Amy Kestler
Kyle
Summary
Professional caregiver with solid experience providing compassionate and efficient in-home support. Skilled in medication management, personal care, and patient mobility, ensuring optimal comfort and safety. Strong collaborator, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently reliable in delivering high-quality care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health Aide
Private Client
08.2013 - 12.2023
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
- Monitored client health by performing routine pulse, temperature and blood pressure checks.
CNA
Regency Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers
02.2011 - 07.2013
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
CNA
Redwood Springs Assisted Living
01.2010 - 03.2011
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
Phlebotomist
Biomat Plasma Center
09.2006 - 06.2008
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Enhanced patient experience by performing blood draws quickly and efficiently.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and sterilization of phlebotomy equipment, ensuring patient safety.
CNA
Central Texas Medical Center
10.2003 - 03.2005
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Implemented fall prevention measures by identifying high-risk patients and maintaining clutter-free environments around bedsides.
- Assisted in emergency situations under the direction of nursing supervisors or physicians, providing crucial support during life-saving interventions.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
Education
Certificate - Medical Assisting/ Phlebotomy
ATI Careers
Hurst, TX04-2005
Certificate - CNA
Gary Job Corps
San Marcos, TX12-2001
High School Diploma -
Lockhart High School
Lockhart, TX01-2001
Skills
- Patient care
- Care plan management
- Client documentation
- CPR/AED
- Dementia care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient transportation
- Medical charting
- Bedside care
- Dementia support
Timeline
Home Health Aide
Private Client
08.2013 - 12.2023
CNA
Regency Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers
02.2011 - 07.2013
CNA
Redwood Springs Assisted Living
01.2010 - 03.2011
Phlebotomist
Biomat Plasma Center
09.2006 - 06.2008
CNA
Central Texas Medical Center
10.2003 - 03.2005
Certificate - Medical Assisting/ Phlebotomy
ATI Careers
Certificate - CNA
Gary Job Corps
High School Diploma -
Lockhart High School
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