Patient Care Assistant resume example

Assisted RN/LPN in providing safe and ethical care for residents. Ability to execute doctor's orders pertaining to medication disbursement. Prepared and Administered daily medications and monitored expiration date of medication and supplies.

• Oral
• PRN(as needed)
• Inhalations
• topical

Monitored and recorded

• vital signs
• fluid intake
• blood glucose
• weights
• injections (insulin)

Assisted RN with wound care

• pressure ulcers
• bed sores
• surgical site wounds

Daily documentation of residents medication in the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and Narcotics count. Assisted with post-mortem care.

• Assisted clients with daily living needs, including bathing and personal grooming, to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
• Offered social support by transporting individuals to events and activities, in addition to medical appointments and shopping trips.
• Transported patients daily via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
• Helped family members plan healthy meals, purchase ingredients and cook meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
• Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
• Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
• Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
• Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
• Assisted patients with self-administered medications..
• Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
• Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
• Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
• Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
• Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.

• Supervised daily activities and provided assistance when needed.
• Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
• Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
• Gathered dietary information, assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and support wellness goals.
• Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walClaire.
• Delivered respectful and courteous service to all patients, families, visitors, peers, staff and providers.
• Worked to improve and enhance patient lives through effective and compassionate care.
• Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.