Jewel Puckett
Aylett
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant diligent about serving patient's medical and personal needs. Focused on delivering high-quality care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to protecting patient safety and promoting satisfaction with facility services. Kind and energetic professional with outstanding bedside manner and charting abilities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hospice of Virginia
Tappahannock
08.2024 - 12.2025
- Assisted patients with daily activities and personal care needs as they were dying.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients and families as patient was transitioning.
- Followed care plans set by registered nurses for optimal patient care.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and resources available.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Crater Community Hospice
Petersburg
07.2023 - 08.2024
- Assisted patients with daily activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients and families.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Provided both patient companionship to the patient as well as the family, as the patient was dying.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Suncrest Hospice
Richmond
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted patients with daily activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients and families.
- Documented patient care activities in electronic health records.
- Maintained cleanliness and safety of patient living areas.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
Certified Nursing Assistant
ConnectRN
Richmond
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Assisted patients with daily activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients and families.
- Maintained cleanliness and safety of patient living areas.
- Documented patient care activities in electronic health records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient comfort.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and resources available.
- Followed care plans set by registered nurses for optimal patient care.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
Certified Nursing Assistant
UVA Health
Charlottesville
09.2010 - 07.2019
- Assisted patients with daily activities and personal care needs.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to patients and families.
- Documented patient care activities in electronic health records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient comfort.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and resources available.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted with ambulation of patients utilizing appropriate equipment safely.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving sudden illness or injury.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Performed housekeeping duties such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms when necessary.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Assisted with admission procedures such as gathering personal data from the patient's chart.
- Administered medications as directed by registered nurse or physician.
- Conducted patient education on health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
Education
CNA/1401152183 - Certified Nurse Assistant
Fast Track Healthcare Education
Roanoke, VA 08.2011 - 10.2011
GED
Fishersville, VASkills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient care documentation
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Care plan implementation
- Safety protocols adherence
- Patient education
- Emotional support provision
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Infection control practices
- Equipment handling
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Compassionate care delivery
- Attention to detail
- Interdisciplinary communication
- Shared governance
- Outpatient care
- Medical records management
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient relationship building
- Chronic disease management
- Quality assurance controls
- Helping with medication
- Blood glucose testing
- Medical office administration
- Healthcare ethics
- Preparing meals
- Trustworthy companion
- Patient care
- Respiratory equipment training
- Basic life support
- Indirect patient care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Vital sign recording
- Bedside manner
- Toileting assistance
- Electronic charting
- Direct patient care
- Companionship and emotional support
- Patient-focused care
- Range of motion exercises
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate caregiver
- Urinary catheter care
- Patient lifting
- Colostomy care
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Hospice of Virginia
08.2024 - 12.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Crater Community Hospice
07.2023 - 08.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
Suncrest Hospice
09.2022 - 07.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
ConnectRN
01.2019 - 01.2023
CNA/1401152183 - Certified Nurse Assistant
Fast Track Healthcare Education
08.2011 - 10.2011
Certified Nursing Assistant
UVA Health
09.2010 - 07.2019
GED