Gary Combs
Quakertown
Summary
Dynamic Certified Nursing Assistant with 11 years of extensive experience at all different types of facilties and settings such as home health care, long term, rehabilitation, dementia, independent living, and skilled nursing units. Known for reliability, exceptional patient relations, and making my residents feel safe. I excel in monitoring behaviors and delivering empathetic support, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. I absolutely love what I do. I believe actions speak louder than words, so instead of continuing to list more about myself, I rather prove it!
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Care & Help Home Care Agency
Philadelphia
02.2025 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming, medication reminder, denture care, laundry, house cleaning, transportation to appointments or errands, preparing meals, and many other things
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development during orientation and on-boarding. Also tested every month on certain aspects that include Home Health Care protocols amongst other things
Certified Nursing Assistant
Shiftmed
McLean
09.2023 - Current
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Liberty Pointe
Doylestown
12.2023 - 08.2024
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
Medical Technician
Elm Terrace Gardens
Lansdale
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Administered medications under physician direction following standard operating procedures, delivered insulin injections, eyedrops, and anything else residents needed
- Wound care for any emergencies or falls/accidents that took place at night when Nurses were gone. I would always call a nurse and ask them how to properly go about each individual case
- I charted all and any changes or accidents
- I electronically discharged any residents being sent out for emergencies after calling 911 followed by a nurse on call. I also would re-admit them after coming back
- Ensured that all laboratory documentation was accurate and up-to-date at all times.
- Recorded test or medical data for reports using narratives, charts or graphs.
- Monitored vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure.
- Labeled specimens accurately according to established protocols.
- Provided instruction to patients regarding proper specimen collection techniques.
- Protected patients and employees by adhering to infection-control and hazardous waste policies.
- Reported safety hazards to supervisors, removing risk and promoting workplace safety.
- Recorded all test results in patient files according to hospital policies and procedures.
- Monitored patients for medical changes and reviewed and revised care plans accordingly.
Education
Certification - Nursing
American Red Cross
Philadelphia, Pa07-2014
High School Diploma -
Lower Moreland High School
Huntingdon Valley, PA06-2008
Some College (No Degree) - Business
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PASkills
- Patient relations
- Adaptable
- Patient care
- Bedside manner
- Emphatic and sympathetic
- Emotional support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Charting accuracy
- Health education
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Extremely patient
- Attention to detail
- Toileting assistance
- Documenting behaviors
- Quick problem solver
- Mobility assistance
- Inpatient care
- Patient management
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Intake recording
- Infection control
- Dressing assistance
- Responding to emergencies
- Maintaining privacy
- Monitoring fluids
- Preparing meals
- Safety precautions
- Feeding assistance
- Patient lifting
- Wound care
References
1. Christopher 5. Maggie
203-558-0809 215-917-2587
2. Colleen 6.Kathleen
267-644-6891 215-432-5724
3. Joanna. 7. Liz Gara
610-996-2852 267-903-4453
4. Nancy P. 8. Linda
267-261-3502 484-651-5957
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Care & Help Home Care Agency
02.2025 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Liberty Pointe
12.2023 - 08.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
Shiftmed
09.2023 - Current
Medical Technician
Elm Terrace Gardens
02.2021 - 02.2023
Certification - Nursing
American Red Cross
High School Diploma -
Lower Moreland High School
Some College (No Degree) - Business
Montgomery County Community College