CARLENE MASON
Brockton
Summary
- Trained Nursing Assistant with clinical hands-on experience. Trained to provide exceptional patient care and assistance. Safety conscious. Succeeds in a busy, fast-paced environment. Comfortable with a busy caseload and handling multiple tasks. Communicates well with patients and their families. Eager to take on a new challenge.
- Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
RCA/Nursing Assistant
Atria Senior Living
Quincy
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Administered medications and educated patients and families on correct at-home administration.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
Lowell
12.2023 - 02.2024
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
- Ensured that all equipment was functioning properly prior to use.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
Lowell
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living included helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, wheelchair transfers, bathing, dressing and grooming
- Overnight assistance, check-ins, changing and repositioning
Nursing Assistant
BlaireHouse of Tewksbury
Tewksbury
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living included helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, wheelchair transfers, bathing, dressing and grooming
- Overnight assistance, check-ins, changing and repositioning
Nursing Assistant
Sunny Acres
Chelmsford
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Assisted carefully with residents diagnosed with Covid-19
- Assisted with night-related routine, including changing, bathing if necessary, escorting residents
Nursing Assistant
BlaireHouse of Tewksbury
Tewksbury
09.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted with night-related routine
Nursing Assistant (C.N.A. Clinical)
Bear Mountain
Lowell
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living included helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, wheelchair transfers, bathing, dressing and grooming
- Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, and bathing
- Chart accuracy, effective team collaboration, patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care
- Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
Lowell
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bus Monitor
Pride Star Student Transportation
Lowell
01.2018 - 12.2019
Activities Assistant (Dementia/Alzheimer)
D'Youville Life & Wellness Community
Lowell
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Created new activities to help/bond with residents
- Provided 1on 1 support to residents during activities
- Assisted residents with sensory activities
- Transport residents safely
- Watched for changed behavior/sickness
Cashier/Inventory Associate
Hope Chest
Lowell
01.2017 - 12.2017
Customer Service Rep./Cashier
Tedeschi Food Shops
Boston
01.2013 - 12.2014
Mother Infant Unit (MUI) Assistant Volunteer
Tufts Medical Center
Boston
01.2010 - 12.2011
- Managed front desk and signed patients in/out
- Provided customer service and directions to patients
- Created and printed birth certificates
Education
CNA/HHA -
Middlesex Community College
Lowell, MA12.2022
Medical Assistant -
LARE Institute
Andover, MA12.2018
High School Diploma -
Excel high School
South Boston, MA01.2010
Skills
- Activities of Daily Living
- Patient Personal Care & Safety
- Diagnostic Testing
- Medical Terminology
- Positioning and Transferring
- Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring
- Direct Care Service
- Privacy / HIPAA Regulations
- Patient Advocacy and Support
- Charting accuracy
- Communication skills
- Patient feeding
Timeline
RCA/Nursing Assistant
Atria Senior Living
04.2024 - 07.2024
Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
12.2023 - 02.2024
Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
04.2023 - 06.2023
Nursing Assistant
BlaireHouse of Tewksbury
01.2023 - 03.2023
Nursing Assistant
Sunny Acres
09.2022 - 11.2022
Nursing Assistant
BlaireHouse of Tewksbury
09.2022 - 10.2022
Nursing Assistant (C.N.A. Clinical)
Bear Mountain
01.2022 - 06.2022
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bus Monitor
Pride Star Student Transportation
01.2018 - 12.2019
Activities Assistant (Dementia/Alzheimer)
D'Youville Life & Wellness Community
01.2018 - 12.2018
Cashier/Inventory Associate
Hope Chest
01.2017 - 12.2017
Customer Service Rep./Cashier
Tedeschi Food Shops
01.2013 - 12.2014
Mother Infant Unit (MUI) Assistant Volunteer
Tufts Medical Center
01.2010 - 12.2011
CNA/HHA -
Middlesex Community College
Medical Assistant -
LARE Institute
High School Diploma -
Excel high School