ZELALEM ABERA
Antioch
Summary
Reliable service-focused nursing professional with excellent patient care and charting skills gained through 20 years of experience as a CNA. Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings. BLS and CPR certified.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
Certified Nurse Assistant
San Leandro Hospital, Alameda Health System
04.2012 - 12.2019
- Provides personal hygiene for elderly patients or those recovering from surgeries, injuries, or accidents by assisting with their basic needs, such as showering, bathing, dressing, and eating
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight, and recording intake and output of urine
- Repositions or turns bedridden patients.
Caregiver
Institute on Aging
11.2012 - 06.2013
- Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and getting to and from activities and meals according to the individual service plan
- Serves meals to residents in the dining room or apartments and may assist in preparing meals following preplanned menus
- Assists with medication as defined in medication procedure, assists or supervises residents who self-administer medication, follows physician orders and state laws to administer medications to residents who cannot self-administer their medications, and exhibits understanding of and follows medication policies and procedures.
Education
Nursing Assistance -
Nightingale Nursing School
06.2023
Skills
- Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring
- Patient Care & Safety
- Friendly and professional bedside manner
- Maintains current CPR certification
- Managing patient hygiene
- CPR
Certification
- CNA, State of California
- CPR, American Heart Association
Details
Antioch, United States, 9253349794, zabera@ymail.com
Personal Information
Title: CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
Caregiver
Institute on Aging
11.2012 - 06.2013
Certified Nurse Assistant
San Leandro Hospital, Alameda Health System
04.2012 - 12.2019
Nursing Assistance -
Nightingale Nursing School
- CNA, State of California
- CPR, American Heart Association
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