Esther Palacios
Certified Nurse Assistant
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
California Rehabilitation Institute
01.2024 - Current
- Duties: Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment. Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing. Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives. Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs. Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Emergency Registry Nursing Services
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Centinela Hospital acute services such as an emergency department or specialist trauma center, burn unit, surgery, or urgent care. Responsibilities included vital signs, specimens, hygiene/skin care routines, front desk clerical, setting appointments, patient transfers, managing phones.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Vernon HealthCare
01.2023 - 10.2023
- At this Facility, I delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding, and grooming tasks. Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls. Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients. Utilized PPE appropriately and followed patient safety and infection control guidelines. Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.
Deli Clerk/Cashier/Customer Service
Ralphs Grocery Store
10.2017 - 05.2022
- Deli Clerk / Customer service / Retail – Responsibilities assist shoppers at the deli counter by recommending foods, providing samples of meats and cheeses, cutting, weighing, packaging, and pricing meats and cheeses, and responding to customer inquiries and requests. They also maintain clean work areas, update displays, and inform customers about specials, promotions, and new items.
Receptionist / Office Clerk
Department Of Mental Health Human Resources
02.2017 - 06.2017
- Greet clients warmly and answer phones, Assist the office in filing duties, Perform basic bookkeeping duties, Reroute calls to appropriate quarters, Hang company policies on walls around the office, Operate office machines like personal computers, scanners, photocopiers, facsimile machines and voicemail systems, Retrieve files for personnel, Take and deliver messages, Sort as well as distribute incoming mail, Obey all safety procedures, Maintain all reporting documentation and logs and, pay attention to detail, Perform other duties assigned and take part in cross-training, Operate copy, scanning and mailing equipment, Demonstrate friendly and cooperative attitude and maintain high level of customer care, Scan incoming mail to recipients, Perform file pulls and purges, Enter information into spreadsheets daily.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Westways Staffing Services
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Responsibilities included but are not limited to taking vital signs, providing patient care such as hygiene/skincare routines and repositioning. As well as patient sitter one to one patient care with confuse patients and psych patients. At this registry was sent to work at these facilities: Huntington Memorial Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, and Alhambra Medical Center.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
03.2014 - 04.2015
- Worked in the DOU / PCU - responsibilities included taking vital signs, providing patient care such as hygiene/skincare routines and repositioning, charting/documenting patient care in the hospital internal system, aided with clerical duties, assisted RN's and physicians with medical procedures such as Foley catheter placement, IV placement and wound care dressing change.
Certified Nursing Assistant
St. Francis Medical Center
08.2011 - 11.2014
- Responsibilities included taking vital signs, providing patient care, assisting RN's and physicians with medical procedures, charting/documenting patient care in the hospital internal system and provide assistance with clerical duties.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Mediscan Staffing (Registry Service)
08.2011 - 10.2012
- LAC-USC Medical Center Responsibilities included vital signs, specimens, hygiene/skin care routines, front desk clerical, setting appointments, patient transfers, managing phones
Certified Nursing Assistant
Maxim Staffing Solutions (Registry Service)
07.2008 - 07.2011
- Responsibilities included taking vital signs, providing patient care, assisting RN's and physicians with medical procedures, charting/documenting patient care in the hospital internal system and provide assistance with clerical duties. At this registry they sent me to work at patients' homes as hospices, at middle or elementary schools in the City of Santa Monica for kids with special needs and they also start me of working with LAC-USC Medical Center until my contract with them finish.
Education
Associate In Arts (A.A.) - Nursing Candidate
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Los Angeles, CA06-2027
High School Diploma - undefined
Downey Adult School
Downey, CA06.2019
Certification In Certified Nurse Assistant - undefined
Genoa Health Institute
Los Angeles, CA05.2008
Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, MSWord, Excel
- Excellent customer service
- Detail oriented and great organizational abilities
- Ability to multi-task
- Type 35 WPM
- Disciplined work ethic
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
California Rehabilitation Institute
01.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Vernon HealthCare
01.2023 - 10.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Emergency Registry Nursing Services
11.2022 - 11.2023
Deli Clerk/Cashier/Customer Service
Ralphs Grocery Store
10.2017 - 05.2022
Receptionist / Office Clerk
Department Of Mental Health Human Resources
02.2017 - 06.2017
Certified Nursing Assistant
Westways Staffing Services
10.2015 - 10.2016
Certified Nursing Assistant
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
03.2014 - 04.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
St. Francis Medical Center
08.2011 - 11.2014
Certified Nursing Assistant
Mediscan Staffing (Registry Service)
08.2011 - 10.2012
Certified Nursing Assistant
Maxim Staffing Solutions (Registry Service)
07.2008 - 07.2011
High School Diploma - undefined
Downey Adult School
Certification In Certified Nurse Assistant - undefined
Genoa Health Institute
Associate In Arts (A.A.) - Nursing Candidate
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
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