Dedicated caregiver with extensive experience at Senior Helpers, providing compassionate client care and medication management. Skilled in fostering emotional support and building strong relationships, I excel in assisting with daily living activities and ensuring clients' well-being. Committed to enhancing quality of life through attentive and respectful care.
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Denise Arevalo
Salem,OR
Summary
Overview
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Helpers - Salem
Caregiver
05.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
New Horizons In-Home Care
Caregiver
04.2024 - 06.2025
Job overview
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
7-eleven Convenience Store
Sales Associate
06.2014 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Tasted, smelled, and pierced food with fork to verify sufficient cooking.
- Restocked inventory and ingredient items to maintain optimal kitchen efficiency.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Contributed to consistent customer satisfaction rating by producing high-quality food and providing timely service.
- Managed opening and closing shift kitchen tasks.
- Followed strict standards for food handling and safety, minimizing risks to customers.
- Coordinated checklists to keep kitchen clean, stocked and sanitary.
DHS Seniors and Disabled Services
Caregiver
12.2023 - 04.2025
Job overview
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Identified needs and coordinated plans for travel and out-of-town functions.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
Three Rivers Casino -Florence
Cook
06.2021 - 08.2021
Job overview
Self- Employed
Private Nanny
11.2012 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Led indoor and outdoor activities to entertain and occupy children.
- Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
- Taught children everyday skills and language.
- Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
- Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships.
- Facilitated relationships with children and parents by developing caring and structured home environments.
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
- Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Transported children to and from activities using personal or family vehicle.
- Regularly traveled with family to help with vacation activities and childcare.
- Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills.
- Taught children basic life skills, manners and personal hygiene.
- Helped children complete homework assignments and school projects.
Education
Le Cordon Bleu Las Vegas, NV
No Degree from Culinary
University Overview
Dixie State College Saint George, UT
GED from General Studies
04.2006
University Overview
Skills
Documentation
Timeline
Caregiver
Senior Helpers - Salem
05.2025 - Current
Caregiver
New Horizons In-Home Care
04.2024 - 06.2025
Caregiver
DHS Seniors and Disabled Services
12.2023 - 04.2025
Cook
Three Rivers Casino -Florence
06.2021 - 08.2021
Sales Associate
7-eleven Convenience Store
06.2014 - 09.2015
Private Nanny
Self- Employed
11.2012 - 10.2019
Le Cordon Bleu
No Degree from Culinary
Dixie State College
GED from General Studies