April Simmons
Fontana
Summary
Seeking employment in the field where my past experience and skills can be utilized.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Glendora Canyon Transitional Care Unit
05.2025 - Current
- Assisting with the patient admission process.
- Collecting patient information, including height, weight, and family medical histories.
- Taking patients’ vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate.
- Helping patients bathe, dress, and use the bathroom.
- Turning or repositioning patients who are confined to a bed.
- Assisting patients with meals and documenting their food and liquid intake.
- Answering patient phone calls.
- Updating electronic health records and charts.
- Cleaning rooms and bed linens.
- Stocking supplies.
- Performing basic medical tasks, including wound care and catheter care.
- Assisting with patient transfers and discharges.
Caregiver
IHSS Public Authority
11.2017 - Current
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Medical Assistant
Concentra Urgent Care
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Measured patient spirometry.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Highland Palms Healthcare Center - Skilled Nursing
04.2008 - 11.2013
- Providing great patient care.
- Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them.
- Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising.
- Turning and repositioning bedridden patients.
- Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
- Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about patient conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
- Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
Certified Nursing Assistant
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
07.2007 - 04.2008
- Provided personal care such as bathing, shaving, and bed baths to 11 post-surgery patients.
- Managed oral hygiene, hair combing.
- Re-positioning and turning patients every 2 hours
- Applying/utilizing special equipment
- Pass 3 daily meals by serving and removing food trays and feeding patients as needed.
- Assisted recovering patients with changing bedpans, commodes, and general walking and sitting.
- Readied patient rooms for new admission by providing fresh linens, cleaning bed tables, stands and setting personal
- Made daily rounds to patients to obtain vital signs
- Delivered lab specimens
- Answered patient call lights.
Education
No Degree - Vocational-Technical Education
Thoughtful Nursing Academy
Upland, CA03-2025
No Degree - Vocational-Technical Education
Barstow Community College
Barstow, CA08-2008
High School Diploma -
Central High School
Barstow, CA06-2004
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- EMR (POC)
- Vital signs monitoring
- Infection control practices
- Flexibility and adaptability
Timeline
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Glendora Canyon Transitional Care Unit
05.2025 - Current
Medical Assistant
Concentra Urgent Care
12.2022 - 03.2023
Caregiver
IHSS Public Authority
11.2017 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Highland Palms Healthcare Center - Skilled Nursing
04.2008 - 11.2013
Certified Nursing Assistant
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
07.2007 - 04.2008
No Degree - Vocational-Technical Education
Thoughtful Nursing Academy
No Degree - Vocational-Technical Education
Barstow Community College
High School Diploma -
Central High School
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