career Academy of Training
San Marcos, TXCertified Nursing Aide -
Eden Hill Communities
New Braunfels, TXHigh School Diploma -
Navarro High School
Seguin, TXSkills
- Medication administration
- Patient monitoring
- Vital sign assessment
- Care documentation
- Time management
- Compassionate caregiving
- Organizational skills
- Medication dispensing
- Drug preparation
- Behavior monitoring
- Vital signs collection
- Diabetes management
- Mobility assistance
- Feeding assistance
- Cart organization
- Resident support
- ADL support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Daily living assistance
- Specimen collection
- Walking rounds
- Patient care technician (PCT)
- Documenting behaviors
- Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
- Transport patients
Certification
- Basic Life Support BLS
- Texas CNA
- New Mexico CNA
- Colorado CNA
- Texas Medication Aide
References
- Candice Frost, BSN RN Nurse Manager PCU 2, Rust Medical Center, (505)253-4264, cfrost3@phs.org
- Stephanie Molina, LVN, (310)962-7054, Stephaniemt.71@gmail.com
- Misty Weniger, LVN, (830)743-6849, mweniger1980@gmail.com
- Bondi Cutter, LVN, (210)267-7447
- Mary Jane Paguila, RN, (210)550-2189
Timeline
Certified Medication Aide/ CNA
San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation
10.2025 - Current
Travel Sec/Tech
Rust Medical Center
11.2024 - 05.2025
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Nesbit Living & Recovery Center -Fusion Medical Staffing
11.2023 - 10.2024
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Fredericksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation -Fusion Medical Staffing
03.2023 - 09.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant/Medication Tech
ShiftKey Medical Staffing
01.2023 - Current
Travel Certified Nursing Assistant
Eagle Ridge of Grand Valley -Fusion Medical Staffing
05.2022 - 12.2022
Medication Aide/CNA
Kirkwood Manor Nursing And Rehabilitation
02.2020 - 03.2022
Certified Nursing Aide/Medication Aide
Colonial Manor Nursing & Rehab Center
03.2017 - 02.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation of New Braunfels
02.2016 - 09.2017
Certified Nursing Assistant
Colonial Manor Nursing & Rehab Center
02.2007 - 07.2016
Certified Nursing Assistant
EdenHill Communities
09.2006 - 10.2007
Medication Aide -
Career Academy of Training
Certified Nursing Aide -
Eden Hill Communities
High School Diploma -
Navarro High School