Elizabeth Vargas Lugo
Orlando,FL
Summary
Nursing Assistant with vast knowledge of medical terminology and infection control standards. Expertise in developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric care facility residents. Energetic Nurse Aide comprehensive support and care for patients. Skillful in solving complex problems and staying calm in emergency situations. Collaborative, passionate, organized, efficient and motivating leader who has been officially commended by colleagues for ingenuity, integrity and a high degree of professionalism. Consistent, responsible, and a person who advocates for patients. Searching for new opportunities and with the desire to learn new things, particularly committed to increasing treatment knowledge through hands-on learning for professional development.
I know how careful, patience and thoughtful you have to be to take care of someone specially our veterans. I'm looking forward to start my journey as a Nurse and become an excellent RN with passion and efficiency and be a successful nurse at the Orlando VA.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Orlando Veterans affairs hospital
09.2020 - Current
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment. - Proactively identified changes in patient condition or behavior, alerting appropriate healthcare personnel for prompt intervention when necessary.
Supported patient mobility, reducing risk of falls and facilitating physical therapy exercises. - Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Checking vital signs and blood sugars
- Charting and documentation of vital signs, I&O's, rounding admission and belongings.
- Use of EKG, bladder scan, patient transfers machines and more
- Help and communicate with doctors, nurses, physical and occupational therapy, techs and more
- Helping others with translation from English to Spanish or vice versa
- Hourly rounding to prevent to reduce patient falls and 5 p’s (potty, pain, position, periphery, possession)
- Transporting patients.
- 1:1 and safety companion supervise.
- Preceptor new hires.
Teacher assistant
KID CITY USA
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Assists the teacher in all kind of documentation about classroom and child
- Create lesson plans and activities
- Create communication with Teacher, child, and parent
- Take care and observe each child
- HSAN-CAAN-CGDR-BOSR-ELC
- CPR, basic first Aid, &AED, fire safety.
Secretary
ORANGE TRUCK SALES
07.2018 - 10.2019
- Excel and word
- Customer services
- Sales
- Social media
- Data entry.
Warehouse
CLICKINKS
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Printing orders
- Picking
- Packing
- Dispatching
- Returns department
- Receiving department
- Data entry.
Warehouse/ Shipping Supervisor
PRINTERPIX
07.2015 - 07.2016
- Consolidation
- Shipping
- Packing
- Receiving department.
Assistant
ENCHANTED GARDEN DAYCARE
01.2014 - 06.2015
- Social work
- Teaching
- Encourage children to initiate their own activities and homework
- Take care in any child needs
- Babysitting.
Sales Associate
ANDRE`S WIRELESS
12.2013 - 02.2014
- Cashier
- Customer Service.
Account Assistant
DISFAL SA
05.2013 - 07.2013
- Receipt of correspondence
- Updating files
- Sales.
Education
AS Nursing -
EDP UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico05.2024
Associate of Arts -
Seminole State College
Lake Mary12.2019
English EAP -
LA GUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LIC, NY01.2015
Economy and international business -
UNIVERSIDAD ICESI
Cali, Colombia11.2013
High School Diploma -
Sagrado Corazón De Jesús Hermanas Bethlemitas
Colombia06.2011
Skills
- Patient care, assessments, activities of daily living ADL support
- Basic life support, electronic charting and documentation, certified in CPR/AED
- Infection Control, Patient safety management, emergency response, HIPAA
- Patient relationship building, companionship and emotional support, empathy and compassionate care, dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge, healthcare ethics emotional and social support, supporting personal needs, family communication, patient observation and 1:1
- Attention to Detail, calm under stress, time management
References
Igdalia Lopez-Vazquez
Supervisor at 3 east
(347) 628 7377
Priscilla Sewpaul
Coworker RN at 3 east
(910) 987 6905
Regina Hathcock
Coworker CNA at 3 east
(386) 853 0281
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Orlando Veterans affairs hospital
09.2020 - Current
Teacher assistant
KID CITY USA
10.2019 - 08.2020
Secretary
ORANGE TRUCK SALES
07.2018 - 10.2019
Warehouse
CLICKINKS
08.2016 - 05.2018
Warehouse/ Shipping Supervisor
PRINTERPIX
07.2015 - 07.2016
Assistant
ENCHANTED GARDEN DAYCARE
01.2014 - 06.2015
Sales Associate
ANDRE`S WIRELESS
12.2013 - 02.2014
Account Assistant
DISFAL SA
05.2013 - 07.2013
AS Nursing -
EDP UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
Associate of Arts -
Seminole State College
English EAP -
LA GUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Economy and international business -
UNIVERSIDAD ICESI
High School Diploma -
Sagrado Corazón De Jesús Hermanas Bethlemitas
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