Margaret Barrios
Palmer,AK
Summary
I am a hardworking punctual person who enjoys working with geriatric population and provide holistic care for my patients and their families. Each individual person is unique which has made me to become flexible to my patients needs in order to be able to provide the best care possible.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Mcgregor House
10.2022 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Colony Manor
06.2015 - Current
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands and household chores.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles.
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Entertained, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Changed dressings, bandages and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Helped patients care for themselves by teaching proper, safe use of ambulation assistive devices such as canes or walkers.
- Maintained frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance.
Education
No Degree -
Cajon High School
San Bernardino, CA06.2000
Skills
- Mobility Support
- Ability to Lift Clients
- Patient Ambulation
- Service Documentation
- Compassionate Patient Care
- Attentive to People
- Ability to Lift
- Convalescence Support
- First Aid Certification
- Caring Companionship
- Bedside Care
- Incapacitation Care
- Personal Grooming Care
- Personal Service
- Range of Motion Exercises
- Problem Identification
- Personal Care Assistance
- Medication Management
- Behavior Redirection
- Glucose Testing
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Dental Care
- Daily Logs
- Emergency Situations
- Bed Transfers
- Prosthetic Attachment and Removal
- Toileting Assistance
- Walker and Cane Instruction
- Personal Oxygen Delivery
- Skin Care
- Communication Assistance
- Incontinence Care
- Wound Care
- Post-Mortem Care
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Mcgregor House
10.2022 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Colony Manor
06.2015 - Current
No Degree -
Cajon High School
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