Tonya Powe

Certified medication technician and nursing assistant, working closely under the supervision of Practical nurses, administering medication to 50 patients and measuring glucose levels. Duties as a nursing assistant included assessing patient vitals, providing continence care, encouraging quality of life activities to promote the health of residents, assisting with meals and hydration, experience with the use of mechanical lift and gait belt transfers, collecting and measuring urine, assisting residents with physical therapy training, and answering patient call lights.

As a contract/travel employee, I obtained contracts at multiple locations in the Northeast and South areas of Georgia. My duties consisted of encouraging independence and mobility. Patient care ratio of 10-20:1. Documentation on point and click system. Assisted with nourishing and hydration. Measured vitals. Collected and measured urine. Assisted nurses with wound care and transfers with the use of a mechanical lift and gait belt.

As a care partner, I worked under the direct supervision of an RN, providing quality service, I assisted with continence care, engaged in cardiopulmonary resuscitation codes, completed patient admissions and discharges, educated patients on the proper use of the oxygen incentive spirometer, replenished the supply closet for both the front office and examination rooms, conducted routine checks on patient vitals, blood sugar checks, EKG, and performed bladder scans. collected specimens monitored vitals, and maximized patient comfort to maintain an optimal environment, Documented using the Epic system, and answered signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine resident needs.