Patient Care Assistant Resume

Patient Care Assistants work in nursing homes, hospitals, and other healthcare settings. They usually work under the supervision of registered or licensed nurses. These healthcare professionals provide basic nursing care and support to the ill, injured, disabled, or are undergoing surgeries. Common responsibilities included in a patient care assistant resume include taking and recording vital signs, observing and reporting changes in patients' health conditions, collecting specimens of body fluid for lab tests, helping patients with personal care, assisting patients with regular movement, and physical therapy exercises, supporting and communicating with patients and their families, listening and reporting patients' needs or issues to RN or physicians, administering prescribed medication, adhering to safety and infection control standards or regulations, documenting and updating medical records, and keeping patient information private, assisting doctors and nurses during patient examination. If you are looking for a patient care assistant job, your resume must highlight communication, team-working, organizational, and documentation skills along with the relevant work experience and knowledge.

Patient Care Assistant Resume Sample

Dorothy K. Rogers
3837 Rose Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone No: 665-723-9949
Email: dorothyrogers@anymail.com

Career Summary:

Highly-professional, and talented Patient Care Assistant with a solid experience in providing basic nursing and personal care to patients as well as support to registered nurses and healthcare professionals. Possess excellent communication, team-working, organizational, time-management, and record-keeping skills as well as knowledge related to nursing practices and standards and basic medical terminology.

Summary of Skills:

Strong understanding of nursing practices and related regulations, safety and infection control standards, medical terminology, and use of patient-care equipment
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good relations with patients, and provide emotional support to their families
Excellent documentation and reporting skills along with the ability to maintain confidentiality and accuracy of patients' medical records
Strong organizational and time-management skills to cope with critical situations
Solid team-working skills to work under minimal supervision
Strong physical stamina required to deal with lifting, moving, and carrying patients as well as ability to stand and work for long periods of time
Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills for patient related issues as well as the ability to notice and report unusual changes in patients' health condition

Work Experience:

Patient Care Assistant
TriHealth Regional Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
September 2017 – Present

Delivering safe and effective patient care services in compliance with nursing standards, and best practices as directed by the registered or licensed nurses
Assisting in maintaining patients' rooms safe, clean, and in orderly fashion as well as adhering to established healthcare safety and infection control standards
Promptly answering call lights, and responding to patients' needs as well as immediately informing supervisors of any emergency
Assisting with personal hygiene as well as in shifting patients in and out of the bed, wheelchair, bathroom, and toilet
Cleaning, sterilizing, and maintaining medical tools and equipment used in a patient's room
Assisting in recording vital signs, taking weight, and collecting patients' medical histories
Administering prescribed medication and ensuring that special dietary needs are strictly followed as required
Applying cold ice packs or warm compresses as well as changing dresses or bandages as directed by RN

Patient Care Assistant
Banner Healthcare, New Orleans, LA
December 2015 - August 2017

Provided direct patient care according to established policies and procedures under the supervision of licensed nursing staff
Maintained an effective communication with physicians, nurses and other healthcare team as well as contributed to the safe and efficient operation of nursing services
Communicated patients' needs to assigned RN or doctors as well as provided emotional support or encouragement to them and their families
Monitored, recorded, and reported changes in patients' conditions or behavior to licensed nurse as well as sought assistance and guidance to ensure high-quality and effective patient care
Collected and transported body fluid samples for lab tests, and collected reports
Assisted in transporting and positioning patients for examinations and treatments
Performed cleaning and sterilizing of equipment as well as stocking of supplies

Patient Care Assistant
Covenant Medical Care, New Orleans, LA
September 2013 - November 2015

Assisted patients with daily living activities such as toileting, toileting, dressing, and taking meals
Contributed in providing clean, safe, and healthy environment to patients by minimizing risks of infection or injuries
Assisted in recording patients' blood pressure, temperature, pulse and weight on a regular basis as well as monitored and reported patients' unusual physical or behavioral changes to licensed or registered nurses
Assisted in assessing patients' health improvements, and updating medical records as well as kept the related information confidential
Assisted patients in walking or standing as well as transporting them to and from labs, operating or examining rooms as required

Education:

Certified Nursing Assistant
Delgado School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA
2012
High School Diploma
Mount Carmel School, New Orleans, LA, USA
2011

Reference:

On request.