La'Shala Newton
Lake City,FL
Summary
Hardworking childcare professional experienced in planning lessons, handling dietary restrictions and maintaining tidy work areas. Familiar with needs of children from infancy to early elementary ages. Certified in CPR and First Aid. Committed and devoted to giving children warm and nurturing environments. Skilled in organizing and leading educational activities, monitoring behavior and preparing healthy meals to meet nutrition requirements. Observant, caring and hardworking with focus on promoting development and wellbeing.
Personable and compassionate with natural ability to connect with patients and provide high-quality care. Knowledge of basic medical terminology and patient care techniques, combined with proficiency in vital signs monitoring and personal hygiene assistance. Dedicated to enhancing patient comfort and well-being through attentive and empathetic support.
Professional caregiver with experience delivering patient-centered care in fast-paced environments. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and providing emotional support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and skilled in using medical equipment and following care plans.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Northeast Florida State Hospital
Macclenny, FL
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Observing patients for significant changes in vital signs and behavior
- Feeding, and charting progress
- Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with daily care
- Monitors patients to ensure patients remain in assigned areas and aids or restrains patients to prevent injuries
- Demonstrates and assists patients in bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Accompanies patients to and from wards for medical and dental treatments, shopping trips, and to religious and recreational events
- Preserving the rights, safety and security of people served via Observation, Communication and Intervention
- Ensure safety when a person served is exhibiting a behavior dangerous to self or others, which may involve the use of physical holds and placing people served in a seclusion room or mechanical restraints
- Serve as a personal advocate by communicating with other service team members and documenting information relative to psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery of people on assigned unit
Certified Nursing Assistant
Northeast Florida Treatment and Evaluation Center
Gainesville, FL
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Increased patient engagement by organizing recreational and therapeutic activities.
Child Caregiver
Jewels Little Rascals
Lake City, FL
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Recorded information about behavior, food served, and medications administered
- Observed and monitored play to identify developmental strengths and target areas for enrichment activities
- Balanced schedules to provide optimal rest, play and educational periods
- Helped prepare meals, snacks and refreshments for children, accounting for individual dietary needs and restrictions
- Cleaned toys, play equipment, dishes and other surfaces to keep facility sanitary
- Cared for up to 6 children ranging in age from 6 weeks to a year old
- Led children in tidying up and hand washing to teach responsibility
- Developed and implemented lesson plans based on ages and abilities of class children
- Organized and planned age-appropriate lessons involving reading, crafts, and fine motor skills
- Used techniques such as positive reinforcement and behavior modeling with instill discipline in children
- Established and maintained safe, supportive and welcoming environments for children of all backgrounds
- Read stories to children, facilitated discussions and tied books into learning opportunities
- Promoted physical, emotional, intellectual and social development through well-planned classroom lessons, games and outside activities
- Communicated with parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors and upcoming events
- Managed administrative program tasks such as taking attendance, updating logs and tracking supplies
- Maintained organized and clean classroom and work areas
- Cleaned up spills promptly and conducted thorough sanitizing every day to control infections
- Updated detailed records for each child with information such as daily observations, meals served and medications administered
Housekeeping Supervisor
Shands Medical Center
Lake City, FL
02.2018 - 02.2019
- Supervised and supported all new personnel to maximize quality of service and performance
- Supervised employees and developed training programs to ensure maximum performance
- Reviewed employee performance and devised improvement plans
- Sustained safety protocols, ensuring proper and cost-effective equipment and material usage
- Submitted repair requests to maintenance team
Assistant Housekeeper
Fairfield Inn By Marriott
Lake City, FL
12.2017 - 07.2018
- Logged and documented cleaning activities and reported on issues
- Followed hotel cleanliness, professionalism and customer service standards
- Replaced linens and made beds efficiently to meet demanding daily schedules
- Exceeded company standards for cleanliness, sanitation and presentation
- Verified each completed room against standard plans to maintain consistency
- Contributed recommendations to leadership team to improve cleaning procedures
- Added new soaps, shampoos and other amenities to each room
- Resolved guest issues with room quality and cleanliness to improve satisfaction and service
- Partnered with housekeeping team to maintain compliance with OSHA requirements and risk management protocol
- Removed soiled linens from guest rooms, replacing with fresh towels, sheets and toiletries
- Used dusting and polishing skills to leave clean and shiny appearance on all surfaces
- Disposed of hazardous materials in appropriate containers
- Inspected public bathrooms on an hourly basis
- Removed used sheets and bathroom items
- Returned vacant rooms to occupant-ready status by deep cleaning, changing linens, restocking inventory and removing trash
- Provided deep cleaning services for areas in need of additional sanitation
- Removed all trash from guest rooms, including emptying wastebaskets and properly disposing of all soiled linen
- Requested maintenance orders to fix non-working equipment and address any room damage
- Dusted and vacuumed rooms
Education
Diploma -
Columbia High School
Lake City, FL05.2010
Skills
- Activities leadership
- Early education
- Social development
- Care planning
- Sanitation understanding
- Lesson plan development
- Housekeeping abilities
- Early childhood knowledge
- Communications
- First Aid/CPR
- Patient care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Helping with medication
- CNA certification
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Northeast Florida State Hospital
09.2022 - 04.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Northeast Florida Treatment and Evaluation Center
05.2022 - 08.2022
Child Caregiver
Jewels Little Rascals
04.2019 - 12.2019
Housekeeping Supervisor
Shands Medical Center
02.2018 - 02.2019
Assistant Housekeeper
Fairfield Inn By Marriott
12.2017 - 07.2018
Diploma -
Columbia High School