Experienced personal care professional adept at addressing physical and mental disabilities, monitoring patient needs, and providing reliable care. Highly motivated with a strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Able to work effectively unsupervised and quickly learn new skills.
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Jannell Paredes-Luna
Oxford,MI
Summary
Overview
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Flourish Collection by StorypointOakland, MI
Senior Caregiver
07.2024 - 10.2024
Job overview
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Redirected clients with memory issues, providing safety guidance protection.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
- Recognized emergencies and notified paramedics and family members.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
Blossom CollectionsOakland, MI
Senior Caregiver
04.2022 - 07.2024
Job overview
- Recognized emergencies and notified paramedics and family members.
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Redirected clients with memory issues, providing safety guidance protection.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Engaged clients by conversing and participating in activities and hobbies.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
- Collected and recorded patients' blood pressure, pulse, and respirations (TPRs) to evaluate and note basic health status.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
Quest Inc. llcLivonia, MI
Caregiver, Special Needs
08.2016 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Assisted with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
- Supported bathing, dressing and personal care needs.
- Drove clients to shop for groceries, attend doctor appointments and run errands.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Worked closely with clinical staff to support therapeutic and behavioral plans.
- Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Encouraged residents to participate in activities of daily living to enhance personal dignity.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Helped clients communicate with loved ones by typing written messages and relaying verbal messages.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
Progressive Residential ServicesLeonard, MI
Caregiver, Special Needs
10.2015 - 08.2016
Job overview
- Observed, reported and documented patient status and care provided.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Drove clients to doctors' appointments and social outings.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Consulted with client care team to continually update care plans.
Wal-Mart SupercenterNew Hudson, MI
Cashier Team Lead
06.2008 - 06.2012
Job overview
- Answered customer questions and provided store information.
- Assisted with training new cashiers and customer service team members to increase speed of onboarding.
- Scanned, priced, and bagged customer groceries quickly to keep lines moving.
- Processed payments promptly for customers to exceed productivity standards.
- Performed merchandising and signage updates during weekly and seasonal promotional changes.
- Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts.
- Counted and balanced cashier drawers.
- Welcomed customers, offering assistance to help find store items.
- Maintained work area and kept cash drawer organized.
- Established or identified prices of goods and services and tabulated bills with optical price scanners and cash registers.
- Answered phone calls to assist customers with questions and orders.
- Answered customers' questions and provided information on store procedures or policies.
- Processed efficient and accurate cash, check, debit and credit card payments using Point-of-Sale system.
- Built and maintained productive relationships with employees.
- Trained and mentored new cashiers to maximize performance with skilled, efficient and knowledgeable team members.
Kmart, Sears HoldingCommerce, MI
Retail Sales Supervisor
11.2001 - 12.2006
Job overview
- Trained newly hired employees by explaining job responsibilities and overseeing task prioritization.
- Resolved customer complaints and issues, maintaining high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Managed inventory levels, reducing stock shortages and overages.
- Utilized POS systems and inventory management software to streamline operations and improve accuracy.
- Updated visual merchandising displays to attract customers and promote sales.
- Supervised work of cashiers, training new team members and monitoring performance.
Education
Cornerstone Christian Townsend, GA
High School Diploma
01-2007
University Overview
Skills
- End of life care
- Medication Administration
- Fall prevention
- Mobility support
- Compassionate Care
- Behavior redirection
- Feeding Assistance
- Time Management
- Patient Advocacy
- Documentation And Reporting
- Activities of Daily Living
- Medication assistance
- Dementia Care
- Drawer management
- Payment Collection
- Customer Service
- Merchandise Restocking
- Check processing
- Cash Handling
- POS System Operation
- Refund handling
- Telephone management
- Customer inquiries
- Retail Merchandising
References
References
References available upon request.Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Trained and mentored twenty employees, improving performance by 40% through personalized guidance and support.
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Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteLanguages
English
Native language
Timeline
Senior Caregiver
Flourish Collection by Storypoint
07.2024 - 10.2024
Senior Caregiver
Blossom Collections
04.2022 - 07.2024
Caregiver, Special Needs
Quest Inc. llc
08.2016 - 03.2022
Caregiver, Special Needs
Progressive Residential Services
10.2015 - 08.2016
Cashier Team Lead
Wal-Mart Supercenter
06.2008 - 06.2012
Retail Sales Supervisor
Kmart, Sears Holding
11.2001 - 12.2006
Cornerstone Christian
High School Diploma
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