Paula De Los Reyes
Houston,TX
Summary
Compassionate and skillful Patient Care Assistant who specializes in providing personalized care to patients, focusing on comfort, safety, professional bedside manner and patient dignity. Highly motivated individual seeking a position where I can implement my skills to provide top quality, patient-centered care and demonstrate my ability to execute superior work in various health care settings. Compassionate healthcare professional with a focus on patient care, highly productive in fast-paced environments and proficient at completing tasks efficiently. Specialized skills include vital signs monitoring, patient hygiene assistance, and medication administration. Excel in communication, empathy, and teamwork, ensuring optimal patient comfort and support.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Assistant
Houston Methodist Hospital
08.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Cardiac Failure Unit
- Provides quality patient care under direct supervision of RNs
- Accurately assessing and documenting vital signs, which is highly crucial for providing high-quality patient care and identifying potential health problems.
- Assists patients in transferring, repositioning, alignment and ambulation
- Accommodates patient's needs through responding appropriately to their verbal/nonverbal expressions of needs
- "Consistently performed accurate EKG's on diverse patient populations, ensuring proper electrode placement and quality tracings for physician interpretation
Personal Care Assistant
Anity Care
Virginia Beach, USA
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Virginia Beach VA
- Travels and works as a Home Health Aide
- Monitors clients' health and well-being and caters to their personal needs
- Assisted clients with their daily activities of living such as bathing, eating etc
- And accompanies them to their medical appointments and outside errands
Caregiver
The Auberge at Vintage Lake
Houston, USA
05.2019 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Houston TX
- Responded appropriately to physical, emotional and psychological needs of the residents with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease; assisted in engaging residents in social and recreational activities to increase their independence and mobility
- Followed residents' health plans and offered direct care in a 100+ bed facility, also administered First Aid care under the nurses' supervision
Call Center Loan Representative
CMSI, Power Finance INC.
Houston, USA
07.2014 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: Houston TX
- Handled clients' inquiries diplomatically and obtained pertinent information to determine their loan eligibility by associating their data to the selected criteria and informing them upon the approval or denial of their loan requests
Patient Care Assistant
MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL CITY
Houston, USA
01.2014 - 07.2014
- Company Overview: Houston TX
- Performed delegated patient care tasks in compliance with nursing standards and best practices as directed by the registered nurses on duty
- Assisted in maintaining patients' rooms as well as adhering to established health care safety and infection control standards
- Recorded patients' vital signs, weight measurement and assisted in collecting patients' medical histories
Senior Cabin Supervisor/Flight Attendant
QATAR AIRWAYS
Doha, Qatar
05.2008 - 03.2013
- Company Overview: Doha Qatar
- Delivered quality service to one of the fastest growing 5-star airlines in the Middle East; managed staff of 8-10 crew members during flight duties
- Corresponded to customers' needs and addressed complaints while providing accurate information and resolving issues in a timely manner
- Administered and adhered to first aid procedures during medical and non-medical situations onboard the flights
- Also oversaw airline reports and passenger manifests to provide inputs to revisions of the airline's safety and service manuals
- Doha Qatar
CNA Graduate
Springville Academy
Houston, USA
09.2021
- Company Overview: Houston TX
- Nursing Aide certified to perform skills such as reading and recording patients' vital signs, monitoring and helping patients/residents with their ADLs, positioning residents for comfort and safety while providing reassurance and encouragement
- Trained on assisting residents on how to get in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment ensuring their safety as the top priority
Education
Nursing Aid Certification -
Springville Academy
Houston, TX09.2021
earned college credits
Houston Community College
01.2016
Associate - Health and Science Education
University of Perpetual Help System
Binan, Laguna, Philippines03.2006
Skills
- Multicultural Clientele Experience
- Excellent Customer Service
- Administration of Basic Nursing Care Procedures
- Patient Care Experience on Alzheimer's and Dementia Residents
- Strong Communication Skills
Timeline
Patient Care Assistant
Houston Methodist Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Anity Care
11.2021 - 08.2022
CNA Graduate
Springville Academy
09.2021
Caregiver
The Auberge at Vintage Lake
05.2019 - 03.2020
Call Center Loan Representative
CMSI, Power Finance INC.
07.2014 - 06.2018
Patient Care Assistant
MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL CITY
01.2014 - 07.2014
Senior Cabin Supervisor/Flight Attendant
QATAR AIRWAYS
05.2008 - 03.2013
Nursing Aid Certification -
Springville Academy
earned college credits
Houston Community College
Associate - Health and Science Education
University of Perpetual Help System
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