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Diza Galaroza-Ignacio

Diza Galaroza-Ignacio

Northridge ,CA

Summary

Knowledgeable and highly skilled certified nursing assistant with current certification and hands-on experienced with different types of patients medical health condition. 10 plus years experience. Ensured that all my patients are 100% protected under my care with the use of knowledge and skills on this area. Fully accountable for delivering compassionate patient Care, responding quickly to patients calls for assistance and provides support in patients daily living activities such as dressing, feeding and attend personal hygiene. Skilled in memory care and in methods of communication for people suffering from dementia or requiring cognitive support. Team leader, administrative and clinical background with excellent customer service and communication skills. CPR /BLS for adult and baby/first aid certified. Dedicated and loyal. Communicates with team members to coordinate actions in fast-paced environments. Follows bylaws, bosses and companies regulations.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

1:1 Private Caregiver

Private Care
02.2023 - 02.2023
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Provided emotional support and companionship to patients, promoting overall wellbeing.
  • Handled household management tasks like laundry, light housekeeping and grocery shopping leading to a well-maintained living space.
  • Maintained a safe and clean environment, reducing the risk of infection or injury.
  • Assisted with personal hygiene tasks such as bathing, grooming, and dressing for enhanced selfesteem.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities for improved quality of life.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
  • Educated family members about caregiving techniques for continuity of care during caregiver absences or transitions between shifts.
  • Facilitated patient mobility by assisting with transfers, ambulation, and exercises as prescribed by therapists.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.

CNA

Panorama Meadows
02.2019 - 03.2020
  • Working as a CNA helping residents their daily living requirements by bathing, dressing, feeding and attending personal hygiene
  • Monitored Patients conditions by recording vitals, including blood pressure, respiration rates and body temperature
  • Communicated well with my supervisors and co-CNA to exchanged information about patient conditions, treatment plans and activities
  • Assisted patients and encourage them to attend their assigns daily exercises or any activities as well as encouraging them to take their meds and nutritional supplements as prescribed
  • Maintained confidentiality concerning treatment and personal information
  • Respond rapidly to patients call and assist them with mobility needs and alert medical staff to emergency situations
  • Prepared patients for doctors appointments and accompany them when needed
  • Assigned as a lead CNA along side to ensure all patients medical needs and personal requests met such as reminding RNs or LVNs to give pts meds on time, notifying them if there's a deterioration in patients conditions, needed to change oxygen tank and so on as well as assisting all co-CNA workers on the floors
  • Follows bylaws regulations and bosses

CNA

California Healthcare center
08.2016 - 02.2017
  • Worked as CNA assisting residents with their daily living tasks such as bathing, feeding and attend to personal hygiene
  • Respond on time whenever there's a call light even the patient is not under my care
  • Assisted LVNs to encourage residents to take their meds and preparing them to attend their daily activities as prescribed
  • Transporting pts with the use of hoyer lift machine or commodes whenever needed
  • Charting to ensure all accurate data needed for physicians review is added for proper care of the patients
  • Accompany patients with their doctors appointments
  • Follows bylaws, bosses and companies regulations

CNA

Berkley Valley and Convalescent Hospital
04.2016 - 02.2017
  • Working as a CNA to assist residents with their daily living task such as bathing and attend personal hygiene, feeding and ensure that patient gets the right amount of meal intake
  • Transferring patients with hoyerlift and assist them using commode when needed
  • Changed bed linens when necessary to avoid sores or any unexpected skin problems as well as changing diapers when needed
  • Assisting LVNs to encourage patients taking their meds and preparing them to attend their daily activities as prescribe
  • Deliver patients meal to their rooms and ensure all meal trays collected to avoid roaches infestation
  • Record residents vitals discharged as blood pressure, body temperature and respiration rates
  • Reports any kinds of deterioration in patients condition or any type of emergency situation to my supervisors
  • Follow bylaws, bosses and company's regulations

CNA

Windsor terrace
11.2015 - 08.2016
  • Performed as a CNA assisting resident with their daily living tasks routine
  • Provides support for feeding, bathing and attend personal hygiene
  • Transport patients by using hoyerlift from bed to wheelchair or from bed to commodes
  • Encourage residents to attend daily exercises and activities as prescribe
  • Charting for pts
  • Accurate meal intake percentage and Health conditions
  • Report any unusual behavior of pts to supervisor and any kind of emergency situations, adjusting oxygen tank level
  • Follow bylaws, supervisors and companies regulations
  • Respect HIPAA compliance and Infection control regulation
  • Delivering meal for 6/8 pts assigned

Health Information Management Technician 1

Valley Presbyterian Hospital
07.2009 - 11.2011

Processed transcription dictated reports by performing data entry in the system to ensure all documents received . Delivering reports to units as well as filing them to inpatients charts .collecting discharge patients charts from all units to bring it back the assign areas . Prepare incomplete charts for physicians completion signatures and faxing requested reports from clinics and hospitals . Notifying admission if doctors off suspension . Clearing charts , answering phones and distributing incoming mails. Follow bylaws regulations and rules. Communicate with bosses/supervisors and works well under pressure .

Medical Record Clerk

Providence St. Joseph Hospital
07.2002 - 03.2004
  • Ensured HIPAA compliance by adhering to strict confidentiality guidelines when handling sensitive patient information.
  • Maintained confidentiality of all medical records and sensitive information to comply with HIPAA regulations.
  • Processed medical records requests from outside providers according to facility, state, and federal law.
  • Scanned medical records in digital format for easy retrieval and accessibility.
  • Performed data entry to ensure all transcribed were received in a timely manner as well as processing them .
  • Delivering all in-house pts. transcribed reports( H & P, progress notes etc. ) to all units and file them as well in every charts .
  • Files loose reports and create new folders for mom and new born baby’s record .
  • Pick all discharges patients charts from units and return them to medical records and other designated areas
  • Scanning charts when pulling or putting them back from any areas to ensure accurate location of the charts .
  • Answering phones and transferring calls to the right areas as well as distributing doctors and bosses incoming mails.
  • Follows bylaws regulations and HIPAA rules . Works well under pressure and communicate with bosses/supervisors.
  • Has Team work etiquett

Education

Associate of Science - Medical assistant

National Career College
Panorama, CA
06.2017

Technical Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined

Saint Jude Nursing School
Panorama, CA
06.2015

High School Diploma - Cooperative Business secretarial education, Typing

Hackensack High School
Hackensack, NJ
06.1994

Skills

  • Work independently and can handle multi task orders
  • Softmed and Meditech system knowledge
  • Transcription skills and typing 65 wpm
  • Leadership skills
  • Punctual and loyal
  • Administrative and clinical front and back office skills
  • Follows bylaws, bosses and companies regulations
  • Provided support and handle different types of resident s health condition
  • Communicate well with supervisors, physicians and co-CNA In Regards to emergency situation
  • Completes charting daily /never missed
  • Transporting pts With the use of Hoyer lift and body mechanics skills
  • Provided clean environment for residents to avoid roach infestation by collecting all used trays after meal
  • Knowledge of filing system
  • CNA,RNA, Transcription and medical record system knowledge (9 years experienced working as a Health Information Management Technician From 1998-2007)
  • CPR/First Aid
  • ICD-9 Coding /CPT code skills
  • Medical Terminology for Billing certified
  • Venipuncture, injection, vital signs, urinalysis and works well under pressure
  • Hematocrit skills and medical supply inventory
  • Follows infection control and HIPAA regulations

Certification

CNA certification and took up Medical assisting course .

Health information management technician coursework.

Languages

Filipino
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

1:1 Private Caregiver

Private Care
02.2023 - 02.2023

CNA

Panorama Meadows
02.2019 - 03.2020

CNA

California Healthcare center
08.2016 - 02.2017

CNA

Berkley Valley and Convalescent Hospital
04.2016 - 02.2017

CNA

Windsor terrace
11.2015 - 08.2016

Health Information Management Technician 1

Valley Presbyterian Hospital
07.2009 - 11.2011

Medical Record Clerk

Providence St. Joseph Hospital
07.2002 - 03.2004

Associate of Science - Medical assistant

National Career College

Technical Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined

Saint Jude Nursing School

High School Diploma - Cooperative Business secretarial education, Typing

Hackensack High School
Diza Galaroza-Ignacio