Assisting patients and residents with their activities of daily living.Assisting fellow CNAs and Nurses as requested.Light housekeeping duties.

Transferred patients to/from various medical procedures and appointments.Assisted various patient wards, including ICU, with repositioning and hygiene measures.Assisted PACU with patient transfers from surgical care back to their rooms.Performed general housekeeping duties within our department.

Duties included assisting CSSD with the various procedures of sterilizationTransferred patients to/from various medical procedures and appointmentsAssisted various patient wards, including ICU, with repositioning and hygiene measuresAssisted PACU with patient transfers from surgical care back to their roomsPerformed general housekeeping duties within our department.

In addition to the responsibilities as a CNA listed below for Tallgrass Creek, I was also dispensing medications, monitoring blood sugars and performing basic wound care, as required.

Principal duties included:Cleaning of operating rooms and equipmentTransporting blood supplies and equipment as required within Surgical ServicesAssisting with patient positioning in the OR and restocking of supplies in the surgical areaAssisting nursing staff as requiredProviding safe transport of patients to/from Surgical Services at BCKC and transporting patients to/from various medical appointments at Shawnee Mission Hospital.

Reported directly to the RN/Charge Nurse on dutyAssigned to General or Traumatic Brain Injury ward for the 12-hour night shiftAssignments included taking blood sugars, assisting with bladder scanning, toileting, showering, dressing and assisting patients into and out of bedMonitored patients' skin condition for unknown injuries and skin tears/ulcerationsOvernight duties included intake and output, hourly checks and changes, toileting, monitoring pain and general conditions of patients, taking morning vitals while assisting nurses, and other staff membersAdditional duties included sitting one-on-one to ensure patient's safetyResponsible for completing all required overnight patient documentation.

Reported directly to the RN on duty and to the Director of Nursing, notifying them of any incidents or accidents, while observing strict patient confidentiality practicesDaily duties included assisting assigned residents out of bed, toileting, showering, dressing, personal and oral hygiene and getting them ready for breakfastResidents too heavy or too resistant were assisted with feeding in bedResponsibilities also included tidying up patients' rooms and assisting other staff members with completing their dutiesAdditional responsibilities included putting residents to bed in the afternoon after changing and dressing them, regularly repositioning of those already in bed, ensuring that residents had sufficient fluid intake, and watched over those with special needs.

Reported directly to the Assignment Officer and the Charge Nurse on dutyAssigned to various aged-care facilities in the Greater Kansas City areaMorning/Afternoon duties included getting residents out of bed, toileting, showering, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene and settling them into their respective chairs at meal timesResidents too heavy or resistant were given breakfast in bed and toileted and showered after breakfastEnsured that the residents had sufficient fluid intake and watched over those with dementia/cognition related diagnosisOther duties included hospice assignments through VITAS.