Paola Garza

• Identified learning difficulties or disabilities affecting student progress and implemented targeted interventions and accommodations to enhance learning outcomes.
• Collaborated with general education teachers, parents, and support staff to effectively implement IEPs and monitor student progress towards educational goals.

South Texas Health System McAllen

Edinburg Children's Hospital

Knapp Medical Center

• Administered medications
• Assisted with wound care, foley catheter care, NG tube management, patient mobility

STHS Women's corner

• Labor and Delivery Unit
• Nursery
• Postpartum
• Assisted with postpartum care, newborn assessments
• Patient Education on breastfeeding, newborn care and discharge teaching

Edinburg Children's Hospital - Pediatrics

• Performed age-appropriate assessments and medication calculations
• Assisted with family centered care
• Assisted with triage assessment in the ER by obtaining vital signs and identifying chief complaints under RN supervision

South Texas Health System Behavioral - Mental Health

• Provided therapeutic communication
• Assisted in maintaining patient safety and de-escalation techniques

Edinburg Children's Hospital - Pediatrics - Preceptorship

• Collaborated with the healthcare team to prioritize patient care
• Practiced delegation, time management and bedside handoff report