Sherrin Gonzales-Garcia
Fond du Lac
Summary
Detail-oriented and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with strong skills in direct patient care and personal needs support. Committed to enhancing patient comfort and safety while maintaining meticulous documentation to foster effective communication within healthcare teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Fond Du Lac Lutheran Home
Fond Du Lac, WI
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of resident rooms and common areas.
- Documented patient care activities accurately in electronic health records.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
Home Health Aide
Lori Knapp Companies
04.2021 - 03.2026
- Completed thorough documentation of patient care activities, maintaining accurate records for effective communication amongst the healthcare team.
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals.
- Safely transferred patients using appropriate equipment such as Hoyer lifts or gait belts minimizing injury risks.
- Provided transportation and appointments management.
- Transported patients to medical appointments and social outings, fostering community engagement and overall wellbeing.
- Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises to assist with daily physical therapy routines.
- Assisted with end-of-life care.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
- Assisted in medication management, ensuring timely administration according to prescribed guidelines.
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
Home Health Aide
Comfort Keepers
Fond Du Lac, WI
04.2019 - 11.2025
- Provided compassionate personal care, assisting clients with daily living activities and enhancing overall well-being.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes in client health status to healthcare professionals promptly.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, fostering trust and emotional support.
- Assisted in medication management, ensuring timely administration according to prescribed guidelines.
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- 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.
- Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client.
- Assisted with meal planning and preparation according to dietary restrictions, meeting nutritional needs while adhering to personal preferences.
- Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
Home Health Aide
Comfort Keepers
Pleasant Hill, IA
08.2017 - 04.2019
- Trained new staff on best practices for patient care and safety protocols, improving team efficiency.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create personalized care plans tailored to individual client needs.
- Implemented strategies for improving client mobility and independence through targeted exercises and activities.
- Advocated for client needs and preferences, ensuring their voices were heard in care decisions and processes.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Monitored client health by performing routine pulse, temperature and blood pressure checks.
- Adapted to ever-changing patient needs, consistently adjusting care plans and strategies in order to provide the highest quality of personalized assistance.
Home Support Worker
Mosiac
Osceola, IA
03.2006 - 10.2009
- Administered medications and monitored health conditions to ensure client safety and well-being.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing independence and quality of life.
- Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals to meet individual needs.
- Advocated for clients' rights, ensuring access to necessary resources and services within the community.
- Maintained accurate documentation of client progress and care interventions for review by healthcare teams.
- Developed trusting relationships with clients, establishing rapport and open communication.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southwestern Community College
Creston, IAHigh School Diploma -
Clark Community High School
Osceola, IA06-1993
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Bathing assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Bedside manner
- Feeding assistance
- Documenting behaviors
- Mobility assistance
- Positioning patients
- Responding to emergencies
- Transporting patients
- Supporting personal needs
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Fond Du Lac Lutheran Home
09.2025 - Current
Home Health Aide
Lori Knapp Companies
04.2021 - 03.2026
Home Health Aide
Comfort Keepers
04.2019 - 11.2025
Home Health Aide
Comfort Keepers
08.2017 - 04.2019
Home Support Worker
Mosiac
03.2006 - 10.2009
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southwestern Community College
High School Diploma -
Clark Community High School