Treva Gonzales
Scottsbluff,NE
Summary
Dedicated CNA and personal caregiver with extensive expertise in direct patient care, infection control, and HIPAA compliance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Caregiver
Darwin Hargrove
Greeley, Colorado
08.2019 - 09.2026
- Assisted clients with mobility, transfers, and safe walking throughout their homes.
- Provided assistance with daily hygiene routines and personal grooming for clients.
- Delivered compassionate support during meal preparation and feeding as needed.
- Actively listened to identify and address client needs and preferences.
- Communicated clearly with clients to build trust and strengthen rapport.
- Assisted clients in organizing medication schedules and reminders for timely intake.
- Facilitated safe living environments by coordinating with family and staff on client concerns and challenges.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Public Partnerships, LLC
Greeley, Colorado
05.2002 - 09.2026
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, and daily personal care.
- Prepared meals and snacks based on home health agency care plans.
- Provided medication reminders and monitored daily client routines.
- Supported mobility, transfers, and safe walking in home settings.
- Offered companionship and emotional support during in-home visits.
- Cleaned living areas, laundry, and household spaces for client comfort.
- Recorded care services and shared updates with home health team.
- Helped patients with personal hygiene tasks and basic household chores.
- Maintained clean, organized living spaces for client comfort and safety.
- Replaced bed linens regularly to maintain hygiene and comfort for clients. and kept living spaces clean for client safety.
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, and incontinence care.
- Supported client well-being through mental and emotional encouragement.
- Helped clients move in bed, stand, and walk using proper body mechanics.
- Prepared meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Followed HIPAA regulations to protect confidential patient information.
- Assisted with medication self-administration.
- Accompanied clients to doctor visits and outside trips, providing transportation support and companionship.
- Completed all assigned tasks efficiently within designated time frames.
- Built trusting rapport with patients to support quality care.
- Recorded daily notes on client conditions, treatments provided, and progress made.
- Encouraged independence by teaching self-care skills such as grooming and hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs including temperature, pulse rate, and blood pressure.
- Supported mobility and independence for disabled individuals while monitoring safety.
- Participated in developing individualized care plans based on medical orders and assessments.
- Instructed family members on home care techniques and infection control procedures.
- Encouraged independence by teaching self-care skills such as grooming and hygiene habits.
- Assisted with ambulation and exercise routines for clients.
- Responded promptly to patient calls, providing necessary assistance or directing them to appropriate personnel. promptly, providing assistance or referring them to appropriate personnel when needed.
Adjunct CNA Instructor
Bonell Good Samaritan
Greeley, Colorado
04.1995 - 04.2020
- Instructed nursing assistant students in patient care, safety, and infection control.
- Demonstrated bedside techniques, vital signs, and mobility assistance during clinical training.
- Guided students on professional conduct, communication, and patient privacy requirements.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
- Supported mobility transfers using safe lifting techniques and proper equipment.
- Documented daily care tasks accurately in Health Record to ensure continuity of care.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Delivered meals to patients and provided feeding assistance.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing, and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Responded swiftly to emergency situations, providing immediate care to stabilize patients.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Ensured patient comfort by supplying and managing bedpan usage.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- I have experience with ventilated patients, quadriplegic, TBI patients. Hoyer stand pivot machines. Delegated tasks from Nurses were my specialty.
Education
CNA - CNA Courses
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO02-1996
CCMA, CMAA -
MedCerts
Online10-2026
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
National American University
Denver, COSkills
- Patient care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Bathing assistance
- Ambulation assistance
- Bedridden care
- Medication organization
- Meal planning
- Appointment scheduling
- Care coordination
- Care plan management
- Clinical documentation
- Electronic health records
- Progress documentation
- Quality assurance protocols
- Vital signs
- Infection control
- First aid training
- HIPAA compliance
- Medical terminology
- Household management
- Dementia care
- Client documentation
Certification
- CNA of Nebraska
- BLS Certificate
- AMA BP Measurement Essentials
- AMA Measuring BP real world settings
Timeline
Personal Caregiver
Darwin Hargrove
08.2019 - 09.2026
Certified Nursing Assistant
Public Partnerships, LLC
05.2002 - 09.2026
Adjunct CNA Instructor
Bonell Good Samaritan
04.1995 - 04.2020
CNA - CNA Courses
Aims Community College
CCMA, CMAA -
MedCerts
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
National American University