Kiana Melton
Glendora,CA
Summary
Well-organized Residential Technician successful in managing special needs individuals in a group home setting. A multi-year background providing direct resident care, from administering medications to performing housekeeping and shopping duties. Able to work a flexible schedule, including overnights, holidays, evenings, and weekends.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Technician
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Pomona, California
01.2023 - Current
- Assisted clients who have brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, parapalegic, stroke, neurological diseases or disorders, amputations, orthopedic difficulties, multiple traumatic injuries, chronic pain, non-healing wounds and burns, chronic pulmonary diseases.
- Assisted nurses with daily patient care, including dressing wounds and providing hygiene assistance.
- Performed vital signs checks such as blood pressure and temperature readings for patients.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory analysis.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to requests from patients in a timely manner.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Assisted with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative activities per physician orders.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS PHARMACY
Monrovia, CA
12.2021 - Current
- Input patient and prescription information to produce product labels and assist in prescription filling process
- Calculated prices for prescriptions or non-prescription drugs to process payment on POS system
- Handled doctor calls and medication deliveries in facilitation of prescription orders
- Selected drug and quantity, delivering items to pharmacist for review and dispensing
- Organized medications for dispensing by profiling prescriptions and calculating quantities
- Triaged incoming phone calls, assisting callers or escalating therapeutic inquiries to pharmacists
- Selected appropriate medicine and measured dosages to fill prescriptions under pharmacist direction
- Processed claims for third-party prescription services
Caregiver
PASADENA HIGHLANDS, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
Pasadena, CA
11.2018 - 08.2021
- Assisted residents in and out of bed and wheelchairs, using safe lifting and transferring techniques
- Assisted residents in activities of daily living to maintain health and dignity
- Offered safety guidance protection to increase mobility for clients with impaired judgment
- Reported health changes and provided proper documentation to appropriate staff
Caregiver
MOUNTAIN VIEW TERRACE
Duarte, CA
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Preventative Care (Vital Signs, Wound Care, Medication Administration
- Daily Documentation & Reporting of all Resident Activity, Mental Acuity, and Physical Well Being
- Worked in cooperation with family and outside providers to meet physical and emotional needs of patient
- Read and contributed to shift reports and care notes
Education
High School Diploma -
Glendora High School
07-2010
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Infection control procedures
- Mobility Assistance
- Direct Patient Care
- Observing responses
- Patient Lifting
Timeline
Residential Technician
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
CVS PHARMACY
12.2021 - Current
Caregiver
PASADENA HIGHLANDS, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
11.2018 - 08.2021
Caregiver
MOUNTAIN VIEW TERRACE
05.2016 - 09.2018
High School Diploma -
Glendora High School