Marco Meza
Advanced Equipment & Clinical Care: Operating specialized respiratory machinery like nebulizers and cough assist, managing G-tube feeding, and setting up oxygen therapy. Mobility therapy.Mobility & Safe Transfers: Executing strict 2-hour turning schedules to maintain skin integrity and using mechanical lifts for safe, injury-free patient transfers.Daily Patient Support (ADLs): Assisting with comprehensive personal hygiene, routine grooming, and direct feeding while maintaining the patient's dignity.Safety & Monitoring: Keeping a meticulous eye on subtle changes in patient condition, tracking intake/output, and managing high-risk safety scenarios calmly during critical overnight hours.
Work History
Care Giver
2 Years 8 MonthsPROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dependable and highly experienced Healthcare Professional with 10 years of dedicated caregiving experience, including 2 years of specialized In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) work. Proven track record of delivering compassionate, safe, and high-quality direct bedside care to diverse patient populations. Specialized in maintaining exceptional safety standards, monitoring patient vitals, and assisting with physical mobility and transfers. Actively seeking a permanent Night Shift (NOC) Patient Care Assistant / Patient Care Technician position within a fast-paced acute care hospital environment. Fully available for 12-hour overnight rotations, weekends, and holiday schedules.
CORE SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Patient Care Support: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), feeding assistance, turning/repositioning, and routine hygiene care.
- Mobility & Safety: Safe patient transfers, ambulation support, fall prevention strategies, and continuous visual/video patient monitoring.
- Clinical Knowledge: Tracking patient nutritional/elimination outputs, recognizing subtle changes in patient condition, and emergency response.
- Communication & Collaboration: Smooth shift handovers, seamless collaboration with Registered Nurses (RNs) and medical staff, and clear documentation.
- Operational Adaptability: Comfortable working independent night shifts, high-volume care settings, and managing high-acuity patient rooms.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) | San Francisco, CA
Caregiver / Home Care Provider | 2024 – Present
- Deliver comprehensive daily care and physical support for clients with complex health needs, ensuring maximum comfort, safety, and dignity.
- Monitor, track, and document vital health details, reporting significant changes in patient status immediately to families and medical coordinators.
- Assist clients with safe mobility, therapeutic transfers, and positional adjustments to actively prevent falls and skin breakdown.
- Manage medication schedules, prepare prescribed nutritional meals, and maintain a sterile, organized living environment.
PRIVATE CAREGIVING SERVICES | San Francisco, CA
Lead Caregiver / Patient Care Assistant | 2016 – 2024
- Provided eight years of high-quality personalized care and companion services to elderly and high-acuity clients across the Bay Area.
- Managed physical transfers, executed active range-of-motion exercises, and assisted with all primary activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Built exceptional trust and communication pathways with clients, families, and visiting home health nurses to coordinate optimal care.
- Maintained calm, analytical problem-solving skills during overnight shifts, handling immediate safety issues and medical needs smoothly.