Tiffany Myers
Cooperstown
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive experience at UPMC, excelling in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Demonstrated ability to foster therapeutic relationships and enhance patient satisfaction through compassionate care. Skilled in healthcare ethics and time management, contributing to efficient and ethical patient care environments. Proven track record in improving patient comfort and supporting team efficiency.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurses Aide
UPMC
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
Patient Care Technician
UPMC
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
- Performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.
- Fostered strong relationships with colleagues, contributing to a collaborative work environment that prioritized teamwork among staff members.
- Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, minimizing risk of disease transmission within the clinical environment.
- Assisted with administration of medications under supervision of nursing staff, ensuring proper patient treatment.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
Hospice Aide
VNA UPMC
05.2024 - Current
- Developed strong therapeutic relationships with patients and their families based on trust, empathy, active listening skills, and open communication.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate, individualized care and addressing specific needs.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Reduced patient anxiety and stress by offering a calm, reassuring presence during difficult emotional moments or periods of physical discomfort.
- Served as an advocate for patients'' rights and interests to ensure that their wishes were respected during all stages of hospice care provision.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Checked and recorded vital signs, noting any significant changes and assisted nurses with treatment.
- Fostered positive relationships with patients' families, providing them with updates and emotional support.
Education
High School Diploma -
Rocky Grove
Franklin, PA06.1994
Skills
- Reliable team player
- Patient care
- Basic life support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Direct patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Recording vital signs
- Collecting vital signs
- Patient assessments
- Electronic charting
- Medical terminology
- Healthcare ethics
- Geriatric care
- Outpatient care
- Collecting specimens
- Catheter change and preparation
- Vital sign recording
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Certification
Nurses Aide
- Patient Care Technician Certification (PCT) - National Healthcareer Association.
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Assistant (CHPNA) - Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.
- Certified Patient Care Assistant/Associate (CPCA/CPCT/A)/Nurse Tech certification- National Healthcareer Association for various patient care roles.
Timeline
Hospice Aide
VNA UPMC
05.2024 - Current
Certified Nurses Aide
UPMC
Patient Care Technician
UPMC
High School Diploma -
Rocky Grove
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