Elizabeth Ortiz
Escondido
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with experience in diverse healthcare settings including long-term care, assisted living, rehabilitation facilities, and children's hospital. Possess strong clinical skills such as vital sign monitoring, patient hygiene assistance, and medication administration. Noted for ability to foster relationships with patients and their families while maintaining professional boundaries. Previous roles demonstrate positive impact on patient satisfaction and quality of care. I am also bilingual and am more than happy to translate for families.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA
Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego
05.2025 - Current
- Provided compassionate care to pediatric patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
- Monitored vital signs and documented changes in patient conditions accurately.
- Responded promptly to patient needs, ensuring their comfort and safety at all times.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and medical supplies.
- Assisted with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative activities per physician orders.
CNA
Elite Staffing Agency
San Diego
12.2023 - Current
- I am currently working with a staffing agency, they send me to mostly skilled nursing facilities in San Diego. I am currenlty employed here as I enjoy picking up when I can since I am currently in school.
CNA
Aviara Healthcare Center
Encinitas
02.2023 - 06.2024
- At Aviara Healthcare Center i worked as a CNA I was in the long term side. I worked with patients and helped with their daily activities, I grew a bond with some patients learning to care for them some very sweet people. I helped bathe, feed, and dress them, get them ready for the day, have them up in their wheelchairs.
CNA
Carelinx
San Diego
03.2021 - 02.2023
- I worked with Carelinx which was a staffing agency that would pretty much send me to a bunch of facilities skilled nursing or assited living. This is where i would say helped me grow as CNA working in fast paced envireomnets and learned a bunch of skills.
CNA
WESTMONT TOWN COURT
Escondido
06.2020 - 03.2021
- I started at westmont as a caregiver in the dementia unit, working with patients and helping in their daily activities as getting dressed etc. Helping them eat, feeding and showering.
Education
Palomar College
Escondido, CA09.2019
High School Diploma -
Escondido High School
Escondido, CA06.2019
Skills
- Customer service
- Patient care coordination
- Long-term care knowledge
- Healthcare teamwork
- Stress management
- HIPAA compliance
- Emergency response
- Bathing assistance
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Leadership
- Guest services
- Communication skills
- Transporting patients
- Vital sign recording
- Catheter change and preparation
Timeline
CNA
Rady Children's Hospital
05.2025 - Current
CNA
Elite Staffing Agency
12.2023 - Current
CNA
Aviara Healthcare Center
02.2023 - 06.2024
CNA
Carelinx
03.2021 - 02.2023
CNA
WESTMONT TOWN COURT
06.2020 - 03.2021
Palomar College
High School Diploma -
Escondido High School
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