Tammie White
Brookhaven
Summary
Certified Nurses Assistant with advanced knowledge of Alzheimer's and dementia. Seeking a long term care position. Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant adept at bathing, grooming and feeding elderly and disabled patients. Familiar with advanced medical terminology and procedures. Level-headed health professional who remains calm and effective in extremely difficult and stressful situations. Strong belief in importance of companionship and support in patient care.
Compassionate Nursing Assistant with experience in providing support to nursing staff and delivering high-quality care to patients. Skilled in performing vital sign checks, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring a clean and safe environment for all patients. Demonstrated ability to improve patient satisfaction through empathetic communication and efficient resolution of concerns.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Riddle village
Media
04.2023 - Current
- Provided compassionate patient care and assistance with daily living activities.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Assisted with mobility and transfer of patients to ensure safety and comfort.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop personalized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-care instructions.
- Sanitized medical equipment and ensured cleanliness in patient areas consistently.
- Supported emotional needs of patients through active listening and encouragement.
- 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.
- 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.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Cleaned and sanitized patient rooms according to established protocols.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Conducted patient education on health maintenance and disease prevention.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Lima Estates
Media
10.2021 - 04.2024
- Provided compassionate patient care and assistance with daily living activities.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Assisted with mobility and transfer of patients to ensure safety and comfort.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop personalized care plans.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- 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.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
White Horse Village
Media
05.2018 - 09.2021
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Gave residents showers.
- Dressed residents.
- Stocked supplies.
- Performed nightly changes every 2 hours.
- Charted.
- Collected trash.
- Passed fresh water.
- Changed oxygen tubing every other Saturday.
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort, psycho, social and spiritual well-being by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
- Helped residents program goals and increase their independence.
- Provided a comforting and soothing environment.
- Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
- Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
- Assisted patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
- Transported patients to other areas of the facility in wheelchairs.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Maintained sanitary residents' and program rooms.
- Obtained household supplies and ran daily errands.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Provided companionship and emotional support to residents in need.
- Maintained cleanliness and safety of resident living areas and common spaces.
- Documented patient care activities accurately in electronic health records.
- Trained new staff on proper caregiving techniques and facility protocols.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for the patient by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse or physician.
- Participated in educational programs designed to improve knowledge of health care practices.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
BARCLAY FRIENDS
West Chester
01.2015 - 08.2017
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Gave residents showers.
- Dressed residents.
- Stocked supplies.
- Performed nightly changes every 2 hours.
- Charted.
- Collected trash.
- Passed fresh water.
- Changed oxygen tubing every other Saturday.
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort, psycho, social and spiritual well-being by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
- Helped residents program goals and increase their independence.
- Provided a comforting and soothing environment.
- Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
- Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
- Assisted patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
- Transported patients to other areas of the facility in wheelchairs.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Maintained sanitary residents' and program rooms.
- Obtained household supplies and ran daily errands.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Private care
Media
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort, psycho, social and spiritual well-being by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
- Helped residents program goals and increase their independence.
- Provided a comforting and soothing environment.
- Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
- Answered patient calls for care and feeding.
- Assisted patients with ambulation and crutch walking.
- Transported patients to other areas of the hospital in wheelchairs and gurneys.
- Followed safe lifting techniques and individual resident lifting instructions.
- Maintained sanitary residents' and program rooms.
- Obtained household supplies and ran daily errands.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
- Cooked appetizing and satisfying meals and snacks.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
RIGHT AT HOME
Media
06.2014 - 01.2015
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
CHESTNUTRIDGE ASSISTANT LIVING
Chester
10.2007 - 10.2010
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
- Assisted with patient transfer and lifting instructions.
- Assisted in cleansing enemas, catheterization and bladder irrigations.
- Reported any unusual circumstances in the patients' condition or environment.
- Provided a comforting and soothing environment.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
- Performed direct patient care aimed at increasing comfort, psycho, social and spiritual well-being by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety.
Education
High school or equivalent - General Studies
Strath Haven High School
Wallingford, PA 09.2000 - 06.2004
Certified Nursing Assistant - Health Occupation
Folcroft Votech
Folcroft, PA 09.2025 - 06.2004
Skills
- Trustworthy companion
- Compassionate
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Efficient and reliable team player
- Feeding assistance expert
- Committed team player
- Companionship and emotional support
- Adaptable
- PATIENT CARE: Advanced
- CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: Advanced
- LONG TERM CARE: Advanced
- MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: Intermediate
- NURSES ASSISTANT: Advanced
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient hygiene assistance
- Electronic health records
- Infection control procedures
- Mobility assistance
- Patient safety awareness
- Care plan implementation
- Direct patient care
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Clinical documentation
- Compassion and empathy
- Infection control practices
- Multitasking and organization
- Attention to detail
- Feeding assistance
- Lifting and transferring
- Dressing assistance
- Bathing assistance
- Patient care
- Toileting assistance
- Patient transfers
- HIPAA compliance
- Compassionate communication
- End-of-life care
- Basic life support
- Light housekeeping
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Quality assurance
- Collecting specimens
- Documenting behaviors
- Oxygen therapy
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Bedside manner
- Geriatric care
Certification
Certified Nursing Assistant, Advanced
Additional Information - Professional Skills
Advanced, Advanced, Advanced, Intermediate, Advanced
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant - Health Occupation
Folcroft Votech
09.2025 - 06.2004
Certified Nursing Assistant
Riddle village
04.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Lima Estates
10.2021 - 04.2024
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
White Horse Village
05.2018 - 09.2021
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
BARCLAY FRIENDS
01.2015 - 08.2017
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Private care
01.2015 - 01.2016
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
RIGHT AT HOME
06.2014 - 01.2015
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
CHESTNUTRIDGE ASSISTANT LIVING
10.2007 - 10.2010
High school or equivalent - General Studies
Strath Haven High School
09.2000 - 06.2004