Shivanie Bhagwandin
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional prepared to contribute to patient care and support. Adept at maintaining high standards, ensuring patient comfort, and executing tasks efficiently. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and achieving outcomes. Skilled in patient communication, basic medical procedures, and maintaining clean, safe environment. Reliable, flexible, and ready to meet changing needs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA, MA
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Responsible for understanding and implementing the patient care plan and to deliver quality care
- Assisted patients in maintaining mobility by supporting them during ambulation and transfers.
- Managed challenging behaviors exhibited by some residents with patience, empathy, and appropriate interventions to maintain safety and dignity for all involved parties.
- Improved patient care by providing attentive and compassionate assistance with daily living activities.
- Enhanced patient comfort with gentle grooming, bathing, and dressing routines.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
Patient Care Technician
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER
10.2023 - 01.2025
- Working in acute rehab
- Taking vitals.
- Measuring input and output.
- Taking blood sugars.
- Dressing
- Helping with improving mobility.
- Feeding
- Catherine care.
- Colostomy care
- Supported patients during physical therapy sessions, providing encouragement and motivation for continued progress.
- Educated patients on proper use of assistive devices, reducing the risk of injury or further complications.
- Maintained a clean and organized therapy environment, promoting safety and efficiency.
CNA, MA
Bickford of Lincoln
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Accurately following the resident MAR to ensure that medications are given out according to the physician’s orders.
- Communicate appropriately with clinical leadership for clarification and direction regarding resident medication administration and care.
- Assist in all aspects of a resident’s daily life, including activities of daily living, meal service, and social engagement.
- Knowledge of how to approach and care for residents with dementia.
Resident Assistant
Legacy Estates
04.2018 - 08.2021
- Responsible for daily ADLs.
- Communicate with the nurse about changes in care.
- Charting, intake/output.
- Emptying Foley, colostomy.
- Distributing meal trays and feeding.
- Doing laundry.
- Assisted clients with personal hygiene, promoting dignity and maintaining a clean environment for their comfort.
- Enhanced residents'' quality of life by providing compassionate and attentive care in daily tasks.
- Provided emotional support and companionship, contributing to a positive living atmosphere for all residents.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
Home Caretaker
Legacy Estates
09.2018 - 07.2021
- Managed various household duties, including grocery shopping, meal preparation, laundry, and errands.
- Communicated effectively with family members regarding client updates or concerns about their loved one''s wellbeing.
- Assisted clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility exercises.
- Ensured timely completion of all required documentation such as incident reports or progress notes, maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Maintained detailed records of client interactions, services provided, medications administered, and any changes in condition or behavior for documentation purposes.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Improved client satisfaction by providing personalized home care support and addressing individual needs.
Education
Phlebotomy
Southeast Community College
10.2024
High school diploma - undefined
Wim Bos Verschuur School
09.2016
Skills
- Managing patients' hygiene
- Perineal care
- Measuring vital signs
- Teamwork
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking
- Feeding
- Topical medication application
- Clinical knowledge
- Medical terminology
- Multitasking
- Compassionate caregiver
- Reliable team player
- Patient monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate
- Feeding assistance
- Transfer techniques
- Vital signs monitoring
- Adaptable
- Basic housekeeping
- Companionship and emotional support
- Medication administration
- Patient-focused care
- Oral hygiene
- Bathing assistance
- End-of-life care
- Geriatric care
- Colostomy care
- Patient care
- Trustworthy companion
- Pain control
- Positioning patients
- Blood glucose testing
- Urinary catheter care
- Mobility support
- Mental health support
- Oxygen therapy
- Able to lift number pounds
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care
- Vitals tracking
- Toileting assistance
- Companionship
- Range of motion exercises
- Supporting personal needs
- Direct patient care
- Activity planning
- Mobility assistance
- Patient management
- Safety precautions
Certification
- Nurse Aide, License #153330
- Medication Aide, License #91509
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER
10.2023 - 01.2025
CNA, MA
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2024
CNA, MA
Bickford of Lincoln
09.2021 - 03.2022
Home Caretaker
Legacy Estates
09.2018 - 07.2021
Resident Assistant
Legacy Estates
04.2018 - 08.2021
Phlebotomy
Southeast Community College
High school diploma - undefined
Wim Bos Verschuur School
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