Caregiver/Med-Tech (Santa Barbara)
Andrea Paredes
Oxnard, CA 93033
Mobile: 805-***-****
Email Address: ****************@*****.***
PROFILE
Driven Customer Service Professional with proven cross functional abilities, specializing in health care and services. Able to leverage skills and participate in representing various departments. Accomplished in resident care, quality and health support. Hones management skills through hands on experience; trained in managing groups, setting goals, providing directives, and overseeing plans of action. Able to lead, motivate, and train teams by example to improve quality, deliver outstanding service, and ensure procedural compliance. Proven problem solving skills. Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sunrise Senior Living March 2012-September 2012
Medication Manager
Responsible for: Administration of medicine; providing the highest degree of quality care and services by administering medication and treatments in a safe and organized manner. Responsible for quick decisions that best interested the resident. Aided in resident care, when assistance was needed.
Received Medication Management Certification
Served as a peer mentor
Mar Villa Senior Living June 2009-January 2012
Medical Aide/Caregiver
Responsible for: delivering services and monitoring residents needs according to each of resident service plan; personal care, monitoring health needs, and assisting residents with medications (as delegated by LPN/LVN) per state regulations. Conducting and assisting in each resident's in their programming activities. Provided the best potential to ensure high quality in resident care. Pursued further ways to better improve quality.
Promoted from Caregiver to Medication Technician
Assisted as a team training
Served as acting manager
Channel Islands Social Service June 2006-November 2012
Respite Provider
Responsible for the care of adults and children with special needs and/or disabilities. Respite programs provide planned short-term and time-limited breaks for families and other unpaid care givers of children with a developmental delay and adults with an intellectual disability in order to support and maintain the primary care giving relationship. Respite also provides a positive experience for the person receiving care.
Aided in improving an individual's learning capabilities
Commended by family
State Comp Insurance Fund June 2005-June 2006
Student Aide
Responsible for record keeping, filing, coding, scripting, staffing service counters and other administrative tasks. Such tasks included: answering phones, helping others complete task. Abilities included being proficient in Microsoft Excel, Adobe, PowerPoint, and company's software. Organized paperwork and transitioned to filing programming.
Commendations from superior
EDUCATION
Oxnard Adult Education 2008
Certified Nursing Aide and Home Health Aide Program
LANGUAGES
Proficient in speaking, reading and writing English. Fluent in Spanish.
Location: Santa Barbara