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Giovana Lozada

Reading,PA

Summary

Certified nurse aide with 22 years experience in long term care facility and two rehabilitation hospitals. Job focus on the physical and sometimes mental wellness of patients with dementia, Alzheimer's, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, quadriplegia and hemiplegia, joint replacement, wound V.A.C, stroke, traumatic brain injury, motor vehicle accidents and victims of violence such as gunshot or stab patients. Assisting with activities of daily living, proper transfer techniques, education on diabetes and other diagnosis, and supporting patient and family during their stay at facility.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Nurse Aide/Personal Care Aide

Reading Health Network
Sixth Avenue and Spruce Street
09.2004 - Current
  • Assisted patients with daily functions.
  • Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
  • Followed infection control procedures.
  • Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
  • Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
  • Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
  • Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
  • Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.

Certified Nurse Aide

Healthsouth Reading Rehabilitation Hospital
1623 Morgantown Road
08.1999 - 08.2003
  • Followed infection control procedures.
  • Assisted patients with daily functions.
  • Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
  • Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
  • Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
  • Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
  • Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
  • Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.

Certified Nurse Aide

Wyomissing Nursing and Rehab Center
1000 East Wyomissing Blvd.
11.1992 - 08.1999
  • Followed infection control procedures.
  • Assisted patients with daily functions.
  • Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
  • Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
  • Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
  • Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
  • Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
  • Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.

Education

Medical Assisting - Medical Assisting

Berks Career and Technology
2015

Certified Nurse Aide - Nursing

Reading -Muhlenberg Vocational Technical School
1994

Skills

  • Patient/family focused
  • Patient positioning competency
  • Feeding assistance aptness
  • Tracheotomy care
  • Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
  • Proper catheter insertion/removal

Excellent communications skills     Easily adapts to environment        Job success a priority                   Patient oriented work ethics         

Additional Information

    I was on the hand hygiene committee for 3 years with our Infection Prevention program assisting with surveys at The Reading Rehab hospital and attending monthly meetings to discuss all aspects of our findings from each unit. I was part of the NDT training staff as well, assisting to teach staff proper transfer techniques will all patients including quadriplegic, hemiplegic, stroke and traumatic brain injury patients. Was also part of "Sunshine club" as an effort to boost morale with fellow employees and worked together with two others on the Employee of the month program.                                           

Timeline

Certified Nurse Aide/Personal Care Aide

Reading Health Network
09.2004 - Current

Certified Nurse Aide

Healthsouth Reading Rehabilitation Hospital
08.1999 - 08.2003

Certified Nurse Aide

Wyomissing Nursing and Rehab Center
11.1992 - 08.1999

Medical Assisting - Medical Assisting

Berks Career and Technology

Certified Nurse Aide - Nursing

Reading -Muhlenberg Vocational Technical School

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