Renee Michel -Edouard
Billerica,MA
Summary
- Experienced and versatile professional with strong systems, planning team leader and computer skills. Coupled with a desire to construe to meeting the Agency’s goals and with the ability to:
- Anticipate and project for team work
- Team player
- Administer Office Operations
- Problems solving
- Managing
- Organizing
- Creating
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Support
Work Community Independant (WCI)
04.2012 - Current
- Learned the basics of assessing patient vital signs under the tutelage of home healthcare nurse
- Assisted home nurse and hospice staff with all aspects of daily care, including bathing, feeding and dressing
- Helped to ensure people need to be comfortable, dignified and enriching as possible
- Administered medication or helped people to learn how to take it themselves
- Reported any and all changes observed in a person taking medication
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marist Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation
06.2008 - 04.2016
- Answers patient call lights
- Cited for excellence in interpersonal communications, teamwork, customer service, flexibility and reliability
- Bathes, dresses and undresses patients
- Tidies patient’s room, changes soiled linen
- Assists with personal hygiene
- Serves meals water and snacks
- Feeds patients who need help
- Transports patients, helps patients walk
- Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
- Records food and liquid intake and output
- Collects specimens; urine, stool, sputum
- Observes and reports unusual conditions
- Measures height and weight using bed, chair and balance scales
- Excellent clinical, customer service and communication skills
- Ability to quickly learn new concepts and skills
- Knowledge of medical terminology and infection control standards
- Knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
Education
Licensed Practical Nursing - Healthcare
Lincoln Technical Institute
622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln RI, 02865Management - Business
INAGHEI
Haiti06.1994
Skills
- Computer:
- MS Word; MS Excel; MS Outlook; MS Power-Point
- Electronic Medical Records (ECS)
- Therap
- Safety Care
- ADP
- Human Rights
- Central services
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Certified in First Aid & CPR, CPI, Safety Care and MAP
- Central Services
- Certified in Management
LNGG
Language: English, French, and Creole
Accomplishments
As House Manager in a group home
- Implementing and maintaining a structured daily routine for
- Collaborating effectively with social workers, therapists and other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of the residents.
- Developing and implementing individualized care plans of the residents.
- Using special PMS (Program Management Server) to manage individual financial needs and the house resources.
Timeline
Residential Support
Work Community Independant (WCI)
04.2012 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marist Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation
06.2008 - 04.2016
Management - Business
INAGHEI
Licensed Practical Nursing - Healthcare
Lincoln Technical Institute
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