Warren Smith
Thoreau,NM
Summary
Dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant with proven expertise in 12-Lead EKG Monitoring and a compassionate approach to patient support, as evidenced during tenure at Tucson Medical Center. Skilled in laboratory testing and adept at enhancing patient comfort, consistently delivering care with empathy and efficiency.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Technician
Shiftmed
09.2024 - Current
- Administered emergency care and triaged patients in fast-paced environment.
- Assisted medical staff with procedures, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare professionals promptly.
- Maintained accurate patient records using electronic health record (EHR) systems.
- Trained new technicians on protocols, equipment usage, and emergency response techniques.
- Responded quickly and calmly to emergency situations, providing life-saving measures when necessary.
- Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.
- Improved patient care by efficiently performing emergency room procedures such as wound dressing, splinting, and CPR.
- Trasnportated patients to assigned rooms, MRI, CT.
Certified Nursing Assistant
QD Medical Staffing
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Worked in Pediatric clinical setting
- Ventilator
- Tracheotomy
- Vital Signs
- Bathing, Teeth Brushing, Range of Motion
- Charting
- Worked with nurse to assist patients in emergency situations
- Transport patients to and from doctors appointments with nurse
Certified Nursing Assistant
CVS Minute Clinic
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Check patient in
- Register patients
- Verify insurance and upload documents
- Take vital signs, Height and weight
- Perform rapid antigen and molecular tests
- Vision exams
- Stock rooms, order supplies, clean waiting room
- Assist Nurse Practitioner with exam
Patient Care Technician
Tucson Medical Center
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and blood pressure.
- Adhered strictly to HIPAA regulations when dealing with confidential information.
- Assisted patients with eating, bathing, and grooming, supporting activities of daily living.
- Transport patients
- Discharge/Admit patients
- Oral Care
- Stock rooms
- Assist with meals
- Chart
- Assist nurses with emergency situations
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pascua Yaqui Health Center
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Verify patients name and DOB
- Perform COVID-19 Tests
- Run test machine or rapid antigen test
- Input patient information to spreadsheet
- Call patients and inform them of test results
- Hand out care packages
- Order supplies and clean work station
- Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding, and grooming tasks.
- Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases
Emergency Room Technician
ACL Hospital
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted Nurses with patients upon arrival to the Emergency Room
- EKG’s, Weights, Vitals, Changing patients from personal clothing into hospital gowns
- CPR
- Assist Nurses and Physicians with other tasks
- Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly and transferred to laboratory for testing
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures
- Facilitated transfer of patients throughout medical facility and between departments
- Applied orthopedic devices like traction and OCL splints
- Administered basic wound care, insertion of Foley catheters and nasogastric tubes
- Continuously monitored patients and reported changes to head nurses and physicians
- Administered first aid treatment and life support to care for sick or injured individuals
- Measured vital statistics, collected specimens for lab analysis and recorded data in appropriate medical records
- Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms
Emergency Room Technician
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Assisted Nurses with patients upon arrival to Emergency Room
- EKG’s, Vital Signs, Place patients on monitor such as oxygen and pulse oximeter, cardiac leads
- Glucose checks, Standing weights, Changing of clothing into hospital gowns
- Obtain urine and stool samples
- Sitter for SI and HI patients
- Assisted patients with mobility needs
- Moving patients to and from bed, wheelchair to bed or toilet bowl
- Organizing wheelchairs and preparing assistive devices
- Assisted radiology and other departments with transferring patients
- Checked and monitored vitals
- Transported patients to and from rooms, appointments, testing locations
- Readied rooms for patients and prevented infections by keeping areas clean, linen and trash collected
- Cared for 10 patients on average in the ER department, delivered high quality care to meet all needs of patients
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products to prevent infections
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wound, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms
Emergency Room Technician
ACL Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2021
- Assist in quality care for acutely ill patients
- Take vital signs, EKG’s, Place patients on cardiac monitoring
- Check glucose levels, Obtain urine and stool specimens
- Perform minor wound care, Draw blood for lab testing
- Start IV’s, Perform COVID-19 swabbing
- Perform COVID-19 testing on lab machines as needed
- Inpatient Department: Take vitals and collect patient specimens as needed, assisted with patient ADL’s
- Take vitals, Inputs and Outputs, Call lights
- Adjusting beds, be rails and linen changing
- Clothing and soiled briefs
- Showering and bathing
- Assist with feeding
- Transfer to bed or wheelchair
- Emptied colostomy and foley bags
- Brushed dentures and teeth
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety
Certified Nursing Assistant
Basin Home Health And Hospice, Inc
04.2020 - 06.2020
- Attend to clients home
- Assist with ADL’s
- Check vitals
- Report any changes in clients health to nurse and health coordinator
- Stock supplies if needed in clients home
- Briefs, Wipes, Gloves, Sanitizer, Peri wash
Certified Nursing Assistant
Medical Staffing Network
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Travel to local skilled nursing homes, Hospitals (level 1,2,3) and LTACH’s
- Take vital signs
- Assist patients with ADL’s
- Changing of clothing, Changing briefs
- Transfer from wheel chair to bed, toilet and dining table
- Assist with feeding
- Reposition when needed
- Bed baths, showers and brushing teeth and dentures
- Transfer patients to multiple departments within the hospital
Certified Nursing Assistant
Kindred Hospital
05.2019 - 11.2019
- CNA/Tech assist patients with ADL’s
- Assist RN’s, LPN’s, Doctors, PT’s and RT’s with procedures
- Stock medical supplies
- Transport patients within hospital department
- ICU experience
- Handled minor wound care
- Monitored telemetry
- Responded codes
- Took vital signs
- Charted vital signs and ADL’s
- Changed colostomy bags
Certified Nursing Assistant
Genesis Healthcare
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Worked in skilled nursing home
- Assisted approximately 10 elderly patients daily
- Checked vital signs
- Assisted with wound care
- Served meals to patients, assisted with feeding
- Assisted patients with showering and bed baths
- Assisted patients with basic ADL’s
- Changed bed linen
- Changed soiled briefs, soiled linen
Education
Certificate - Healthcare
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare And Rehab Center
NMNo Degree - High School Diploma
The American Academy
Salt Lake City 02-2024
Skills
- Drawing Blood
- 12-Lead EKG Monitoring
- Laboratory Testing
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Wound Care
- CPR
- Measuring and monitoring vitals
- First Aid/CPR
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- BLS
- Data entry
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate
- BLS Certification
Timeline
Emergency Room Technician
Shiftmed
09.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
QD Medical Staffing
03.2024 - 08.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
CVS Minute Clinic
08.2023 - 02.2024
Patient Care Technician
Tucson Medical Center
10.2022 - 06.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pascua Yaqui Health Center
11.2021 - 08.2022
Emergency Room Technician
ACL Hospital
08.2021 - 10.2021
Emergency Room Technician
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
02.2021 - 07.2021
Emergency Room Technician
ACL Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Basin Home Health And Hospice, Inc
04.2020 - 06.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant
Medical Staffing Network
01.2020 - 03.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant
Kindred Hospital
05.2019 - 11.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant
Genesis Healthcare
02.2018 - 08.2018
Certificate - Healthcare
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare And Rehab Center
No Degree - High School Diploma
The American Academy