Leonora Lara Giles
Carlsbad
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate License Vocational Nurse with 18 years of experience providing exceptional patient care in diverse healthcare settings as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). Seeking to leverage clinical skills, attention to detail, and strong communication abilities to contribute to a patient-focused team. Eager to support and enhance the quality of care while working collaboratively with healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes. Committed to upholding the highest standards of nursing practice and delivering compassionate care to individuals of all ages.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Cheer Home Care & Cheer Health Care
10.2023 - 11.2025
- Provided personalized care and support to clients, enhancing daily living activities and overall well-being.
- Assisted clients with mobility and transportation, ensuring safety during outings and appointments.
- Developed tailored care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals, addressing client-specific needs.
- Monitored and documented client health conditions, promptly reporting changes to medical staff for intervention.
- Advocated for client rights and preferences, fostering a supportive environment conducive to independence.
- Implemented strategies to improve client engagement and quality of life through recreational activities.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Medtech/Elderly Caregiver
Belmont Village Senior Living La Jolla
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Performed patient service duties by communicating directly with patients, answering questions, and assisting with concerns.
- Administered medications and performed basic and advanced patient assessments.
- Interacted with patients and families while demonstrating high standards of performance, teamwork, and compassion.
- Facilitated patient understanding and comfort during procedures, enhancing patient experience and satisfaction.
- Monitored health conditions, reporting changes to medical professionals for timely intervention.
- Provided compassionate care and support to elderly clients in daily activities and personal hygiene.
- Fostered positive relationships with clients, promoting emotional support and companionship.
- Implemented safety protocols to minimize risks and ensure a secure living environment for clients.
Medtech
CORONADO RETIREMENT VILLAGE
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Assist residents with self-administration of medications following company standards, and the guidelines set forth by Department of Social Services, Title 22 regulations.
- Maintain accurate and complete medication documentation for each resident on medication services.
- Correspond with physicians to ensure that up to date and accurate medications are on hand for residents. Chart any medication changes by physicians, keeping accurate notes.
- Communicate with family members to ensure residents’ medications are delivered and kept stocked in a timely manner.
- Notifies physicians and family members of condition changes or medical problems.
- Maintains all supplies needed in the medication program.
- Responds to resident and/or family telephone inquiries.
- Is proactive in obtaining medical care and treatment for residents with medical needs, working to minimize emergency 911 calls as much as possible.
- Work with various Hospice agencies to ensure residents on Hospice care are kept comfortable and the terms of their care plan are carried out.
Clinical Job
COVID CLINIC INC
01.2019 - 02.2022
- Input all patient demographics from offsite into EMR 2-3 days prior to testing date
- Coordinate and work closely with testing team to input results and ensure all patient have a follow up appointment with a Via Care provider
- Enter Patient data in EMR (e Clinical Works)
- Monitor inventory tests and supplies
- Conduct COVID test (PCR and/or Rapid)
- Participate in COVID-Task force meetings and training
- Setup, and breakdown the equipment for events, sample collection handling, and repack the equipment at the end of the event.
- Able to label, collect, and process patient specimen to ensure accurate test results
- Completes pre-visit planning
- Assist clients in completing the medical history and medical program intake forms, and/or consents, ensuring that the patient understands when obtaining a patient signature
- Perform all duties within HIPAA regulations..
- Assists clinicians with medical examinations as needed.
- Assist when needed to set up Quest lab specimen pick up
- Assist when needed to transport specimens back to appropriate clinic for pick up
Medtech
Silvergate Rancho Bernardo
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Assisting patients in administering medications
- Speak with families and coordinate care
- Respond immediately to emergency situations or resident calls
- Demonstrate tendency in all areas of medication administration
- Comply with community, state guidelines and standard of practice
- Promotes and protects residents rights, assist residents to make informed decisions and treats them dignity
- Perform all duties according to policy and in professional manner
- Demonstrate good judgement and decision-making skills
- Comply with community attendance policies
- Work collaboratively with the residents/family and interdisciplinary team members to develop an individualized plan of care
- Currently working here fulltime
Medtech
Sunrise Senior Living/ Memory Care Sabre Springs
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Assist residents with self-administration of medications following company standards, and the guidelines set forth by Department of Social Services, Title 22 regulations.
- Maintain accurate and complete medication documentation for each resident on medication services.
- Report and document medication problems, refusals and missed medications.
- Count controlled substances at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Maintain proper security, storage, and destruction of medications with accurate and complete documentation for each.
- Work with various pharmacies to ensure resident prescriptions are filled and delivered in a timely manner.
- Reviews physician orders and lab requests and follows up with residents as needed.
- Correspond with physicians to ensure that up to date and accurate medications are on hand for residents. Chart any medication changes by physicians, keeping accurate notes.
- Communicate with family members to ensure residents’ medications are delivered and kept stocked in a timely manner.
Caregiver
In Home Supportive Services
01.2007 - 01.2017
- Provides personal care services which may include assistance with bathing, oral hygiene, using the restroom, meal preparation, medication reminders, ambulation
- Provides homemaker services which may include household chores, light housework, laundry, and grocery shopping.
- Provides health maintenance and medically skilled services. These may include IVs, feeding tubes, catheter irrigation, enemas, and wound care.
- Arrives at the client’s home on time and leaves when shift schedule is complete.
- Performs all duties in an accurate and timely manner.
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information, in accordance with HIPAA standards
- Safeguards the patient from infection by practicing appropriate infection control procedures, including but not limited to universal precautions.
- Notifies the office of any abnormal findings or changes in the client’s condition.
- Effectively communicates with the office staff.
- Provides requirements-related information in a timely fashion (examples; annual in-service requirements, Proof of CPR certification etc.)
- Performs other duties as assigned/necessary.
Education
LVN - Nursing
Dalrada Career Institute
San Diego, CA03-2025
Medical Terminology - CPR & AED, Health Essentials, Certified Nursing Assistant CAN
Regional Occupational Program
Chula Vista, CA01.2008
Computer Secretarial - undefined
International Electronic & Technical Institute
Quezon City, Philippines01.1991
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Dependable and responsible
- Flexible and adaptable
Certification
- Jacobs Rehabilitation Center clinicals
4075 54th St, San Diego, 92105, CA
- Carmel Mountain Rehabilitation and Health Center clinicals 11895 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA 92128
- Palomar Medical Center clinicals
2185 Citracado Pkwy Escondido, CA 92029
Languages
English
Timeline
Caregiver
Cheer Home Care & Cheer Health Care
10.2023 - 11.2025
Medtech/Elderly Caregiver
Belmont Village Senior Living La Jolla
06.2022 - 10.2023
Medtech
CORONADO RETIREMENT VILLAGE
01.2022 - 01.2023
Medtech
Silvergate Rancho Bernardo
01.2021 - 01.2022
Clinical Job
COVID CLINIC INC
01.2019 - 02.2022
Medtech
Sunrise Senior Living/ Memory Care Sabre Springs
01.2017 - 01.2021
Caregiver
In Home Supportive Services
01.2007 - 01.2017
Computer Secretarial - undefined
International Electronic & Technical Institute
LVN - Nursing
Dalrada Career Institute
Medical Terminology - CPR & AED, Health Essentials, Certified Nursing Assistant CAN
Regional Occupational Program
Clinical
- Jacobs Rehabilitation Center, 4075 54th St, San Diego, CA, 92105
- Carmel Mountain Rehabilitation and Health Center, 11895 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA, 92128
- Palomar Medical Center, 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029
Interests
- Photography
- Computers
- Gardening
- Singing
- Dancing
- Traveling
- Cooking