Karyna Vasconcelos Miguel
Milford,MA
Summary
Compassionate Home Health Aide with background in providing care to diverse patient populations in home settings. Skilled in personal care, medication management, and light housekeeping, ensuring comfort and hygiene. Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with patients, resulting in positive feedback for quality of care provided. History of effectively communicating with healthcare professionals to enhance patient wellbeing and safety.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health Aide
Rose Lowis
Milford, MA
01.2020 - 11.2024
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Provided patients and families with emotional support and instruction.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, wheelchairs or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Cared for patients by washing and ironing laundry, cleaning or assisting with personal care.
- Took initiative to ensure all tasks were completed efficiently within the designated time frame.
- Recognized emergency situations and implemented appropriate procedures.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises and assisted with daily physical therapy routines.
- Assisted with personal care activities, such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
Nursing Assistant
Genesis HealthCare
Milford, MA
09.2007 - 03.2019
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Assisted patients with daily activities under nurse's supervision to provide essential care and emotional support.
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
- Provided companionship to patients, monitored their emotional well-being, and offered reassurance when needed.
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs.
- Collected specimens for laboratory testing such as urine samples and blood draws.
- Managed supplies and restocked inventory to promote optimal availability for patient care.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Protected patient, self and others from injury during transfers, lifts and transports by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Provided assistance to medical staff during tests, treatments and emergency procedures.
- Implemented fall prevention techniques as specified in plan of care.
- Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination tables and surgical tables.
- Completed daily room cleaning and organizing to provide patients with clean environment.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Assisted patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
- Performed basic nursing skills such as changing wound dressings and administering enemas.
- Engaged with patient family and friends to provide courteous visit experience.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Reported environmental risks or equipment malfunctions to supervisor.
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
Education
High School Diploma -
Colegio Objetivo
Fortaleza,CE-Brazil12-1995
Skills
- Compassionate Patient Support
- Behavioral Guidance
- Clothing Guidance
- Mobility Management
- Patient Record Management
- Bathing assistance
- Light housekeeping
- Infection control
- Safety Compliance Guidelines
- Mobility support
- Schedule management
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Ambulation assistance
- Behavior redirection
- Spiritual support and companionship
- Emotional support
- Wound care
- Feeding assistance
- Patient care
- Toileting assistance
- First aid and safety
- Patient lifting techniques
- Medication organization
- [State] Driver's license
- Dressing assistance
- Medication administration
- Safety procedures
Certification
CNA Certificate
Languages
Portuguese
Professional
English
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Home Health Aide
Rose Lowis
01.2020 - 11.2024
Nursing Assistant
Genesis HealthCare
09.2007 - 03.2019
High School Diploma -
Colegio Objetivo
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