Shanell Forbs
Dorchester
Summary
Compassionate and certified Nursing Assistant dedicated to serving patients' medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds, ensuring patient safety and promoting satisfaction in facility services and home settings. Kind and energetic professional with exceptional bedside manner and charting abilities, highly motivated to take on new challenges. Possessing a strong work ethic, adaptability, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively unsupervised while quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health Aide
Tribute Home Care
04.2025 - Current
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
- Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Assisted with meal planning and preparation according to dietary restrictions, meeting nutritional needs while adhering to personal preferences.
- Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Monitored client health by performing routine pulse, temperature and blood pressure checks.
- Adapted to ever-changing patient needs, consistently adjusting care plans and strategies in order to provide the highest quality of personalized assistance.
- Completed thorough documentation of patient care activities, maintaining accurate records for effective communication amongst the healthcare team.
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals.
- Safely transferred patients using appropriate equipment such as Hoyer lifts or gait belts minimizing injury risks.
- Provided transportation and appointments management.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
- Promptly responded to emergency situations such as falls or medical crises providing immediate care and contacting appropriate personnel when necessary.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, promoting a positive atmosphere conducive to healing.
- Prevented pressure ulcers through frequent repositioning and regular skin assessments, maintaining patient comfort while reducing complications.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans, addressing specific needs and goals of each patient.
- Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises to assist with daily physical therapy routines.
- Assisted with end-of-life care.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brightview Senior Living
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Maintained clean and safe environment, reducing risk of infections and promoting health.
- Documented patient conditions and care provided, ensuring accurate health records for informed medical decisions.
- Supported patients with personal care tasks to preserve dignity and promote independence.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunrise Assisted Living
09.2024 - 01.2025
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- 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.
- 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.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Home sweet Home Health services LLC
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients on a regular schedule to prevent bedsores.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Took temperature readings orally or rectally as instructed by the RN or MD.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician.
- Provided emotional support to family members regarding end-of-life decisions.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Observed patients for any changes in their physical or mental condition.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing Assistance
Cambridge Nursing Academy
Gaithersburg, MD08-2024
Certificate - Nursing
C&S Health Care Training
Hyde Park, MA12.2022
Skills
- Condition Monitoring
- Electronic Charting
- Indirect Patient Care
- Collecting specimens
- Mobility Assistance
- Patient Relations
- Patient Lifting
- Care plan implementation
- Direct Patient Care
- Monitoring fluids
- Quality Assurance
- Patient-focused care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Bedside manner
- Preparing meals
- Family support and assistance
- Quick problem solver
- Outpatient Care
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Compassionate
- Collecting vital signs
- Understands mobility assistance needs
- Activity Planning
- Reliable transportation
- Able to lift 100 pounds
- Valid Massachusetts driver's license
- Light Housekeeping
- Meal Planning
- Geriatric Care
- Range of motion exercises
- Toileting assistance
- Helping with medication
- Feeding Assistance
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Patient care
- Meal preparation
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Feeding assistance
Education and Training
true
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Home Health Aide
Tribute Home Care
04.2025 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brightview Senior Living
10.2024 - 02.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunrise Assisted Living
09.2024 - 01.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Home sweet Home Health services LLC
01.2023 - 07.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing Assistance
Cambridge Nursing Academy
Certificate - Nursing
C&S Health Care Training
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