William Collazo
Cape Coral
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with a strong background in patient care, medical support, and teamwork within fast-paced healthcare environments. Currently providing compassionate, hands-on care in a Progressive Care Unit at Lee Health, ensuring patient comfort, safety, and adherence to care plans. Skilled in vital sign monitoring, personal hygiene assistance, and patient mobility support.
Prior experience as an Operating Room Orderly, enhancing efficiency in surgical settings through patient transport, equipment sanitization, and procedural support. Former U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate with extensive leadership experience, operational coordination, and safety enforcement, overseeing multimillion-dollar equipment logistics and ensuring compliance with maintenance protocols.
Versatile professional with additional experience in logistics, retail, and customer service, demonstrating adaptability, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic. Committed to delivering high-quality care and contributing to a positive team environment in healthcare settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Lee Health
10.2022 - Current
- Provide patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the nurse
- Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care through the initiation/completion of procedures relating to basic human, mental health, social needs, comfort, safety and emergency measures; activities of daily living; personal care needs; nutrition and fluid and elimination needs
- Provide direct patient care under the supervision of the staff nurse to patients in the Progressive Care Unit
- Record patient vital signs, feed patients, and assist patients with hygiene needs
- Assist with the training of newly assigned CNAs
Operating Room Orderly
Kendall Regional Medical Center
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Moving patients from one place to another via gurney or wheelchair
- Transport patients from their room to operating rooms
- Aid the transfer of patients such as from a wheelchair to a bed and vice versa
- Monitor patient condition by checking vital signs like blood pressure, heart rate, temperature or oxygen levels
- Following appropriate procedures
- Perform routine cleaning or disinfecting to help prevent the spread of disease and infection
- Provide reassurance and companionship to patients
Amazon Delivery Driver
A&E Worldwide
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Safely drive and operate your delivery vehicle at all times
- Use hand held device for routing information, customer delivery information
- Navigate a variety of routes throughout delivery area
- Must be comfortable driving and working in varying weather conditions and walk, bend, and do apartment stairs caring packages
- Load and unload 100 plus packages stops to be delivered daily
- Work with a positive attitude
- Lift packages up to 50 lbs
- Able to get in and out of van and walk up and down stairs
Boatswain's Mate
U.S. Navy
02.2018 - 09.2021
- Train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to marlinespikes, decks, boat seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck equipment, and life boats
- Take charge of working parties
- Perform seamanship tasks
- Act as petty officer-in-charge of picket boats, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district crafts
- Operate and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores
- Delivered over $14 million dollars of equipment safely to ships
- Life saver (stretcher bearer/CPR certified)
- Conducted proper maintenance, in accordance with Navy regulations, on over 800 abandon ship life preservers (Rubber Duckies), over 500 life preservers, 15 mooring bitts, 20 two horn cleats, 10 water tight hatches and scuttles, and over 150 fire fighting extinguishers
- Guiding helicopter pilots for landing/take off
- Responsible for steering the ship during the day and night
- Overseen and assisted my subordinates with preservation of the vessel
- Ensure all personnel wore proper PPE when conducting maintenance and during high risk evolutions
- Receive and deliver mail to personnel
Plant Nursery Worker
Tim Griffin Enterprises, Inc
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Load and unload plants from delivery trucks
- Spray, fertilize, and water plants using hand and gardening tools
- Applied pesticides to flowers, trees, and shrubs as necessary
- Cleaned work areas by removing debris
- Dug holes for seeds and seedlings to be planted
Retail Associate
Journeys
06.2016 - 10.2016
- Welcoming and engaging with customers as they enter the store
- Assessing customers' needs and suggesting solutions to their problems
- Maintained inventory on sales floor
- Working with cash registers and processing payments
- Using upselling techniques to increase store sales
- Drove sales to meet weekly goals
- Managed and oversaw merchandising displays
- Answered phone calls
- Assist customers with online purchases if their item was not in stock
- Answer questions customers had related to the merchandise
- Cleaning and restocking the store throughout the day, before opening and after closing
Education
Associate's degree - Nursing
Florida southwestern State College
Fort Myers, FL02.2025
Associate's - Health Education
Fort Myers Tech
09.2022
Associate's degree - General Studies
Tidewater Community College
12.2021
High school diploma -
Miami Southridge Senior High School
Miami, FL06.2016
Skills
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Upselling
- Organizational skills
- Landscape maintenance
- Cleaning
- Negotiation
- DoD Experience
- Mechanical knowledge
- Mechanic experience
- Leadership
- Residential cleaning
- Driving
- Commercial cleaning
- Load & Unload
- Military Experience (3 years)
- Gardening
- Hospital Experience
- Patient Care
- Microsoft Excel
- Vital Signs
- Patient monitoring
- Groundskeeping
- Medical Records
- Maintenance
- Assembly
- Time management
- Patient transportation
- Patient care
- Positive attitude
Certification
- Introduction to the Baker Act, 01/01/25, Present
- HIPAA, 01/01/20, Present
- CNA
- BLS/CPR, 08/01/22, 08/01/24
- Secret Clearance
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Military Service
United States Navy, Petty Officer Third Class
Timeline
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Lee Health
10.2022 - Current
Operating Room Orderly
Kendall Regional Medical Center
01.2022 - 05.2022
Amazon Delivery Driver
A&E Worldwide
10.2021 - 01.2022
Boatswain's Mate
U.S. Navy
02.2018 - 09.2021
Plant Nursery Worker
Tim Griffin Enterprises, Inc
09.2017 - 01.2018
Retail Associate
Journeys
06.2016 - 10.2016
Associate's - Health Education
Fort Myers Tech
Associate's degree - General Studies
Tidewater Community College
High school diploma -
Miami Southridge Senior High School
Associate's degree - Nursing
Florida southwestern State College
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