Shanice Requena
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Compassionate Caregiver known for highly productive and efficient task completion. Skilled in personal care assistance, medication management, and mobility support. Excel at communication, patience, and empathy to provide exceptional care and companionship. Adapt quickly to changing patient needs and environments, ensuring comfort and safety at all times.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Love & Kare LLC
Los Angeles
01.2020 - Current
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Provided companionship for elderly clients by engaging in conversation and participating in recreational activities.
- Contacted medical providers on behalf of clients to follow up on appointments.
- Helped patients during ROM exercises to maintain musculoskeletal functions and increase strength.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
- Helped clients adjust to new lifestyles during periods of incapacitation or recuperation.
- Monitored vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate.
- Drove clients to shop for groceries, attend doctor appointments and run errands.
- Transported clients to doctor appointments and other errands using wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Collected and recorded patients' blood pressure, pulse, and respirations (TPRs) to evaluate and note basic health status.
Caregiver
Great Comfort Care
Encino
04.2023 - 06.2024
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Supported non-ambulatory residents in range of motion exercises.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Performed vital sign assessments, such as taking blood pressure and temperature.
- Monitored vital signs such as pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
Education
Certificate - Nursing Assistant
H&R Healthcare School
Los Angeles, CA06-2024
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Galen University
Belize04-2011
Skills
- Medication coordination
- Compassionate client care
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Respectful and compassionate
- Care plan adherence
- Basic housekeeping
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Direct patient care
- Reliability and punctuality
- Patient management
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Daily living assistance
- HIPAA compliance
- Medication and appointment reminders
- ADL assistance
- Meal preparation
- Hoyer lifting equipment
- Lifting and transferring
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Caregiver
Great Comfort Care
04.2023 - 06.2024
Caregiver
Love & Kare LLC
01.2020 - Current
Certificate - Nursing Assistant
H&R Healthcare School
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Galen University
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