Alani Casillas

Highly motivated individual with extensive experience providing direct patient care in hospital and long-term care settings. I have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with nursing staff, other healthcare professionals, and patients to promote quality patient care.

• Deliver compassionate care to patients suffering from acute conditions and injuries and ensure patient comfort during bed rest and transport.
• Provide wound care and change dressings in alignment with hospital protocols to improve circulation and reduce the risk of infection.
• Monitor patient vital signs, blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation level.
• Build relationships with patients and families in high-stress medical situations.
• Carefully monitor bedbound patients and leverage pressure relief equipment to reduce incidents of bedsores in at-risk individuals.
• Assist 18+ patients with the activities of daily living (ADLs), transport patients to meals and activities, and provide emotional and social support.
• Observe and report changes in medical conditions and behavior to the nurse.
• Provided quality care to elderly patients in long-term care facility.
• Build relationships with patients and plan activities and cognitive games to support quality of life for residents suffering from memory impairments and dementia.
• Deliver compassionate care to maintain patient dignity and ensure satisfaction.
• Assisted patients with personal hygiene tasks, such as bathing and dressing, while maintaining respect and privacy for the patient.
• Utilized safe lifting techniques to transfer patients from bed to wheelchair or other mobility devices.
• Assisted office management with greeting visitors, answering phones, and organizing and filing documents.
• Promptly and courteously responded to client calls and emails; take messages or transfer calls to the appropriate personnel.
• Performed data entry tasks with accuracy and speed utilizing MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.