Valerie S. Bermudez
Westport
Summary
Professional caregiver with strong background in providing compassionate and effective support. Proven ability to adapt to changing needs and collaborate with team members to achieve optimal results. Skilled in personal care, medication management, and patient advocacy. Reliable, empathetic, and focused on delivering high-quality care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Hartford Healthcare At Home
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
Home Health Aide
Assistance Home Care
10.2024 - Current
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
CNA
All Shifts
02.2024 - Current
Life Skills Instructor
Ability Beyond
05.2022 - 04.2024
- Assisting individuals with special needs with everyday tasks.
- Engaged participants in recreational activities.
- Perform custodial tasks, maintain inventory of supplies, and set up rooms for recreational activities.
- Assist in developing, planning, promoting, and implementing of new upcoming park activities and special events for the community.
Animal Care Technician
Town House For Dogs & Cats
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Constantly check on all animals throughout the building during open hours.
- Responsible in play groups, as the counselor, to make sure all dogs interact properly.
Animal Care Technician
Best Friends Pet Care
12.2010 - 06.2014
- Prepared food (including special diets) and deliver food and water to animals.
- Cleaned and prepared comfortable sleeping quarters for animals.
- Cleared away animal waste; clean, disinfect and look after animal enclosures and cages; and check locks.
- Gave oral medications (i.e. tablets, ointments, topical treatments) to pets while in care.
Customer Service Representative
Macy’s Department Store
08.2005 - 10.2010
- Maintains financial accounts by processing customer adjustments.
- Provide customers with product and service information; resolving service issues.
- A solid understanding of inventory related best practice.
- Coordinating inventory related projects.
- Knowledge of demand and supply planning.
- Excellent numerical and logical analytics skills.
- Understanding and following work rules and procedures.
Education
Science - Human Services
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, CT01.2014
General Studies High school Diploma -
Warren Harding High School
Bridgeport, CT01.2003
Skills
- Customer service
- Interpersonal skills
- Complaint resolution
- Task prioritization
- Multitasking
- Safety awareness
- Team leadership
- Independent work
- Team collaboration
- Respectful and compassionate
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Problem-solving
- Dependable and responsible
- Patient care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Daily living assistance
- Multitasking and organization
Timeline
Caregiver
Hartford Healthcare At Home
01.2025 - Current
Home Health Aide
Assistance Home Care
10.2024 - Current
CNA
All Shifts
02.2024 - Current
Life Skills Instructor
Ability Beyond
05.2022 - 04.2024
Animal Care Technician
Town House For Dogs & Cats
10.2016 - 04.2017
Animal Care Technician
Best Friends Pet Care
12.2010 - 06.2014
Customer Service Representative
Macy’s Department Store
08.2005 - 10.2010
Science - Human Services
Housatonic Community College
General Studies High school Diploma -
Warren Harding High School
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