Linda Desir
Wheeling,IL
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant with successful geriatric healthcare experience. personable and compassionate with superior communication and rapport-building skills. Strong commitment to comprehensive and individualized patient care and education. Liaises with medical professionals, patients, and family to provide continuous top-quality care and education.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Open Arms Solutions
06.2023 - Current
- Provided compassionate care to private patients, ensuring comfort and safety throughout daily activities.
- Meal planning, light housework and driving patients to and from appointments
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team promptly to ensure timely interventions.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Always Best Care Senior Services
01.2023 - Current
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marguerite Hark
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Cared for an elderly woman for 10 years
- Provided companionship such as taking her shopping for clothes and doing puzzles
- Provided compassionate personal care to clients, enhancing their daily living experiences.
- Assisted clients with mobility and transportation, ensuring safety and comfort during outings with friends, family and to doctor appointments.
Geriatric Nursing Assistant
Right at Home
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Provide support to assist patients as they perform activities of daily living.
- Record vital signs and answer call buttons
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention and report findings to the nurse
- Serve food to patients and assist them in eating as necessary
- Keep a daily log of activities with the clients as well as any health issues that arise
Food Service Aide
University of Maryland - South Campus
09.2007 - 01.2018
- Serve meals to students
- Food preparation
- Provide students with general information and assistance
Certified Nursing Assistant
Elder Alternatives Inc.
03.2006 - 11.2014
- Accepted short-term and long-term assignments in private homes, often overnight
- Made meals for the clients and assisted with all activities of daily living
- Ensured that clients were always clean and their environment was sanitary
- Wrote daily reports concerning the condition of the clients and activities performed
Skills
- Efficient and compassionate caregiver
- CPR Certified and First Aid Certified
- Excellent customer service skills
- Great organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Geriatric Nursing Assistant
- Excellent communication skills
- Patient care
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Open Arms Solutions
06.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Always Best Care Senior Services
01.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Marguerite Hark
01.2021 - 10.2022
Geriatric Nursing Assistant
Right at Home
01.2020 - 01.2021
Food Service Aide
University of Maryland - South Campus
09.2007 - 01.2018
Certified Nursing Assistant
Elder Alternatives Inc.
03.2006 - 11.2014