Yesenia Diaz
Winnemucca
Summary
Skilled Certified Nursing Assistant with proven expertise in patient care, HIPAA compliance, and electronic charting, honed at Guiding Light Hospice/New Horizon Home Care and Humboldt General Hospital. Excelled in delivering compassionate care, reducing fall incidents significantly, and maintaining accurate health records. A reliable team player, adept at Alzheimer's and dementia care, ensuring optimal patient comfort and safety.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Guiding Light Hopice/ New Horizon Home Care
08.2021 - 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.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- 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.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Documented patient conditions and care provided, ensuring accurate health records for informed medical decisions.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Humboldt General Hospital
03.2019 - 05.2021
- 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.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Documented patient conditions and care provided, ensuring accurate health records for informed medical decisions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nurisng
Great Basin College
Elko, NV05-2026
High School Diploma -
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond Du Lac, WI12-2006
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Punctual and reliable
- Electronic charting
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Safety precautions
- Companionship and emotional support
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- CPR/AED Certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Guiding Light Hopice/ New Horizon Home Care
08.2021 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Humboldt General Hospital
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - State Boards of Nursing.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- CPR/AED Certification
Associate of Applied Science - Nurisng
Great Basin College
High School Diploma -
Moraine Park Technical College
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