YOGESHWARI KOSTI
Wood Dale
Summary
Talented healthcare professional trained in patient care and nursing team support. Stays on top of care demands with diligent attention to patient needs. Excellent patient relations and time management skills. Compassionate CNA with background supporting direct patient care. Friendly and upbeat professional proficient in medical terminology and EMR system updates. Proactively assesses and adapts to changing priorities and demanding workloads. Dependable employee seeking opportunity to expand skills and contribute to company success. Considered hardworking, ethical and detail-oriented. Dedicated professional with demonstrated strengths in customer service, time management and trend tracking. Good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions. Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong background cultivating positive relationships and exceeding goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
encore village
Schaumburg
10.2025 - Current
- Assisted residents with daily living activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare staff promptly.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to enhance resident wellbeing.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Central Baptist Village
Norridge
05.2024 - 07.2025
- Assisted residents with daily living activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare staff promptly.
- Maintained cleanliness and safety in resident living areas and common spaces.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to implement individualized care plans effectively.
- Documented resident progress and communicated updates during team meetings.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Norridge Gardens
Chicago
06.2023 - 05.2024
- Improved patient quality of life by assisting with daily living activities.
- Protected patients by monitoring conditions and promptly reporting problems to RNs.
- Kept patients clean, dry, and properly cared for under the direction of registered nurses.
- Administered medications as directed by nurse or physician within scope of practice.
Cashier
Dunkin Donuts
Chicago
10.2020 - 06.2023
- Approached and solved problems with initiative and sound judgment.
- Worked with supervisory team to meet customer needs.
- Provided information to customers on products or services.
- Stocked store shelves and end-caps with merchandise.
- Bagged, boxed or wrapped products for customers.
- Engaged customers in pleasant conversation while completing cash register transactions.
- Addressed customer questions and complaints with professionalism.
- Maintained clean, organized, and well-stocked checkout areas with regular attention to displays.
- Balanced cash drawer at beginning and end of each shift, investigating and resolving any discrepancies.
- Processed refunds and exchanges for different products.
- Kept clean, organized and well-stocked checkout areas.
- Promoted loyalty programs and store cards.
- Gave customers full attention and attended to their needs.
- Informed customers of promotions and special offers to increase sales.
- Offered customers information about upcoming promotions and available items.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Dominican University
River Forest, IL05-2028
Associate of Arts - Pre Nursing
City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago, IL06-2025
MA - Medical Assistant
Chicago School of Phlebotomy
Naperville, IL06-2025
High School Diploma -
Theodore Roosevelt Highschool
Chicago, IL06-2022
Skills
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Cash register operation
- Hospitality and accommodation
- Facility safety
- Daily reporting
- Patient Education
- Stress Management
- Restraint application
- Attention to Detail
- Conflict Resolution
- Pediatric Care
- Basic Life Support
- Colostomy Care
- Bathing Assistance
- Healthcare Ethics
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
- Geriatric Care
- Active Listening
- Multitasking
- End-of-Life Care
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Hindi, Fluent
- Gujarati, Fluent
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
encore village
10.2025 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Central Baptist Village
05.2024 - 07.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Norridge Gardens
06.2023 - 05.2024
Cashier
Dunkin Donuts
10.2020 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Dominican University
Associate of Arts - Pre Nursing
City Colleges of Chicago
MA - Medical Assistant
Chicago School of Phlebotomy
High School Diploma -
Theodore Roosevelt Highschool