Abril Becerra Hernandez
Alhambra
Summary
Dedicated caregiver with extensive experience at Interim Home Health Care, skilled in personal care and medication administration. Proven ability to enhance client well-being through effective crisis intervention and therapeutic communication. Committed to maintaining a safe environment while promoting independence and dignity in daily activities. Passionate about fostering positive behavior and emotional support.
Outgoing Direct Care Worker experienced with patients with disabilities and acute ailments. Well-versed in assisting patients with daily living tasks. Committed to improving patient well-being through personal care and interactive engagement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Caregiver
Interim Home Health Care
Glendale
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted with physical therapy exercises designed by a physical therapist or occupational therapist.
- Conducted regular safety assessments of homes in order to identify any potential hazards that could cause harm.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Made beds, swept floors and sanitized surfaces to support activities of daily living.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and glucose levels.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
Direct Support Professional
Climb Inc
Alhambra
04.2018 - 01.2025
- Encouraged positive behavior through modeling appropriate responses and reinforcing desired behaviors.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Monitored clients' activity levels and helped prevent sedentary behavior.
Behavior Therapist
Maryvale Group Home
Rosemead
05.2017 - 04.2021
- Assessed patients for risk of suicide attempts or harmful behavior toward others.
- Collaborated with behavior analysts to diagnose problem behaviors and create detailed plan of treatment and maintenance for clients.
- Directed at-home therapy exercising drills to invoke children to develop math, verbal and writing skills.
- Maintained safe, organized and therapeutic environment to enhance patient comfort.
- Modified treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
- Guided clients in developing skills or strategies for dealing with problems.
Education
High School Diploma -
Century High School
Alhambra, CA06-2013
Skills
- Personal care
- Medication administration
- Vital sign monitoring
- Meal planning
- Physical therapy assistance
- Behavior modification
- Client documentation
- Environment sanitation
- Activity encouragement
- Crisis intervention
- Therapeutic communication
- Lifting and transferring
- First aid certification
- Infection control
- Physical therapy
- Feeding assistance
- Mobility assistance
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- CPR/AED
- Patient companionship
- Elderly care
- Hospice care
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Interim Home Health Care
01.2025 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Climb Inc
04.2018 - 01.2025
Behavior Therapist
Maryvale Group Home
05.2017 - 04.2021
High School Diploma -
Century High School