Vanessa Cortez
Winchester,CA
Summary
Dedicated Certified Nurse Assistant with proven expertise in patient care and vital signs monitoring, honed at Always Best Care Service and The Springs Rehabilitation Facility. Excelled in enhancing patient satisfaction through compassionate caregiving and effective communication. A reliable team player, adept at maintaining privacy and supporting personal needs, significantly improving patient well-being.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse Assistant
Always Best Care Service
11.2023 - 04.2024
- Contributed to a welcoming atmosphere by greeting visitors with a friendly and helpful demeanor.
- Assisted patients during meal times, ensuring they received proper nutrition according to specific dietary requirements.
- Enhanced patient care by providing daily assistance with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Improved patient comfort by repositioning and transferring them on a regular basis.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to promptly address any concerns or emergencies, prioritizing patient safety and well-being at all times.
- Boosted overall patient satisfaction through genuine empathy, active listening skills, and consistent professionalism in all interactions.
- Supported patients'' emotional well-being by actively listening to their concerns and offering compassionate companionship.
Certified Nurse Assistant
The Springs Rehabilitation Facility
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Contributed to a sanitary environment by adhering to strict infection control protocols when cleaning rooms and equipment.
- Supported patients'' emotional well-being by actively listening to their concerns and offering compassionate companionship.
- Assisted nursing staff in wound care procedures, effectively preventing infections and promoting healing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
Education
Certificate - Certified Nurse Assistant
Trinity Health Academy
Temecula01-2023
High School Diploma -
Calpac Charter School
Newport Beach, CA06-2022
Skills
- Patient care
- Bathing assistance
- Basic life support
- Transfer techniques
- Feeding assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Toileting assistance
- Compassionate caregiver
- Dressing assistance
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Supporting personal needs
- Medical records management
- Bedside manner
- Ambulation assistance
- Light housekeeping
- Maintaining privacy
- Outpatient care
- Patient relationship building
- Documenting behaviors
- Condition monitoring
- Observing responses
- Patient lifting
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Time management
- Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
Certification
- Home Health Aide Certification (HHA) - National Association for Home Care & Hospice or state-specific agencies.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Certified Nurse Assistant
Always Best Care Service
11.2023 - 04.2024
Certified Nurse Assistant
The Springs Rehabilitation Facility
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Home Health Aide Certification (HHA) - National Association for Home Care & Hospice or state-specific agencies.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
Certificate - Certified Nurse Assistant
Trinity Health Academy
High School Diploma -
Calpac Charter School
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