LARRITA CANADA
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Skilled Patient Care Aide/ Patient Safety Technician with extensive healthcare experience and dedication to patient physical and mental needs. Passionate and dedicated to responding patients with promptness and empathy. And focused with over six years of experience in hospital setting. Comfortable working with diverse patient population.
EXPERIENCE
03/26/2019 – PRESENT,
PCA/PST COMFORTKEEPERS
• Meal preparation and cooking
• Performing light housekeeping
• Transporting clients to and from appointments and social events
• Running errands
• Helping with bathing, dressing, and hygiene
• Reminding the client to take their medication on time
• Helping with feeding and other everyday tasks
• Tracking your client’s condition and reporting changes to your supervisor
• Providing live-in or overnight care
• Assisting with Alzheimer’s or dementia care
• Offering respite care to relieve family caregivers
• Conversation and companionship
• Safety technician in hospital setting and Snowden
• Hoyer lift
• Transfering
• Gaitbelt
• Ecco house ( house that Comfortkeepers own where we provide 24/7 care for the clients that live there).
11/23/2016 – PRESENT
PCA, VISITING ANGELS
Provides excellent customer service by effectively communicating with patients, families, staff, and staff in other hospital departments.
Examined and addressed laceration, contusions and other physical symptoms in need of further attention. Clean and sanitized rooms and equipment using aseptic technique to prevent infection and cross contamination.
Supported healthy patient skin and bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks. 2
Promoted patient comfort by quickly responding to calls and handling diverse needs. Ambulated patients with appropriate assistive devices and in line with proper body mechanics. EDUCATION
JULY 1999
GED, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Keystone Job Corps Drums PA
Trade center
04/05/2019
American Red Cross
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED vaild 2 Years
4/9/2019
CPI Blue card
Nonvoilent Crisis Intervention
SKILLS
• Healthcare operations
• Risk management
• Decision making
• Nursing Background
• Organizational skills
• Process improvements
• Conflict resolution
• Infection control procedure
• Monitoring Fluids
• Grooming and bathing
• Helping with medication
• Quick problem solver
• Collecting vital signs
• General housekeeping ability
• End of life care
• hospice