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Sonya Carrillo

Emporia,KS

Summary

Dedicated Care Assistant with extensive experience at Holiday Resort, providing compassionate care and mobility assistance. Recognized for enhancing patient comfort and dignity while maintaining confidentiality. Skilled in meal preparation and emotional resilience, I foster strong relationships with clients, ensuring their needs are met with empathy and professionalism.

Professional in patient care with solid experience and strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in providing compassionate support, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with daily living activities. Known for reliability, adaptability, and effectively responding to changing needs in fast-paced healthcare environments.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Care Assistant

Private Residence
02.2020 - 06.2025
  • Provided personal care and assistance to client, ensuring comfort and safety in daily activities.
  • Assisted client with mobility and transportation, promoting independence while adhering to safety protocols.
  • Assisted client with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Supported clients'' mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times.
  • Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Day Services

Stepping Stones Unlimited
04.2017 - 02.2020
  • Provided personal care and assistance to clients, ensuring comfort and safety in daily activities.
  • Monitored client health conditions and reported changes to medical staff promptly for timely intervention.
  • Assisted clients with mobility and transportation, promoting independence while adhering to safety protocols.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of client progress, medication schedules, and care interventions for compliance purposes.
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients and families, ensuring open communication regarding care updates and concerns.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary.
  • Promoted independence with structured routines and clear communication to support clients in their daily lives.

CNA

Holiday Resort
10.2014 - 03.2017
  • Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
  • Monitored vital signs, documenting changes and reporting to nursing staff.
  • Trained and mentored new CNAs on best practices and procedures.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Utilized proper body mechanics and assistance devices when transferring patients, minimizing the risk of injury for both parties.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
  • Promoted infection control practices within the facility by adhering to strict hand hygiene procedures and utilizing personal protective equipment when necessary.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.

Patient Care Technician

Newman Regional Health Hospital
02.2009 - 04.2014
  • Provided compassionate patient care, assisting with daily living activities and monitoring vital signs.
  • Collaborated with nursing staff to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
  • Assisted in the timely documentation of patient information within electronic health record systems.
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
  • Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
  • Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
  • Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
  • Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by maintaining thorough documentation of patient care activities and observations.
  • Recognized potential emergencies promptly, initiating appropriate action to stabilize patients until further assistance arrived.
  • Reduced stress for patients and families through effective communication and empathetic support.
  • Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, minimizing risk of disease transmission within the clinical environment.
  • Provided nutritional support by assisting patients with meals, catering to individual dietary needs.
  • Enhanced teamwork by collaborating closely with nurses and doctors to coordinate patient care.
  • Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
  • Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets.
  • Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.

Education

Certified Nurses Aid - Health Care

FlintHills Technical College
Emporia, KS
07-1996

Diploma

Emporia HighSchool
Emporia, KS
05-1994

Skills

  • Feeding assistance
  • Compassionate care
  • Mobility assistance
  • Client confidentiality
  • Dementia care
  • Meal preparation
  • Toileting support
  • Basic housekeeping
  • End-of-life care
  • Emotional resilience
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Fast learner

Timeline

Care Assistant

Private Residence
02.2020 - 06.2025

Day Services

Stepping Stones Unlimited
04.2017 - 02.2020

CNA

Holiday Resort
10.2014 - 03.2017

Patient Care Technician

Newman Regional Health Hospital
02.2009 - 04.2014

Certified Nurses Aid - Health Care

FlintHills Technical College

Diploma

Emporia HighSchool

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