Tina Fontaine
Cranston
Summary
Compassionate Nursing professional demonstrating exemplary skills in direct patient care and healthcare team support. Communicative and collaborative demeanor cultivated several years of superior healthcare industry performance. Experience handling multiple, complex cases with accuracy and dignity.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hope Health
Providence
2007.07 - 2025.07
- Assisted patients with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and common areas.
- Supported rehabilitation exercises under supervision of healthcare professionals.
- Documented patient information accurately in medical records systems.
- Communicated effectively with patients to provide emotional support and guidance.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families on care procedures and health management strategies.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for review by medical staff.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Haven Health Care Center
Coventry
2005.05 - 2007.07
- Assisted patients with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and common areas.
- Supported rehabilitation exercises under supervision of healthcare professionals.
- Communicated effectively with patients to provide emotional support and guidance.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms according to established protocols.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Collected specimens, monitored vitals, and maximized patient comfort to maintain optimal environment.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
- Conducted patient education on health maintenance and disease prevention.
Education
Alternate Learning Project
Cranston, RISkills
- Patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Electronic health records
- Hygiene assistance
- Rehabilitation support
- Infection control
- Team collaboration
- Emotional support
- Emergency response
- Time management
- Active listening
- Family support and assistance
- Patient relationship building
- Light housekeeping
- Oxygen therapy
- Trustworthy companion
- Infection control procedures
- Compassionate caregiver
- HIPAA compliance
- Valid Rhode Island driver's license
- Safety precautions
- General housekeeping
- Feeding assistance
- Transfer techniques
- Toileting assistance
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate
- Specimen collection
- Intake recording
- Performing patient intakes
- End-of-life care
- Geriatric care
- Monitoring fluids
- Maintaining privacy
- Catheter change and preparation
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hope Health
2007.07 - 2025.07
Certified Nursing Assistant
Haven Health Care Center
2005.05 - 2007.07
Alternate Learning Project