Maria Echeverria
Antioch,CA
Summary
Kind Caregiver with experience addressing physical and emotional needs. Familiar with scheduling and managing appointments, coordinating household support and offering caring companionship. Well-organized with medications and physically fit to handle any client need.
Multi-talented Personal Care Aide with 9 years supporting patients with tasks of daily living. Skilled at caring for patients' healthcare needs, grooming, bathing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and light housekeeping. Professional and clear communicator when instructing and assisting patients as well as when reporting information to supervisors or families .
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Caregiver
Beverly
Pleasant Hill, CA
02.2020 - Current
- Assisted elderly clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming and meal preparation.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as laundry, tidying up living spaces and changing bed linens.
- Helped clients maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercise programs tailored to their needs.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Assisted patients with daily personal hygiene.
- Provided companionship to elderly clients by engaging in conversation and accompanying them on errands or outings.
- Transported clients to doctor appointments, grocery stores, and other necessary destinations.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and glucose levels.
Private Caregiver
Raju
San Ramom, CA
05.2023 - 11.2023
- Assisted elderly clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming and meal preparation.
- Provided companionship to elderly clients by engaging in conversation and accompanying them on errands or outings.
- Transported clients to doctor appointments, grocery stores, and other necessary destinations.
- Provided companionship, emotional support, and comfort to patients and families.
- Assisted with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Educated patient's family members on end-of-life care needs.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care activities including assessments, treatments, medications administered.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal quality of life for the patient.
- Encouraged family members to participate in the patient's care plan and provided emotional support during difficult times.
- Respected cultural diversity while providing hospice care services.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as changing bed linens, vacuuming carpets, cleaning bathrooms., as needed by the patient or family member.
- Supported families through the transition process following the death of a loved one.
- Supported grieving families by offering listening ear, compassion and kindness.
- Assisted terminally ill patients with bathing, grooming and dressing.
- Moved patients carefully into different positions to promote better body alignment and comfort.
- Helped patients maintain dignity during difficult times.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
Private Caregiver
Saket
San Ramon, CA
01.2021 - 10.2023
- Assisted elderly clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming and meal preparation.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and glucose levels.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as laundry, tidying up living spaces and changing bed linens.
- Conducted regular safety assessments of homes in order to identify any potential hazards that could cause harm.
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Made beds, swept floors and sanitized surfaces to support activities of daily living.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Engaged with patients and families to provide emotional support and daily living instruction.
- Maintained daily living standards by assisting clients with personal hygiene needs.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
Caregiver
Carlton Senior Living
Pleasant Hill, CA
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Assisted elderly clients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Provided companionship for elderly clients by engaging in conversation and participating in recreational activities.
- Transported clients to doctor appointments and other errands using wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Assisted with ambulation by providing support during transfers from bed to chair or wheelchair.
- Encouraged independence while promoting self-care skills such as bathing, grooming and toileting needs.
- Provided emotional support for clients who were experiencing depression or anxiety due to their illness or disability.
- Educated families about available resources for home health care services in the local community.
- Respected the rights of each individual client while maintaining confidentiality of all personal information.
- Observed changes in behavior or physical condition that may require medical attention and reported them promptly to supervisor.
- Supported bathing, dressing and personal care needs.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
Education
CNA - Nursing
Pass Institude
Antioch, CA02-2024
Home Health Aide - Nursing
Pass Institude
Antioch, CA11-2023
High School Diploma -
Mouth Diablo Hight School
Concord, CA06-2014
Skills
- Care plan assessment
- First aid and safety
- Patient transportation
- Progress Documentation
- Meal Preparation
- Feeding Assistance
- ADL support
- Light Housekeeping
- Patient Care
- Client safety and first aid
- Behavioral support
- Compassionate client care
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Toileting assistance
- Mobility support
- Ambulation Assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Infection Control
- Clinical skills
- First-aid and CPR
- Monitoring fluids
- Condition Monitoring
- Infection control procedures
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Quality Assurance
- Mobility Assistance
- Electronic Charting
- Patient-focused care
- Patient Lifting
- HIPAA Compliance
- Safety Precautions
- Outpatient Care
- Range of motion exercises
- Collecting vital signs
- Compassionate
- Able to lift
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Specimen Collection
- Helping with medication
- Family support and assistance
- Preparing meals
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Compassion and Empathy
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Compassionate communication
- Maintaining confidentiality
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Raju
05.2023 - 11.2023
Private Caregiver
Saket
01.2021 - 10.2023
Private Caregiver
Beverly
02.2020 - Current
Caregiver
Carlton Senior Living
01.2017 - 07.2018
CNA - Nursing
Pass Institude
Home Health Aide - Nursing
Pass Institude
High School Diploma -
Mouth Diablo Hight School