Dominique Nesbitt
Chicago Heights
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with experience in diverse healthcare settings including long-term care, assisted living, and rehabilitation facilities. Possess strong clinical skills such as vital sign monitoring, patient hygiene assistance, and medication administration. Noted for ability to foster relationships with patients and their families while maintaining professional boundaries. Previous roles demonstrate positive impact on patient satisfaction and quality of care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Generation
Matteson
07.2024 - Current
- Transporting residents to dialysis
- transporting residents to therapy
- taking care of trachea patients
- changing ventilators residents
- Assisted with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative activities per physician orders.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Performed post-mortem care, if needed
- Provided compassionate care to residents in support of daily living activities.
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks to maintain resident dignity and comfort.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Documented patient information accurately to ensure effective communication among caregivers.
- Supported mobility by assisting residents with transfers and ambulation safely.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment to promote resident health and well-being.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Educated residents on health management and wellness practices during daily interactions.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills when interacting with patients, families and guests.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
- Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of information.
- Monitored food intake and output as directed by nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
- Transported residents within the facility as needed.
Caregiver
Charter Senior Living
Hazel Crest
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Provide assistance as needed with medication reminders (as applicable), bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living.
- Follow the schedule of resident's needs set out by supervisor.
- Provide emotional and social support to residents.
- Document daily assistance provided per protocol
- Inform supervisor of any resident issues or concerns.
- Respect and encourage the independence and dignity of the residents.
- Respect residents' confidentiality.
- Familiar with emergency equipment and procedures.
- Attend all required training, in-service, and staff meetings.
- Strive to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices.
- Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward residents, visitors, families, and co-workers.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures of Charter Senior Living
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Home Health Aide
Serenity Healthcare
South Holland
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Light cleaning
- Changing
- Repositioning
- Running errands
- Cooking
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Clarendale of Mokena
Mokena
02.2023 - 04.2023
- Provide assistance as needed with medication reminders (as applicable), bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living.
- Follow the schedule of resident's needs set out by supervisor.
- Provide emotional and social support to residents.
- Document daily assistance provided per protocol
- Inform supervisor of any resident issues or concerns.
- Respect and encourage the independence and dignity of the residents.
- Respect residents' confidentiality.
- Familiar with emergency equipment and procedures.
- Attend all required training, in-service, and staff meetings.
- Strive to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices.
- Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward residents, visitors, families, and co-workers.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures of Charter Senior Living
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Divine Healthcare
Calumet City
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Cook
- Clean
- Run errands with patients
- Set up appointment
- Help feed patient
Security Guard
Genric Security Services
Harvey
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Check trucks in
- Watch the cameras
- Weigh the trucks out
- Check the trucks out
Security Guard
AGB Investigative Services, Inc.
Chicago
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Check trucks in
- Watch the cameras
- Weigh trucks out
- Check the trucks out
- Secure the premises
Certified Nursing Assistant
WINDSOR ESTATES NURSING HOME
Country Club Hills
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Worked in a nursing home
- Assisted 10 elderly patients daily
- Provided patients/residents with care and companionship
- Helped residents with activities of daily life (ADL): bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding and walking
- Documented all care
- Made beds
- Performed post-mortem care, if needed
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Prairie Manor Healthcare
Chicago Heights
03.2020 - 05.2020
- Worked in a nursing home
- Made beds
- Communicated patient's and resident's condition to the nurse in charge
- Worked with mechanical lifts, as needed
- Helped residents with daily living needs
- Assisted with bathing residents
- Assisted with feeding residents 2 meals per day
- Provided caring, intimate, hands-on healthcare for residents
- Took care of approximately 10 elderly patients daily
- Worked in a nursing home
Caregiver
Home Instead Senior Care
Joliet
11.2019 - 03.2020
- It was overnight so light house keeping doing laundry bathing
Child Care
Child Care Dhs
Dolton
05.2018 - 04.2019
- I took care of my nieces and nephew made sure i walked the oldest one to school and put the middle child on the bus i watched the youngest one from 8 to 3 made sure he ate pamper was dry
Personal Care Assistant
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Chicago Heights
01.2018 - 06.2018
- I cooked, cleaned, ran errands, grooming and took her to her doctors appointments
Warehouse Associate
Rupari Food Services
South Holland
04.2017 - 07.2017
- I worked on the line packing meat boxing the product
Cashier/Sales Associate
Super America
Coon Rapids
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Stocked cleaned around the register and worked the register opened and closed the store
Cashier/Stocker
Dollar Tree
Coon Rapids
08.2015 - 01.2016
- I cashiered and stocked the front of the store and around the store
Education
High school diploma -
Anoka Technical High School
Anoka, MN03.2016
Skills
- Patient observation
- Nursing home experience
- Laundry
- Direct support
- Acute care
- Working with people with autism
- Catheter care
- Babysit
- Caregiving
- Warehouse Associate
- Dementia care
- Home health
- Skilled nursing facility
- Long term care
- Meal Preparation
- Hoyer lift
- Nursing
- Alzheimer's Care
- Cashiering
- Security
- Childcare
- Memory Care
- Home Care
- Experience with children
- Stocking
- Hospice care
- Cleaning
- Heavy lifting
- Alzheimer's care
- Vital Signs
- Senior care
- Patient Care
- Vital signs
- Communication skills
- Assisted living
- Tube Feeding
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient care documentation
- Assistance with ADLs
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator management
- Patient mobility support
- HIPAA compliance
- Health education
- Emergency response
- Time management
- Wound care
- Patient hygiene assistance
- Basic life support
- Patient transfers
- Problem-solving
- Bathing assistance
- Health monitoring
- End-of-life care
- Feeding assistance
- Toileting assistance
- Dressing assistance
- Patient care
- Urinary catheter care
Certification
- UIC IDPH VRD Training, 02/01/24, 02/28/26, Training on preventing respiratory outbreak, what to do if there is a respiratory outbreak, the correct way to handle PPE during outbreak, the proper PPE to use during the outbreak
- CNA
- BLS Certification
- Class D Security
Timeline
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Generation
07.2024 - Current
Caregiver
Charter Senior Living
09.2023 - 07.2024
Home Health Aide
Serenity Healthcare
06.2023 - 08.2023
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Clarendale of Mokena
02.2023 - 04.2023
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Divine Healthcare
12.2022 - 02.2023
Security Guard
Genric Security Services
04.2022 - 11.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
WINDSOR ESTATES NURSING HOME
03.2021 - 09.2021
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Prairie Manor Healthcare
03.2020 - 05.2020
Caregiver
Home Instead Senior Care
11.2019 - 03.2020
Security Guard
AGB Investigative Services, Inc.
09.2019 - 05.2022
Child Care
Child Care Dhs
05.2018 - 04.2019
Personal Care Assistant
Division of Rehabilitation Services
01.2018 - 06.2018
Warehouse Associate
Rupari Food Services
04.2017 - 07.2017
Cashier/Sales Associate
Super America
09.2016 - 01.2017
Cashier/Stocker
Dollar Tree
08.2015 - 01.2016
High school diploma -
Anoka Technical High School
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