Resident Care Aide Resume

Resident care aides work health care and correctional medical clinics and provide direct patient care to residents. Their job is to maintain safe sand sanitized environment and offer nursing assistance to the clinical team and patients. The job needs them to work in rotational shifts so that 24-hour care for patients becomes possible. Besides offering personal care, they also teach skills required to daily routine tasks. The aides also have to handle aggressive and indiscipline issues among residents.

To obtain a resident care position, you have to hold basic nursing skills and knowledge of patient care conduct. Employers also needs to be informed about human anatomy, treatment procedures, and medications used on different types of diseases. Your abilities in observing, monitoring, and reporting medical conditions of patients to the doctors are also crucial. This job application sample demonstrates most of the job traits.

Resident Care Aide Resume Example

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Ryan E. Kissell
2067 Werninger Street
Houston, TX 77032
Phone: 832-755-1005
Email: rekissell@example.com

Career Objective:

To work as a resident care aide for a large assisted living facility and provide nursing assistance to patients by taking personal care of them.

Summary of Skills:

• Experienced in providing personal care and nursing assistance to residents
• Fair knowledge of patient care rules and regulations and residents' rights
• Ability to handle and operate equipment used in patient care
• Familiarity with the diagnosis, treatment, and medical procedures
• Sound understanding of human anatomy and medications used on diseases
• Posses excellent physical, mental, and behavioral characteristics

Work Experience:

Resident Care
Blooming Health Center, Houston, TX
September 2014 - Present

• Referring patient's chart and implementing care plan accordingly
• Attending to personal care needs of patients, and assisting the clinical team
• Taking, recording, and submitting vital signs of patients to doctors
• Collecting and labeling blood, urine, and sputum samples for pathological test
• Giving massage, exercising patients, and applying topical treatments as required
• Interacting with residents and ensuring they are free of stress and disturbances

Resident Care Aide
Royal Medical Care, Houston, TX
June 2013 - August 2014

• Swept and mopped floors, emptied trash bins, and disinfected wheelchairs, crutches, etc.
• Made beds, performed laundry, and maintain adequate supplies of medications
• Planned fun activities for recreation of patients and encourage them to participate
• Took patients for walk and physiotherapy as scheduled
• Communicated with patients on diverse topics and engaged their minds in some kind of activities
• Participated in daily meeting with the nursing team and implemented care plans

Education:

• High School Diploma
  Noble School, Houston, TX
  2012

• Certified Nursing Assistant
  ABC Technical College, Houston, TX
  2013

Reference:

On request.