Pavielle Wiggins
Gainesville,FL
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Direct Care Aide
Victory Provider Companion Services
Gainesville
03.2021 - Current
- Helped with home management tasks, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and routine cleaning.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
- Transported patients safely to appointments, recreational activities, or other destinations as needed.
Phlebotomist
Vista Laboratories
Gainesville
02.2019 - 06.2022
- Collected samples from 100 patients a day
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
Direct Care Aide
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Assist patients with activities of daily living
- Enter patients' information into database
- Record vital signs
- Substantial knowledge of psychiatric and rehabilitation of people with mental illness.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Kept clients engaged in social networks and communities for personal health and growth.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Administered medications according to prescribed schedules and monitored for side effects or complications.
- Actively participated in staff meetings and trainings to continually improve knowledge and skills in direct care provision.
- Ensured timely response to emergency situations by remaining knowledgeable about protocols and first aid procedures.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
PCA/Caregiver
HCP Home Health Agency
07.2011 - 03.2016
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Ensured proper hygiene practices were followed by assisting with bathing, grooming tasks.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families to provide updates on progress and address concerns collaboratively.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Prevented bedsores through regular repositioning and skin assessments of at-risk patients.
- Managed challenging behaviors in dementia patients using de-escalation techniques, creating a calm atmosphere within the care setting.
- Enhanced patient mobility by assisting with transfers, ambulation, and range of motion exercises.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic medical records, ensuring continuity of care among healthcare providers.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
Education
Ged -
Newberry, FL06.2005
Skills
- Phlebotomy
- Blood sampling
- Customer service
- Laboratory experience
- Venipuncture
- Triage
- Basic IV
- Epic
- EMR systems
- ADLs
- Hospital experience
- Vital signs
- Medical terminology
- Experience administering injections
- Critical care experience
- Medication administration
- Patient care
- CPR
- Organizational skills
- Computer skills
- Communication skills
- Patient service
- Anatomy knowledge
- Elderly Care
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Dementia Care
- Housekeeping tasks
- CPR Certified
- Patient Care
Certification
- AED Certification, 06/01/23
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician, 06/01/23
- CPR Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- Cna certificate, Present
- Certified Phlebotomist, 05/01/28
- Cna certificate
- First Aid Certification
- State Tested Nursing Assistant
- BLS Certification
Timeline
Direct Care Aide
Victory Provider Companion Services
03.2021 - Current
Phlebotomist
Vista Laboratories
02.2019 - 06.2022
Direct Care Aide
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center
08.2017 - 03.2021
PCA/Caregiver
HCP Home Health Agency
07.2011 - 03.2016