Tashontae Best
Dudley
Summary
Compassionate Nursing professional demonstrating exemplary skills in direct patient care and healthcare team support. Communicative and collaborative demeanor cultivated several years of superior healthcare industry performance. Experience handling multiple, complex cases with accuracy and dignity.
Newly Certified Phlebotomist with extensive training and hands-on experience in venipuncture, capillary puncture and special collection techniques. Quick to build rapport with patients and successful at reducing patients' anxiety or discomfort.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Johnston Health-Smithfield
Smithfield
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Provided for patients' physical and emotional needs
- Took vital signs regularly
- Cleaned linens, floors and rooms
- Worked in a hospital and nursing facility
- Assisted 18 disabled, elderly, cancer and hospice patients daily
- Gave patients their medication
- Assisted patients with daily routines: feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, walking, exercising and ROM exercises
- Aided in lifting patients when necessary
- Coordinated activities for patients
- Recorded patient care
- Assisted with wound care
- Performed post-mortem care, if needed
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Countryside Village Memory Care
Pikeville
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Assist patients with ADLs such as feeding, mouth care, grooming, shaving, and incontinence care.
- Assist nurse with care of residents.
- Measure and record patient vital signs.
- Assist with restorative care.
- Help Build a relaxing environment for resident and family members.
Bookkeeper/Office Assistant
Food Lion
06.2011 - 04.2018
- Customer Service Leader
- Responsible for am & pm safe count
- Data Entry
- Accounting
- Filling paperwork
- Bookkeeping
Education
Certification in Phlebotomy -
Lenoir Community College
La Grange, NC04-2025
High school diploma or GED - Basic skills
Spring Creek High School
Seven Springs, NCSkills
- Vital Signs
- Hospice Care
- CNA
- Caregiving
- Accounting
- Documentation review
- Dementia Care
- Home Care
- Bookkeeping
- Meal Preparation
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Patient Care
- Laundry
- Medication Administration
- Memory Care
- Alzheimer's Care
- Venipuncture techniques
- Patient care
- Phlebotomy techniques
- Wound care
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Patient interaction
- HIPAA
- Medical terminology
- Butterfly Needle Use
- Biohazard management
- Infection control protocols
- Task prioritization
- Communication
- Specimen collection and storage
- Finger stick method
- Anatomy and physiology
- Drug Testing Procedures
- Labeling and Tracking Samples
- Difficult vein access
Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy technician, Present
- BLS Certification
- CPR Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), 06/01/19, 06/30/21
Timeline
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Johnston Health-Smithfield
10.2020 - 05.2022
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Countryside Village Memory Care
10.2018 - 10.2020
Bookkeeper/Office Assistant
Food Lion
06.2011 - 04.2018
Certification in Phlebotomy -
Lenoir Community College
High school diploma or GED - Basic skills
Spring Creek High School