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Natalie Bennett

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Professional Summary

Accomplished and energetic home health and nursing assistance with a solid history of achievement in in-home health and care center duties. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. Areas of expertise include personal care, communication and elderly assistance.

Skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking

Monitoring
Coordination

Customer and Personal Service
Active Learning

Time Management
Education and Training

Personnel and Human Resources
Transportation

Monitoring
Food Production

Communications and Media

Experience

Home Health Aide 01/2009 to 05/2012
SKIL (Southern Kansas Independent Living) – Independence, KS

Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.

Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine.

Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.

Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.

Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.

Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.

Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.

Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.

Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.

Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.

Change dressings.

NA/CNA 01/2006 to 01/2008
Friendship Home – Audubon, IA

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Prepare or serve food trays.

Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.

Record height or weight of patients.

Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.

Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

Change bed linens or make beds.

Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.

NA/CNA 01/2003 to 06/2003
Quail Run Nursing Home – Cameron, MO

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.

Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.

Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Prepare or serve food trays.

Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.

Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.

Record height or weight of patients.

Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

Change bed linens or make beds.

Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.

NA/CNA 01/1999 to 07/2002
Heartland Care Center – Marcus, IA

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Prepare or serve food trays.

Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.

Record height or weight of patients.

Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.

Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.

Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

Change bed linens or make beds.

Education

High School Diploma: General May 2000 Dallas County R-1 - Buffalo, MO

CNA certificate: Nurses Aide Jan 2000 Northwest Iowa Community College - Sheldon, IA

passing certificate: Nursing Jan 1998 Louisburg Vo-Tech - Louisburg, MO

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                                        Previous Companies:
                                        SKIL Southern Kansas Independent Living
Friendship Home
Quail Run Nursing Home

                                

                                        Previous Job Positions:
                                        Home Health Aide
NA
CNA

                                

                                        Schools:
                                        Dallas County R-1
Northwest Iowa Community College
Louisburg Vo-Tech

                                

                                        Level of Education:
                                        High School Diploma
CNA certificate
passing certificate

                                