Kathleen Olbekson
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(H) 510-397-6422, (C) 510-677-4913,
Objective
A highly talented Nursing Aide with huge experience in performing work of moderate difficulty in a variety of manual duties relating to the care of residents on an assigned shift; assisting residents with daily personal care; responsible for maintaining residents quarters in a clean and orderly condition.
- Deep knowledge of nursing assistant practices.
- Sound knowledge of safety and accident prevention.
- Profound skills in bathing, feeding, clothing, and caring for residents.
- Remarkable ability to assist patients with bodily functions.
- Strong ability to work on weekends, holidays and overtime if necessary.
- Excellent ability to maintain and keep records.
- Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Excellent knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
- Immense ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- In-depth ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Remarkable ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Profound ability to verbally communicate with the residents and residents families, and to exercise tact in dealing with problems concerning residents care.
Work Experience
C.N.A (02/01/1999 – 02/29/2000)
Medical/ Surgical Unit at well known hospital. Care of patients that have been admitted with illness or discharged from surgery.
Last Employer: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Contact Person: 636-916-9000
Responsibilities: Vital signs, feeding, assist with ambulation, charting, changing bedding, assist with bed pans, monitor catheters, take patients to testing or blood work.
Accomplishments: I wanted the experience of working in a hospital setting. I achieved this goal.
C.N.A (02/03/1998 – 01/01/1999)
Excellent clinical, customer service and communication skills. Knowledge of medical terminology and infection control standards. Knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents. Daily care of residents, including feeding, changing, showering and general care.
Last Employer: Delmar Gardens South
Contact Person: 314-842-0588
Responsibilities: Provided nursing and nursing related services to residents. Maintained homelike environment for the residents. Protected and promoted resident rights and assisted the person to maintain independence. Provided routine care to the patients. Reported to the senior nurses of the status of patient by spending maximum time in the room with the patient. Maintained the ward neat and clean. Obtained specimens, weights, and vital signs of patients.
Accomplishments: Change, feed and bathe residents; attending to other personal and grooming needs such as combing hair, trimming nails, brushing teeth, passing bed-pans and helping residents to the bathroom -Turn and position bed patients according to turning schedules. -Use mechanical lifts during transfers. -Take temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration. -Perform range of motion on residents as ordered. -Note any unusual changes in residents condition and report to nurse. -Keep linen and utility area clean and in order, empty and clean urinals and bedpans. -Perform incontinence checks on residents every two hours. -Record data on BM sheet, weight sheet and Nurse Aide flow sheet. -Practice safety standards and privacy policies.
N.A to C.N.A (01/11/1996 – 02/01/1998)
Delivered patient care duties under the supervision of a licensed nurse and assisted in maintaining a positive environment for the patients and residents. Assessed and provided nursing care to the residents to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. Provided residents with daily restorative nursing care and services in accordance with the residents assessment, care plan and as directed by supervisors. Ensured that each residents needs are met and exceeded while maintaining the highest degree of dignity. Worked under direction and supervision of the Head Nurse. Handled uncooperative patients to take vitals, feed, groom, collect specimens and so forth. Make beds and maintain patients rooms, inventory of supplies, sterilized equipment etc.
Last Employer: Cori Manor
Contact Person: 636-343-2282
Responsibilities: Proven ability to deliver patient care with compassion and ensure patient dignity, work under pressure and make sound decisions and handle conflict. Detailed oriented with strong problem-solving, work ethic, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills. Also maintained residents care with bathing, feeding, incontinence, and assisted with ambulance.
Accomplishments: I received my C.N.A. certification here and was excited to be able to expand my career.
Skills
Place and remove bedpan and urinal Assist patient to bathroom or with commode Assist with bowel and bladder retraining Empty/change urinary drainage bag Catheter care Mouth care Unconscious and conscious resident, including brushing, flossing and denture care Hair care, Shampoo, brush and comb Skin care Incontinent care Partial or complete bed bath, tub bath, shower, whirlpool, perineal care Shave with razor Dressing and undressing Nail care Bed making Measure and record intake and output Vital signs Position and provide comfort measures Ambulate patients Use of cane, walker or gait belt Care of a patient who has fallen Move a patient up in bed Use of a turn sheet Assist a patient