Jemaya Burgess
Florence
Summary
As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), I excel in providing compassionate care by assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and maintaining a clean, safe environment. I am skilled in communicating with healthcare teams to ensure patients receive the best possible care, while offering emotional support to promote their well-being. My dedication to fostering comfort and dignity makes me a valuable asset in any healthcare setting.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
The palms at florence
Florence
01.2024 - Current
- Assist patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility, ensuring comfort and dignity.
- Monitored and recorded vital signs, supporting accurate patient care and treatment plans.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment, promoting hygiene, and patient well-being.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families, fostering a caring and compassionate atmosphere.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to communicate patient conditions, and deliver high-quality care.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Provided emotional support to family members regarding end-of-life decisions.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Transported patients to treatment units, using wheelchair or stretcher.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lake City High School
Lake City, SC06-2021
Skills
- Patient Care: Expertise in assisting patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility
- Communication: Strong ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams
- Observation skills: Proficient in monitoring and reporting changes in patient conditions to ensure quality care
- Technical skills: Experienced in measuring vital signs (eg, blood pressure, pulse, temperature), and maintaining accurate patient records
- Compassion and empathy: skilled in providing emotional support and building trust with patients
- Hygiene and safety: Knowledge of infection control protocols and maintaining clean, safe environments for patients
- Time management: Efficient in prioritizing tasks to manage patient care within a fast-paced environment
- Teamwork: A collaborative approach to working with nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals
Certification
- BLS Nov 2023 to Nov 2025
- Certified Nurse Aide Certification Number- 10091311
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
The palms at florence
01.2024 - Current
High School Diploma -
Lake City High School
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