Karen Bustillos
Upland,CA
Summary
Compassionate healthcare professional with a focus on patient care, highly productive in fast-paced environments and proficient at completing tasks efficiently. Specialized skills include vital signs monitoring, patient hygiene assistance, and medication administration. Excel in communication, empathy, and teamwork, ensuring optimal patient comfort and support.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
CNA
Summer Dreams assistant Living
Rancho Cucamonga, California
10.2018 - 12.2024
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
Psychiatric Technician Assistant
Metropolitan State Hospital
Norwalk, CA
11.2014 - 07.2023
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Implemented de-escalation techniques to manage aggressive behavior.
- Conducted initial patient interviews and assessments.
Psychiatric Technician Assistant
Veterans Hospital
Barstow, CA
09.2012 - 09.2013
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Implemented de-escalation techniques to manage aggressive behavior.
- Conducted initial patient interviews and assessments.
CNA
Lanterman Developmental Center
Pomona, CA
07.2000 - 06.2013
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
Education
Cna/Home Health Aide -
La Puente Rop Center
La Puente, CA05-1996
Skills
- Toileting assistance
- Compassion and empathy
- Critical thinking
- Bathing assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Team collaboration
- Medication assistance
- Lifting and transferring
Timeline
CNA
Summer Dreams assistant Living
10.2018 - 12.2024
Psychiatric Technician Assistant
Metropolitan State Hospital
11.2014 - 07.2023
Psychiatric Technician Assistant
Veterans Hospital
09.2012 - 09.2013
CNA
Lanterman Developmental Center
07.2000 - 06.2013
Cna/Home Health Aide -
La Puente Rop Center