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Candice LoPresto

Queen Creek,AZ

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate volunteer with a history in remaining calm under pressure and skillfully handling difficult patients and clients in a high stress situations. Works well with diverse patient populations and fostering trust relationship to improve outcomes and goals. Provides individualized care plans to meet client goals by delivering direct and effective client communication. Seasoned healthcare professional offering knowledge and technical abilities.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer Director of Women's Services

Compassion Connect Arizona
San Tan Valley, AZ
10.2016 - Current
  • Provided client assessment to determine individual needs for referral to Community Resources to meet client needs
  • Liaised with community resource agencies to refer clients requiring individualized needs
  • Provided pregnancy exams and/or referrals to Vineyard Christian Pregnancy Center for ultrasound as required
  • Provide mentoring to survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Abuse
  • Supervised reception area and food pantry
  • Provided one on one mentoring to Compassion Center reception volunteer
  • Organize hygiene and pregnancy care closet
  • Cover reception desk, forward messages to appropriate party, make appointments,
  • Vacuum and sweep floors
  • Clean bathrooms and restock supplies as needed
  • Empty garbage bins

Pregnancy Care Center Client Mentor

Chandler Pregnancy Care Center
Chandler, AZ
02.2015 - 06.2016
  • Meet and greet clients interview clients to better understand individual needs,
  • Provide urine analysis as required, assist in educating clients on their options
  • Answer questions regarding next steps based on their individual decisions,
  • Pray with clients and lead them in the prayer of Salvation
  • Schedule ultrasounds as required
  • Follow up with clients after appointments to ensure all questions have been addressed
  • Cover front desk telephones and direct calls to appropriate areas
  • Take messages, answer calls and questions
  • Create individual client folders and follow up with clients periodically to determine need
  • File all closed client folders in appropriate file cabinets
  • Purge files annually

Red Rock Prison Nurse

CAC
Eloy, AZ
02.2010 - 06.2014
  • Provided high volume patient care
  • Processing, recording and measuring patient's weight, temperature, respirations,
  • Blood pressure, glucose level and wound care.
  • Administered medications as required for treatment

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing Science

Maricopa Community Colleges - Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
05.2006

Associate of Arts -

Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
05.1982

High School Diploma -

Norman Thomas High School
33 Park Avenue South, New York, NY
06.1980

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Personnel Activity Coordination
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Problem Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Schedule Management
  • Administrative Functions

Timeline

Volunteer Director of Women's Services

Compassion Connect Arizona
10.2016 - Current

Pregnancy Care Center Client Mentor

Chandler Pregnancy Care Center
02.2015 - 06.2016

Red Rock Prison Nurse

CAC
02.2010 - 06.2014

Associate of Science - Nursing Science

Maricopa Community Colleges - Mesa Community College

Associate of Arts -

Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York

High School Diploma -

Norman Thomas High School

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