Shirley Martinez
Pawling,NY
Summary
Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assisted Living Caregiver
Bristal Assisted Living
Armonk, New York
01.2024 - Current
- Observed and documented changes in resident behavior or physical condition.
- Provided assistance with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Monitored clients' activity levels and helped prevent sedentary behavior.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Planned and prepared nutritious meals and snacks to meet diabetic, low sodium and high protein diets.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Helped clients adjust to new lifestyles during periods of incapacitation or recuperation.
- Transported patients to medical, dental and personal care appointments.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for the residents.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Partnered with registered nurses and physiotherapists to provide care to patients.
Nursing Assistant
Putnam bridge
Brewster, New York
03.2020 - 04.2023
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Transported specimens, laboratory items or pharmacy items, verifying proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Provided assistance to medical staff during tests, treatments and emergency procedures.
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination tables and surgical tables.
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs.
- Reported environmental risks or equipment malfunctions to supervisor.
- Maintained patient records accurately by documenting daily activities and changes in conditions or treatments.
- Prepared treatment rooms for examinations by stocking them with necessary supplies and ensuring that all equipment was in proper working order.
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Assisted patients with daily activities under nurse's supervision to provide essential care and emotional support.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
Education
Nurse Assisted
Healt Career Institute
Danbury, CT04-2025
Phebotomy
Training Direct
Danbury, CT08-2023
Skills
- Patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Healthcare documentation
- Specimen collection
- Health monitoring
- Clinical support
- Nutritional guidance
- Toileting assistance
- Alzheimer's support
- Hospice care
- Pain management
Timeline
Assisted Living Caregiver
Bristal Assisted Living
01.2024 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Putnam bridge
03.2020 - 04.2023
Nurse Assisted
Healt Career Institute
Phebotomy
Training Direct