Margarita Wisotsky
Queens,NY
Summary
Dedicated Personal Caregiver with proven expertise in patient care, medication administration, and providing emotional support, honed across roles. Excelled in palliative care and fostering patient independence, significantly enhancing client satisfaction. Skilled in safe driving and demonstrating unparalleled compassion and empathy, ensuring optimal patient well-being and safety. Energetic Nurse Aide with 25 years of experience providing comprehensive support and care to patients. Committed to increasing treatment knowledge through hands-on learning for professional development. Skillful in solving complex problems and staying calm in emergency situations. Expertise in handling patient with brain meningitis and quadrupeds patient.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Caregiver
Shulamit Dhardation
12.2013 - Current
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
Personal Caregiver
Samuel Biondo
03.2016 - 08.2021
- Improved client satisfaction by providing personalized care and attention to their unique needs.
- Promoted client health by assisting with daily hygiene tasks, medication administration, and regular exercise routines.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Administered medication as directed by physician.
- Implemented creative strategies to keep clients engaged in activities that promoted cognitive functioning and mental stimulation.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Efficiently managed schedules, coordinating appointments with healthcare providers while minimizing disruptions to clients'' daily routines.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
Personal Caregiver
Veronica Leitgen and Father George Leitgen
02.2004 - 06.2013
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Assisted with meal planning and preparation according to dietary restrictions, meeting nutritional needs while adhering to personal preferences.
- Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals.
- Transported patients to medical appointments and social outings, fostering community engagement and overall wellbeing.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
- Monitored vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any abnormalities or concerns to supervising nurse or physician.
- Constructed cognitively stimulating activities.
- Trained new staff members on best practices for home health care.
- Scheduled and coordinated medical appointments.
- Developed and implemented care plans for clients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego Community College
Camino, CASkills
- Medication organization
- Compassionate Care
- Bedridden care
- Incapacitation care
- Safe Driving
- Patient Care
- First Aid Training
- Emergency Care
- Palliative Care
- Taking vitals
- Compassion and Empathy
- Medication Administration
Accomplishments
- President of Philippine independence day incorporated (PDIC)
- President of Boys and Girls Club in NY and NJ
- Managed and Supervised my team (12 members).
Affiliations
- Chinese American N.Y. Association
- Aides at Home NY Association
- ETC
Certification
- PCA - Personal Care Aide
- Certified Nurse Aide
- Certified Home Health Aide
- Certified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Personal Caregiver
Samuel Biondo
03.2016 - 08.2021
Personal Caregiver
Shulamit Dhardation
12.2013 - Current
Personal Caregiver
Veronica Leitgen and Father George Leitgen
02.2004 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Diego Community College