Trista Stevens-Kennedy
Boise,ID
Summary
Reliable, passionate, hard working Certified Nursing Assistant. Has experience in acute care setting, as well as long term and intermediate care. Previous roles include managing patient care while working as a unit clerk, keeping the atmosphere professional yet enjoyable for patients and staff, maintaining patient care plans under supervision of RN, collecting vital signs on patients and reporting to supervising RN in a timely manor, scheduling and carrying out personal care for patients.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA, Labor and Delivery
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
07.2022 - Current
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assisted with feeding Newborns and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Performed Newborn 24 hour cares including, first bath, metabolic lab draw, bilirubin testing, weights, hearing screening, and swaddling.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Helped clean and prepare patient rooms to maintain hygiene and care standards
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Educated patients and family members on best home care practices for healing and recovery.
- Maintained patient charts, forms, and files.
- Ensuring patient safety at clerk desk by monitoring flow of people coming and going. Maintaining the newborn safety system.
CNA, Medical Surgical/Orthopedic
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Managing time to provide all cares required to each patient while working alongside nurses, occupational, and physical therapists. Including but not limited to Vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, maintain patient safety measures. Accurately charting all cares and vital sings in the system, along with reporting vitals outside of limits to supervising RN. Managing the front desk and keeping track of patient admissions and discharges, auditing charts to ensure paperwork fully completed
- Maintain correct isolation standards for each patient.
- Assists in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems while meeting their diverse needs based on age, culture, ethnic, and spiritual under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
- Implements team decisions, reports outcomes, and participates in evaluation of outcomes.
- Performs procedures to maintain proper nutrition, airway, circulation, elimination, muscle strength, neurological functions, promotes hygiene protocols, while maintaining patient privacy and confidence, documents care provided in chart.
CNA, Orthopedic/Trauma
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Managing time to provide all cares required to each patient while working alongside nurses, occupational, and physical therapists
- Provide and maintain patient safety measures, managing the front desk and keeping track of patient admissions and discharges
- Accurately charting all cares and vital sings in the system, along with reporting vitals outside of limits to supervising RN.
- 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.
CNA, Float Pool
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Pool
- Managing time and remain flexible to report to the days unit assignment, ensuring preparedness and retain knowledge of how each unit functioned
- Provide and maintain patient safety measures, provide patient cares according to care plan
- Working as shower aide ensuring patients were feeling great and ready for the day
- Accurately charting all cares and vital sings in the system, along with reporting vitals outside of limits to supervising RN.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Be flexible moving from unit to unit and working on different care teams.
CNA
Life Care Center Of America
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Reporting vitals outside of limits to supervising RN, while ensuring that each residents individual care plan is properly followed.
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
Customer service associate
Lane Bryant
- 2013
- Job responsibilities include: providing excellent customer service, maintain awareness of all areas of store at all times, demonstrate product knowledge, time management, execute daily store maintenance.
Education
General Education
College of Southern Idaho
Twin FallsHigh School Diploma -
Nampa High School
Nampa, ID2012
Skills
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Compassionate patient care
- Excellent organizational skills
- Enjoys team or individual environment
- Confident in stressful situations
- Great time management
- Professional work ethic
- Strong digital and paper charting skills
- Conducts self-assessment for continuous learning and growth seeking out educational opportunities and shares expertise with colleagues
Timeline
CNA, Labor and Delivery
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
07.2022 - Current
CNA, Medical Surgical/Orthopedic
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
11.2021 - 07.2022
CNA, Orthopedic/Trauma
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2017
CNA, Float Pool
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center
01.2014 - 01.2015
CNA
Life Care Center Of America
01.2013 - 01.2015
Customer service associate
Lane Bryant
General Education
College of Southern Idaho
High School Diploma -
Nampa High School
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