State-certified Nursing Assistant bringing senior-level experience in healthcare settings. Observant and reliable with good bedside manner and excellent time-management skills to address patient requirements in high-volume care facilities. Proficient in mobility and personal hygiene support. Experienced Cardiac Monitor Technician with excellent data interpretation skills and professional demeanor. Committed to providing calming environment for patients to ease anxiety and produce accurate, true results.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA/Monitor Technician
Zebulon Park Health & Rehabilitation
07.2022 - Current
Answer call lights and support patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Promote good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
Check patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
Assist with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Read multiple telemetry monitors and reports all cardiac rhythm changes to nurse & or physician.
Document cardiac rhythm in EMR.
Observe, monitor, review and document each patient's cardiac rhythm. Differentiate between lethal and non-lethal arrhythmias and notifies the RN promptly of any arrhythmias.
Review patients' cardiac medication profiles. Notify the nursing and medical staff of heart rhythm pattern variances that represent adverse reactions or toxic effects of medications.
Use calipers to measure rate and ECG intervals of patients' heart rhythm patterns on a graphic tape readout, analyze the heart rhythm and record the information on patient's charts.
Record strips every 4 hours or as needed. Maintain an adequate supply of monitoring supplies.
CNA/Monitor Technician
North Macon Healthcare
06.2016 - 07.2022
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Reported malfunction of the cardiac monitoring computer and central station equipment to the manager; thoroughly cleans patient monitor components.
Read multiple telemetry monitors and reports all cardiac rhythm changes to nursing & or physician.
Used calipers to measure rate and ECG intervals of patients' heart rhythm patterns on a graphic tape readout, analyze the heart rhythm and record the information on patient's charts.
Ensured all patients ordered for a telemetry monitor were on a monitor frequently.
Recorded strips every 4 hours or as needed. Maintained an adequate supply of monitoring supplies.
Observed, monitored, reviewed and documented each patient's cardiac rhythm. Differentiated between lethal and non-lethal arrhythmias and notifies the RN promptly of any arrhythmias.
CNA
Jeffersonville Health & Rehab
07.1999 - 02.2016
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.
Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.