Kayla Juste
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate aspiring nurse with progressive career history in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environments. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Young Brilliant Minds Academy
2023.07 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
In-Home Caretaker
Consumer-Directed Care Plus
2021.02 - 2023.06
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
- Completed household tasks by assisting with laundry, and light housekeeping.
- Assisted clients with physical therapy exercises.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
COVID Shelter Assistant
Mano En Mano
2020.08 - 2020.10
- Protect the health and safety of migrant workers
- Provide shelter for individuals who received a positive COVID-19 test, or had been exposed to the virus and needed a place to quarantine safely
- Translated medical information in Haitian Creole about COVID- 19 testing and other health information.
- Provided workers with breakfast and lunch.
Medical Translator
Little Haiti Health Fair
2018.08 - 2019.11
- Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
- Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
- Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
- Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
- Translated documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
Orphanage Volunteer
Bel Timoun Orphanage
2016.05 - 2018.08
- Assisted in conducting needs assessments to identify key areas of service needs.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community organizations and agencies.
- Facilitated outreach activities to build community awareness.
- Facilitated communication between clients and other service providers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL05.2023
High School Diploma -
Everglades High School
Miramar, FL05.2018
Skills
Active listening and communication, leadership, problem-solving, time management,adaptability, collaboration and teamwork.
Languages
Haitian Creole
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teacher
Young Brilliant Minds Academy
2023.07 - Current
In-Home Caretaker
Consumer-Directed Care Plus
2021.02 - 2023.06
COVID Shelter Assistant
Mano En Mano
2020.08 - 2020.10
Medical Translator
Little Haiti Health Fair
2018.08 - 2019.11
Orphanage Volunteer
Bel Timoun Orphanage
2016.05 - 2018.08
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Florida Atlantic University
High School Diploma -
Everglades High School
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