Tammy Lloyd
Rockford,Illnios
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Alden Park Strathmoor, skilled in vital signs monitoring and patient relationship building. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety through effective communication and safety precautions, contributing to improved care quality and reduced fall incidents in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Professional caregiver with experience delivering patient-centered care in fast-paced environments. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and providing emotional support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and skilled in using medical equipment and following care plans.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Alden Park Strathmoor
03.2013 - 02.2022
- 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.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit Technician
St Anne Center
03.2002 - 05.2010
- Provided timely assistance during medical emergencies, ensuring prompt response and appropriate actions were taken.
- Maintained a safe and clean environment for patients, ensuring optimal healing conditions and infection control measures.
- Supported physical therapists in evaluating patient progress using standardized assessment tools, contributing to informed decision-making regarding treatment adjustments.
- Developed strong rapport with patients through active listening skills, empathetic communication, and genuine concern for their well-being during rehabilitation journey.
- Facilitated improved patient comfort by assisting with positioning techniques during therapy sessions.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient treatments, progress, and outcomes, contributing to effective communication among healthcare professionals.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing overall effectiveness of the Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit services.
Education
High School Diploma -
West High School
Rockford, IL05-1991
Skills
- Compassionate patient assistance
- HIPAA regulations knowledge
- Active team participant
- Hands-on patient support
- Patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Basic life support
- Bedside manner
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Safety precautions
- Recording vital signs
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Mobility assistance
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
- Adaptable
- Patient lifting
- Transfer techniques
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Healthcare ethics
- Inpatient care
- Geriatric care
- Patient relationship building
- Responding to emergencies
- Trustworthy companion
- Colostomy care
- Feeding assistance expert
- Specimen collection
- Light housekeeping
- Blood glucose testing
- Valid [state] driver's license
- Indirect patient care
- Condition monitoring
- Observing responses
- Reliable transportation
- Quality assurance
- Preparing meals
- General housekeeping
- Able to lift [number] pounds
- Helping with medication
- Intake recording
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Vital sign recording
- Range of motion exercises
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Toileting assistance
- Oxygen therapy
- Infection control procedures
- Monitoring fluids
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Alden Park Strathmoor
03.2013 - 02.2022
Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit Technician
St Anne Center
03.2002 - 05.2010
High School Diploma -
West High School
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