HIV/AIDS Caregivers in San Diego - 4 caregivers found

Responsible and Experienced caregiver. Experienced in Skilled Nursing, Home Care, Hospice, and post surgery rehabilitation and medication administration. Compassionate and patient. Able to follow care routines. Basic first aid and CPR certified.

Hi my name is Gina, I am a CERTIFIED NURSE AID (CNA) of 15 years. I have experience in working in nursing homes, private care, hospice, assisted living and as a traveling Cna as well. What helps me be a great caregiver is helping out families with their loved ones. I love helping out my residents, I help them with every day living needs. I'll keep you company and protect you while under my care. What made me want to become a Cna was when I was a teen, I was working at a facility as a housekeeper and my Aunt was a resident at facility I worked at. My Aunt was blind so she would put the call light or yell for help, well as a housekeeper I was told that we are not to assist residents only can wheel them into dinning room. Well I was mopping down a hall way across from where my aunt would stay and I seen her call light blinking, so I said to myself well the Cna will get it soon. I went back to mopping, I'm down a diff hall now and I still see her light on and I hear her yelling, so I tell the nurse and they said they be there in a bit, nurse went out to smoke and I can still hear her calling out for help. Well I was busy doing my job, next thing I know I see that paramedics rushing into her room and so I left what I was doing and went to see why paramedics went to her room. I come up to her room and what I saw made me run out and call my mother which was her sister. I was soooo furious, what I saw was the EMT guy giving her cpr she was on the floor with blood everywhere and she passed away. I was so upset with the nurses, that if only they would have taken 5 mins out there time to answer that call light or answer her yelling for help she would be here. So after all this passes I told myself I was going to take the Cna class and be a better caregiver than they we're showing me that day. I don't like to ignore light or call for help. I want to be there to protect them, some residents don't have anyone, we as a caregiver are their family. I listen, I love, I help, I care

I've done this job for 24 years and have always gone above and beyond for all of my residents...the one thing I enjoy the most about my job is working in my Alzheimer's unit ...

Team player Well organized dependable Time punctual Time management Self motivated