Resume Help Please

[pnkgirl25]

First Last Name

Address

City State, Zip Code

© Phone Number

(e) Email

Career Objective

Nursing Student, Certified CNA/Home Health Aid and Phlebotomist trained individual is seeking part-time or per diem CNA, Home Health Aid or Patient Care Technician position that will allow me to advance my skills in the medical industry.

Skills

• In-depth knowledge of taking vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, pulses and respiration
  
• Highly skilled in utilizing restorative measures in resident and patient care
  
• Proven record of collecting accurate specimen
  
• Able to give compassionate care to clients and residents
  
• Thorough understanding of ensuring the personal hygiene of residents
  
• Profound ability to provide patients with oral care, hair care and nail care
  
• Substantial knowledge of assisting residents to ambulate
  
• Outstanding organizational abilities demonstrated through caregiving positions
  
• Knowledge of bathing, dressing and feeding of residents
  
• Capable of managing bowel and bladder and recording results
  

Core Competencies

Patient Care * Safety and Monitoring * Medical Terminology * CPR * Phlebotomy * HIPAA Regulations

Professional Experience

Caregiver Company, City State Caregiver August 2012-Present

• Hands-on assistance with Activates of Daily Living
  
• Assist with general skin care
  
• Assist with transfers (bed to chair, chair to bed, chair to commode, and wheel-chair to car)
  
• Empty or change external urinary and ostomy bags.
  
• Assist with clients directed non-invasive care
  
• Assist clients with blood sugar checks
  
• Provided companionship and conversation
  
• Provided stabilization and assistance with walking
  
• Prepared meals and cleaning up meal-related items
  
• Provided medication reminders and appointment reminders
  

Private Duty-Family Name, City State Care Giver/Dementia Care October 2010-August 2012

• Assisted client with end stage dementia
  
• Provided and documented personal care services such as bed, bath, skin care, shampoo, caring for the teeth or dentures, giving bed pan, helping client in and out of bed, bed making and assist with medications or procedures ordinarily self-administered as prescribed by physician.
  
• Supported the skilled plan of care by carrying out and recording specific nursing care procedures such as giving a cleansing enema, applying heat and cold, changing uncomplicated non*sterile dressings, emptying catheter and colostomy drainage bags, measuring and recording intake and output, measuring weight gain or loss, and providing emotional support and encouragement to client and family
  
• Helped client in her plan of rehabilitation by assisting with transfers, walking, ROM exercises, and other physical activities as established by client's therapist for the purpose of increasing muscle strength, self-care, and independence.
  
• Documented observations and services provided daily. Reported observations and activities to the primary nurse or therapist responsible for the client. Notified the primary nurse immediately of any change in client's condition, which may have needed professional intervention.
  

Company Name, City CA Account Executive April 2008-August 2010

• Responsible for securing new accounts and maintaining current accounts.
  
• Prepared quotes and invoices for upcoming event orders.
  
• Assisted customers during showroom visit; providing linen suggestion as well as up-selling and closing sales.
  
• Served as the liaison between the local office and warehouses.
  
• Maintained client files; quotes, invoicing, amendments, written acceptance of orders, cancellations and payment processing.
  
• Oversaw all order changes and cancellations ensuring such changes were received by the correct warehouses.
  
• Coordinate delivery, pickup and setup logistics.
  
• Managed production on all orders including scheduling, hiring, training, and payroll for crew.
  

Professional Development & Education

Angeles Institute Licensed Vocational Nurse In Progress

Long Beach Adult School Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Training December 2012

American Red Cross BLS/CPR December 2012 Cerritos College Phlebotomy Certification Septermber 2012

Long Beach City College AA Degree/Communications June 2010

Warren High School General Education/High School Diploma June 1998

State Licenses

State of California Certified Nursing Assistant December 2012

State of California Home Health Aid December 2012

****Also I have more work history then what is listed (but all administartive) I left it out becuase its not really valid and whould have pushed my resume to more then two pages. Should I keep it off or should I add it in?

[pnkgirl25]

Anyone...please? I could really use the feedback

[werty86]

hi there. i'll give it a try. to me.. your resume is extremely wordy.. way too long for someone who is showing that s/he has been working for only 4 years. you should better categorize and organize your tasks/duties. some of them are obvious to the position and some are repeated. just make sure your most important tasks/duties are listed first.

let me first critique what you have for your current employer:

Professional Experience

Caregiver Company, City State Caregiver August 2012-Present

Hands-on assistance with Activates of Daily Living

Assist with general skin care

Assist with transfers (bed to chair, chair to bed, chair to commode, and wheel-chair to car)

Empty or change external urinary and ostomy bags.

Assist with clients directed non-invasive care

Assist clients with blood sugar checks

Provided companionship and conversation

Provided stabilization and assistance with walking

Prepared meals and cleaning up meal-related items

Provided medication reminders and appointment reminders

i would change this to:

Caregiver Company, City State August 2012-Present

Home Caregiver

-Assist with general skin care/blood sugar checks/meal preparation and clean up

-Empty/change external urinary and ostomy bags

-Assist with walking/transfers: to and from bed/chair/commode/wheel-chair/car

-Provide medication/appointment reminders

-Provide companionship/conversation

Private Duty-Family Name, City State October 2010-August 2012

Home Caregiver for end stage dementia client

-Provided personal care services: bathing/skin care/oral care/bed pan/bed making

-Assisted with medications/procedures as directed and prescribed by physician

-Measured and recorded intake/output and weight gain/loss

-Emptied catheter/colostomy drainage bags

-Supported plan of care by assisting with enema cleansing/hot and cold applications/simple non-sterile dressing

-Provided encouragement/emotional support to client ad family

-Supported plan of rehabilitation by assisting with transfers/walking/ROM exercises

-Documented and reported daily observations/services/activities/condition changes to nurse/therapist

for places of employment that are kind of irrelevant to a position you are seeking, just keep it basic and simple because if it's in a different line of business, no one really knows what you are talking about. i think you should just limit the tasks/duties to the most important.. you have too many...

Company Name, City CA April 2008-August 2010

Account Executive

-Secured and maintained new/current accounts

-Assisted customers during showroom visits

-Provided merchandise up-sells and closing sales

-Served as liaison between local office and warehouses

-Maintained client files: quotes/invoices/orders/cancellations/payments

-Oversaw all order changes/cancellations to ensure proper procedures were met

-Coordinated delivery/pickup/setup logistics

-Managed scheduling/hiring/training/payroll

other things... if you decide to leave your high school on your resume, i think you should put your previous administrative jobs on it to show that you didn't just start working in 2008. you graduated high school in 1998, they might wonder why there is a large gap in your timeline ..like why is 10 yrs of your life missing on your resume?... so i would list them and for the task/duties, i would just list maybe two of three of the most important since they are kind of irrelevant.

for your skills section, a lot of them are repeated below as your tasks/duties and then some of your tasks/duties are not listed up here. and then you also mention residents/clients/patients.. which is kind of inconsistent.. i personally wouldn't include a "skills" section. but there are skills not listed below as your tasks/duties which are important such as your to organize it better. your last line: "Capable of managing bowel and bladder and recording results" made me laugh! haha.

i hope this helps some!