Valarie Williams
Summary
State-certified Nursing Assistant bringing outstanding experience in healthcare settings. A team member, 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. Experience in serving patients of all backgrounds, and still willing to learn new things.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunplex Subacute Center
11.2023 - Current
- 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.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Gentiva Hospice
05.2018 - Current
- Provided end-of-life care for patients while respecting their dignity and personal wishes, allowing them to pass comfortably.
- Prevented bedsores and other complications by regularly repositioning patients and maintaining proper hygiene practices.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and feeding while preserving their autonomy whenever possible.
- Recognized individual cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs when delivering care, creating a respectful and inclusive environment for patients and families.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes in patient condition to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical intervention when necessary.
- Enhanced quality of life for terminally ill patients by addressing their emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms.
- Documented patient interactions accurately in electronic health records, ensuring thorough communication between all healthcare providers involved in the patient''s care.
- Educated family members on proper caregiving techniques to support their loved ones during the hospice process.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunplex Subacute Center
10.2012 - 05.2018
- 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.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Assist patients with therapy as in using walkers, wheelchairs, canes, and lots of other mechanism that help patient further their outside of therapy sessions.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
Education
No Degree - Certified Nursing Assistant
SAAD Health Care
Mobile, AL06.2009
High School Diploma -
Moss Point High School
Moss Point, MS01.2003
Skills
- Patient Care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct Patient Care
- Palliative Care
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
- End of life care
- Indirect Patient Care
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunplex Subacute Center
11.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Gentiva Hospice
05.2018 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunplex Subacute Center
10.2012 - 05.2018
No Degree - Certified Nursing Assistant
SAAD Health Care
High School Diploma -
Moss Point High School
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