Valerie Huckabee
Lugoff,SC
Summary
To secure a part-time position working in healthcare as a Patient Support Technician. I am confident, I have the skills that are needed to perform the duties that are required. I can only work part-time on Saturday and Sunday. I am currently in the nursing program at Central Carolina Technical College. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Prisma Health - Midlands
Columbia, SC
04.2018 - Current
- Assist patients with all daily activities such as bathing, transfers, feeding, and changing bed linens
- Give CHG baths to required patients
- Ensure patients are safe from harm and falls
- Document vitals, activity and safety every four hours
- Document activities and safety precautions every two hours
- Report all vitals that are dangerous for the patient to the nurse
- Perform blood sugar checks and inform the nurse of the number for each patient
- Set rooms up for new admissions
- Help patient gather item's when being discharged and when transferring to another level of care
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to a staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Assisted with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Transported patients to other areas of hospital in wheelchairs and gurneys for tests, treatments and therapies.
Certified Nursing Assistant (Floater)
Kershaw Health
Kersh
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Punctual and prepared for work daily
- Assisted residents in bathing, nail care, mouth care, hair care, feeding and toileting
- Responsible for monitoring vital signs of patients, activities of daily living, transportation, and documentation compliant with HIPAA regulations
- Aptitude to ensure patient safety and personal hygiene always
- Interpersonal skills such as empathetic care and compassion
- Ability to record important signs that incorporate respiration, body temperature, pulses, and blood pressure
- Ability to consistently abide by the predetermined protocols.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to the charge nurse.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
Certified Nursing Assistant
PruittHealth (Ridgway)
09.2017 - 11.2017
- Punctual and prepared to work every day
- Highly praised for effective and constant delivery of exceptional care to residents
- Established good working relationships with members of staff and patients
- Devised treatment plans tailored as per requirements
- Changed of Tena pads and assisted in activities of daily living
- Maintained safety and precaution standards
- Operate a sit-to-stand and Hoyer lift to safely move residents who are total care.
Part-Time tax preparer
Liberty Tax
02.2016 - 12.2016
- Prepared individual tax returns and required forms
- Advised clients on how to lower their tax lability
- Great customer service
- Filed clients tax return electronically with the IRS
- Mailed clients returns whom did not qualify for electronic filing.
CPA
Susan Hellman
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Punctual every day and eager to begin work on time
- Greeted and provided customer service for clients
- Called clients
- Answered phones
- Sorted mail and processed documents.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC05-2025
Skills
- HHA (2 years)
- CNA-certified (6 years)
- CNA (7years)
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- CPR (8 years)
- EKG
- Medical Terminology
- Vital Signs (7 years)
- Filing (3 years)
- Customer Service Skills (10 years)
- Medical Records
- Microsoft Word
- Hoyer Lift (7years)
- HIPAA
- Meal Preparation
- Caregiving (7 years)
- Hospital Experience (5 years)
- Epic documentation (5 years)
Certification
- CPR
- Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Assessments
- Medical Billing, Familiar, 07/01/19
- Nursing assistant skills, Highly Proficient, 01/01/22
- Home health aide skills, Highly Proficient, 01/01/22
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Prisma Health - Midlands
04.2018 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant (Floater)
Kershaw Health
11.2017 - 04.2018
Certified Nursing Assistant
PruittHealth (Ridgway)
09.2017 - 11.2017
Part-Time tax preparer
Liberty Tax
02.2016 - 12.2016
CPA
Susan Hellman
02.2016 - 08.2016
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Central Carolina Technical College
- CPR
- Nursing Assistant (CNA)
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