Priscilla Montague

A position performing personal services for clients.

Mental Health Technician (MHT) - Holly Hill Hospital - Raleigh, NC

(2023-10 - 2026-08)

Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.

Nurse Assistant - Oliver House - Wendell, NC

(2015-12 - 2020-02)

Nursing assistants help patients with activities of daily living like eating and bathing. Nursing assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, help provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas. Duties Nursing assistants provide basic care and help with activities of daily living. They typically do the following:

• Clean and bathe patients or residents
• Help patients use the toilet and dress
• Turn, reposition, and transfer patients between beds and wheelchairs
• Listen to and record patients' health concerns and report that information to nurses
• Measure patients' vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature
• Serve meals and help patients eat
• Some nursing assistants also may dispense medication, depending on their training level and the state in which they work
• In nursing homes and residential care facilities, nursing assistants are often the principal caregivers
• They have more contact with residents than other members of the staff
• Nursing assistants often develop close relationships with their patients because some residents stay in a nursing home for months or years
• Orderlies typically do the following:
• Help patients to move around the facility, by doing such tasks as pushing wheelchairs
• Clean equipment and facilities
• Change linens
• Stock supplies
• Nursing assistants and orderlies work as part of a healthcare team under the supervision of licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses and registered nurses

High School Diploma - General High School Curriculum - Zebulon High School

RN - Nursing - Wake Tech Community College