Yeraldin Soto-Leon
Fort Myers,FL
Summary
Certified CPR and First Aid professional experienced in delivering health education programs that enhance client wellbeing and long-term care outcomes. Contributed to team success by developing impactful educational materials and fostering community partnerships. Delivered engaging presentations that drove health awareness and encouraged positive behavior changes.
Overview
2
2
Languages
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lay Health Educator
Family Health Centers of SWFL
Cape Coral, FL
01.2025 - 07.2025
- Assess patients’ current disease self-management behaviors, openness to adopting new behaviors and physical, cultural, psychosocial, and economic barriers to change.
- Collaborate with health care providers and staff to formulate an education plan to address identified goals and objectives.
- Implement the education plan based on established principles of teaching-learning theory and lifestyle counseling.
- Evaluate the person’s understanding and utilization of self-management skills and knowledge, including reassessment of needs.
- Properly documents all education encounters.
- Conduct regular health education classes for patients.
- Maintain accurate records of day-to-day implementation activities to aid in the evaluation component of the program.
- Assist with the collection of data for quarterly reports.
Health Support Specialist
Department of Health
Fort Myers, Florida
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Entered client information and files into databases, facilitating accurate tracking and review.
- Clarified reasons for application denials and provided actionable recommendations for clients.
- Explained reasons behind application denials and recommended further action.
- Collected detailed financial information from clients, ensuring comprehensive understanding of their income, assets, and debts.
- Entered client information and files into databases for further review and tracking.
- Monitored and recorded clients' weight, height, and hemoglobin levels during appointments.
- Assisted Nutritionist Staff with Nutrition History.
- Checked and updated clients' weight, height and hemoglobin
- Proofread documents carefully to check accuracy and completeness of all paperwork.
Health Support Technician
Department of Health
Fort Myers, Florida
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Prepared equipment for use in clinical settings
- Cleaned equipment, restocked supplies, and wiped down rooms to ensure readiness for new clients
- Use FL-Wise system to document data collected from clients
- Perform Height, Weight and Hemoglobin for clients
- Interviewed clients to gather information and facilitate services in person or over the phone
- Cleaned equipment, restocked supplies, and wiped down rooms to prepare for new clients
- Developed Nutritionist Newsletter to provide nutritional education for clients
- Adjusted equipment to clients' needs
- Greeted parents and children upon arrival at the facility
Educator
The School District of Lee County
Fort Myers, Florida
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Coordinated activities for birth parents and in-home support to strengthen family connections
- Help parents create safe and trusting environments for care
- Engaged families in beneficial activities targeted at improving bonds and interactions
- Conducted home visits to assess family environment and provide resources for behavioral
- Documented children's developmental progress and provided timely updates to support individual growth plans
- Conducted home visits to assess family environments and provide behavioral resources.
- Facilitated family engagement activities to enhance bonding and interaction skills
- Provided childcare services for families
Childcare Assistant
The School District of Lee County
Fort Myers, Florida
09.2013 - 04.2018
- Encouraged positive behaviors through reinforcement strategies, fostering a supportive environment
- Encouraged good behaviors using the positive reinforcement method
- Dressed infants and toddlers and changed diapers
- Sanitized toys and play equipment to ensure a clean and safe environment for children
- Communicated daily with parents regarding children's activities and behaviors, strengthening parent-child engagement
- Assisted with event planning
- Supported planning of various events by coordinating logistics and schedules.
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages
- Greeted numerous parents and children
Education
High School Diploma -
Cape Coral High School
Cape Coral01-2007
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Self-motivated
- Dependable and adaptable
- Crisis management
- Health education
- Computer applications
- Motivated, Dependable
- Patient advocacy
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Lay Health Educator
Family Health Centers of SWFL
01.2025 - 07.2025
Health Support Specialist
Department of Health
04.2022 - 06.2023
Health Support Technician
Department of Health
06.2020 - 04.2022
Educator
The School District of Lee County
06.2018 - 05.2019
Childcare Assistant
The School District of Lee County
09.2013 - 04.2018
High School Diploma -
Cape Coral High School