RAQUEL SANTIAGO *****************@*****.***
Bronx, NY 10467
Strongly motivated, team oriented, and knowledgeable in providing high quality daily professional health care services to patients and facility residents. Solid track record of utilizing the processes to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Dedicated to provide patients with exceptional, hands on, medical and emotional care with compassion and professionalism. Willing to work long hours for the good of the patient.
Triboro Nursing and Rehab Center at BRONX NY
CNA
2016 –Present
Provide basic care services to patients at the nursing home:
Compassionate care
Weight machine
Bathing/Dressing and Grooming
Examine patients for bruises blood urine
Hygiene standard
Answer call bells
Transferring/ Ambulation
Vital sign/Tempeture
Hoyer lift
Safety and monitoring
Stretcher
Collect information and treatment plans from nurses, doctors and care givers.
Accomplishment
Offered communication and interpreted skills to long term care residents, establishing and maintain positive relationship
Responded to patient’s calls per ship in a timely an effective manner. Determined need and provided care for individual.
Establish rapport with team member, resident and families.
Provided social and emotional support, to improve resident’s moral.
Observed physical and emotional changes, reported patient’s condition to nurses and doctors
Teacher
ADVENTIST ACADEMY, San Sebastian Puerto Rico
Aug 2012 - May 2013
Taught on a full time basis all the required subjects to students of the lower grades
Volunteer
HOSPITAL BUEN SAMARITANO, Aquadilla, Puerto Rico
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
*Obtained valuable volunteer experience assessing signs, symptoms and changes in the patient’s condition.
*Collected, analyzed and interpreted data from health care members
*Documented nursing diagnoses
*Identified and prioritized actions upon patient care requirements *Maintained a secure comfortable and therapeutic environment
HOME HEALH CARE AIDE
HOSPICE THE PEACE, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Jan 2006 - Dec 2009
Provided the following services to the patients in different homes and, submitted a full report afterwards to a Registered Nurse:
*Infection control
*Bedside care
*Feeding and need assistance
*Grooming and dressing
*Personal hygiene
*Medicine administration
*Exercise assistance
*Catheter care
*Companionship
Certified as a Nurses Assistant in the state of New York
PROMETRIC, Brooklyn, NEW YORK 2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
UNIVERSITY METROPOLITAN, Aguadilla Puerto Rico
2010 - 2012
*Registered license (RN) Puerto Rico
Certificate Occupation Therapy Aide
PENN FOSTER CAREER SCHOOL, Scranton, PA 18515
2006 - 2007
Associate on Computer Science
UNIVERSITY INTER-AMERICAN, Aguadilla Puerto Rico 2002 - 2004
*Bilingual. Fluent in English and Spanish
*Trained in CPR
*Trained in Child Abuse for the state of New York
*Trained in Infection Control for the state of New York
* Full range of computer skills