Peka B. Siilata
Provo,Utah
Summary
Professional caregiver with strong background in supporting families and individuals. Adept at creating nurturing environments, providing emotional support, and managing daily tasks. Skilled in coordinating care plans and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes. Reliable and adaptable team player, focused on achieving results and meeting evolving needs.
Experienced with providing compassionate care, assisting with daily living activities, and managing medical needs. Utilizes strong organizational skills to ensure all tasks are completed efficiently and effectively. Knowledge of fostering supportive and nurturing environment, demonstrating reliability and adaptability.
Caregiving professional with extensive experience delivering compassionate and personalized care. Proven ability to manage daily activities and medical needs, fostering supportive and nurturing environment. Known for excellent teamwork and adaptability to changing circumstances, ensuring reliable and flexible support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
New Leaf Alternative
Vineyard
06.2025 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Monitored client health status and reported changes to healthcare professionals.
- Maintained clean and organized living spaces to promote a healthy environment.
- Developed trusting relationships with clients through compassionate communication.
- Implemented individualized care plans based on client needs and preferences.
- Supported clients with medication management and adherence routines.
- Coordinated transportation for appointments, enhancing mobility and access to care.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
- Trained new caregivers on best practices for client support and safety protocols.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the patient''s personal space.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care, addressing individual needs and preferences.
- Maintained a safe and clean environment for patients, reducing risks and ensuring optimal health outcomes.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Contributed to a positive atmosphere for patients by using effective communication and active listening skills.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during challenging times, fostering trust and strong relationships.
- Administered medications as prescribed, ensuring accurate dosage and timely administration for maximum efficacy.
CNA
Provo Rehabilitation & Nursing
Provo
03.2024 - 02.2026
- Assisted patients with daily activities, enhancing comfort and promoting independence.
- Monitored vital signs, ensuring timely reporting of changes to nursing staff.
- Maintained cleanliness and safety standards in patient environments, fostering a hygienic space.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop personalized care plans for patients.
- Documented patient progress accurately, supporting continuity of care across shifts.
- Advocated for patient needs within multidisciplinary teams, enhancing overall quality of care.
- Trained new staff on best practices for patient care and safety protocols.
- Educated patients and families about care procedures, improving understanding and compliance.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Supported needs of 16+ residents under long-term care.
- Supported needs of 16+ residents under long-term care.
Volunteer
Youth Net Services
Orem, UT
02.2022 - 09.2024
- Help take students to they're appointments.
- provide support to students who struggled with behaviors.
- provide a safe environment for students to express themselves.
- Assisted in organizing youth development programs and events.
- Supported outreach efforts to engage community members and increase participation.
- Collaborated with team members to create educational resources for workshops.
- Facilitated communication between volunteers and program coordinators.
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Developed promotional materials to raise awareness of youth services offered.
- Engaged in training sessions to improve volunteer skills and knowledge base.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
- Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
Direct Support Professional
Transcend Residential services
Orem
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Help clients in everyday tasks so that individuals can be as independent and successful as possible.
- Bathing
- Cooking
- Toileting
- Assisting with medications
- Assisting with lifting and transferring individuals to bathrooms, car, out of bed etc.
- Assisting with activities
- Implemented individualized support plans to enhance client engagement and personal growth.
- Help maintain individuals keep house clean, rooms cleans, etc
- Providing supervision
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities to promote independence and well-being.
- Monitored client progress and documented observations for team review and support adjustments.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and achieve optimal outcomes for clients.
- Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Evaluated behavioral interventions, refining approaches based on effectiveness and client feedback.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Monitored medication administration, maintaining accurate records to ensure client safety and compliance with prescribed treatment plans.
- Supported clients with personal care tasks, ensuring their dignity and privacy were maintained at all times.
- Assisted clients in achieving personal goals through tailored care plans and daily skill-building activities.
- Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.
Psychiatric Technician
Utah State Hospital
Provo
07.2019 - 06.2022
- Monitored patient behavior and reported changes to healthcare team.
- Assisted in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans.
- Conducted therapeutic activities to promote patient engagement and recovery.
- Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques during challenging situations.
- Implemented safety protocols to ensure a secure environment for patients and staff.
- Educated patients and families on mental health resources and coping strategies.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care strategies.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient progress and interventions.
- Observed patients closely for signs of distress or changes in condition, promptly reporting concerns to supervising clinicians for appropriate intervention.
- Developed strong rapport with diverse patient populations through empathetic listening skills, helping them feel heard and understood.
- Implemented crisis intervention protocols when necessary, ensuring the safety of all patients and staff members involved.
- Treated clients and families with respect and dignity.
- Fostered a positive therapeutic alliance with each patient by providing consistent encouragement throughout their healing journey.
- Ensured a safe and supportive environment for patients through close monitoring and crisis management techniques.
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation of patient progress, facilitating effective communication among healthcare team members.
- Charted on each patient daily.
- Utilized de-escalation techniques to manage challenging behaviors effectively, promoting a calm atmosphere conducive to healing.
- Provided compassionate support to patients during group therapy sessions, fostering trust and open communication.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies based on individual patient needs, contributing to improved functioning within daily life activities.
- Took and monitored vital signs, administered medications, and managed patient behavior.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in psychiatric care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans, improving overall patient outcomes.
Psychiatric Technician
Utah State Developmental Center
Provo
05.2018 - 12.2020
- Psychiatric Technicians are part of the nursing department and assist with maintaining a safe and secure therapeutic environment.
- Provide care for individuals with mental illness and must be willing to act as an integral part of the patients treatment team.
- 15 min checks
- Full body pat downs any time individuals leave campus or to outside court yard
- Daily room checks
- Mouth checks during medications time
- Assisting with showers if needed
- Assisting clients to theyre daily groups
- Womens unit so had to make sure count was always on point such as sharps, hair equipment, makeup, lotions, perfumes, etc
- Assisting with take downs when needed.
- Observe the environment, paying attention to changes, inappropriate activity, or potential problems and react appropriately as needed.
- Assist people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism.
- Monitored patient behavior and reported changes to healthcare team.
- Conducted therapeutic activities to promote patient engagement and recovery.
- Developed strong rapport with diverse patient populations through empathetic listening skills, helping them feel heard and understood.
- Took and monitored vital signs, administered medications, and managed patient behavior.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies based on individual patient needs, contributing to improved functioning within daily life activities.
- Assisted in patient goal-setting and regularly monitored progress, celebrating successes and addressing barriers to achievement.
- Assisted patients in understanding their conditions, leading to improved engagement with treatment.
- Applied interventions with clients wanting to leave against medical advice (AMA).
- Conducted initial intake assessments for new patients, gathering essential information needed for proper diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Facilitated recreational activities designed to promote socialization skills among peers while also encouraging healthy outlets for stress reduction.
- Supported patients' coping mechanism development with effective communication and empathetic interaction.
- Established trust with patients, facilitating more effective treatment and rehabilitation.
- Conducted intake assessments to accurately document patient histories and current mental health status.
- Increased patient engagement by introducing therapeutic activities tailored to individual needs.
Direct Support Professional Part Time
North Eastern Services
Orem
03.2015 - 08.2017
- Providing superior supports to individuals with disabilities.
- Assist and support individuals with various skills, goals and activities of daily living.
- Hygiene tasks
- Skills development
- Community activities
- Personal interactions
- Ensure safety for all
- Model appropriate behaviors
- Follow clients-specific behavior plans and supports, promote positive outcomes.
- Provides supervision, complete all assigned program documentation accurately and punctually, and have good judgment with ability to handle crisis/emergency situations.
- Assist with medications
- Help prepare meals and assist with making meals.
- Assist with bathing, toileting.
- Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with team members and families.
- Facilitated community integration through organized social activities and outings.
- Evaluated effectiveness of support services, recommending improvements as needed.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Encouraged and supported clients to participate in recreational and leisure activities to promote social interactions and reduce loneliness.
- Supported clients with personal care tasks, ensuring their dignity and privacy were maintained at all times.
- Improved client self-sufficiency through teaching essential skills such as meal preparation, housekeeping, and financial management.
Mental Health Technician
Provo Canyon
Provo, Utah
05.2016 - 03.2017
- Read about patient background to get a more comfortable feeling on who u gonna be working with.
- Go over patient daily routines
- Get patient ready for the day, school
- Make sure patient is on good behavior before heading out of cottage.
- Clean up bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms while patient is attending school
- Gather laundry
- Assist teacher in classrooms if there is any problems with the kids
- If a kid is struggling in class and starts to act out make sure the kid take breaks as much as he needs.
- If the kid starts to harm himself or others u try every technique to calm the kid down before having to restrain the kid.
- If u are assign to a 1-1 u need to be doing 15 min checks all shift to see if patient is breathing and not harming himself.
- Monitor cameras in staff room to see if the kids are playing safe and not putting them or others in danger.
- Attend daily groups with the patient.
- If ever it comes down to restraining a kid make sure u always have another person there with u to witness the restrain.
- Assist the restrain and follow procedure.
- Make daily logs on patient restrain, timeouts, breaks.
- After shift log in daily reports for your supervisor of shift lead on patient to see where work needs to be.
- Make sure you are keeping you time logs as well as ur 15 minute checks.
- Take patient down to nursing station
- Observe patient if he or she swallow medication
- Go over achievements and goals to be worked on for next day
- Give out night time snacks and get them ready for bed
- Clean up any mess around day room and mop areas.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL05-2026
Skills
- Hardworking person
- Able to work well with others
- Listen and follow all instructions given to me
- Fluent in English
Certification
- PCA - Personal Care Aide
- DCA - Direct Care Aide
- CPCT/A - Patient Care Technician/Assistant
- PCHM - Personal Care Homemaker
- NCPCT - Patient Care Technician
- PCW - Personal Care Worker
Timeline
Caregiver
New Leaf Alternative
06.2025 - Current
CNA
Provo Rehabilitation & Nursing
03.2024 - 02.2026
Direct Support Professional
Transcend Residential services
08.2022 - 08.2023
Volunteer
Youth Net Services
02.2022 - 09.2024
Psychiatric Technician
Utah State Hospital
07.2019 - 06.2022
Psychiatric Technician
Utah State Developmental Center
05.2018 - 12.2020
Mental Health Technician
Provo Canyon
05.2016 - 03.2017
Direct Support Professional Part Time
North Eastern Services
03.2015 - 08.2017
High School Diploma -
Ultimate Medical Academy