Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Training
Certification
Highlight Qualifications
Languages
Timeline
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Paola Vasquez

Delta,BC

Summary

To obtain a position within your team that utilizes and expands my skills, as well as my qualifications. I am looking for employment within a company where I can work hard and be a loyal employee. I aim to create a positive and productive work environment by communicating with team members, setting clear goals, and monitoring my performance.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LPN

OnCall Nursing Services
, BC
06.2025 - Current
  • Responsible for the care of 24 residents in a long-term care facility setting.
  • Completion of quarterly and yearly RAI, MDS assessments.
  • Applying skills, i.e., applying indwelling catheters to both female and male residents. Provided wound care and dressing changes. Problem-solving both individually and within an interprofessional team through collaboration.
  • Provided comprehensive nursing care for residents with life-limiting illnesses, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Offered emotional support and education to residents and families regarding end-of-life care.
  • Provided patient care, assisting with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
  • Communicated effectively with patients, families, and staff to enhance care delivery.
  • Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.

LPN

Provita
Richmond, BC
07.2024 - 04.2025
  • Responsible for the care of 22 to 23 residents in a long-term care facility setting. Administration of medications daily. Completion of quarterly and yearly resident-related assessments, e.g. Braden scale, Scott fall, etc. Timely documentation.
  • Collaborated with healthcare team to develop and implement patient care plans.
  • Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop care plans.
  • Ensured compliance with safety standards and infection control protocols.

LPN

Care Tx Staffing
Surrey, British Columbia
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Night-shift travel nurse in a long-term care facility setting.
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff promptly.
  • Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients and staff members.

LPN

Provita
Richmond, British Columbia
08.2023 - 01.2024
  • Provided patient care in accordance with physicians' orders and nursing standards of practice.
  • Communicated effectively with patients, family members, healthcare team members, and other stakeholders regarding patient care plans or concerns.
  • Adhered to facility policies and procedures while providing quality nursing care.
  • Assisted patients with personal hygiene activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting needs.

Education

Practical Nursing Diploma -

CDI College
Surrey, BC
06-2023

Skills

  • Experience with medication administration
  • Great communication skills with clients and health care workers
  • Wound care management
  • Care plan development
  • Safe handling of narcotics
  • Administration of insulin and other parenteral medications
  • Placement of subcutaneous butterfly
  • Strong critical thinking
  • Strong knowledge base
  • Empathetic and compassionate
  • Time management and the ability to prioritize tasks in an ever-changing environment

Clinical Training

  • Surrey, BC, Practical Nursing (Preceptorship), 5 weeks, 2023
  • Delta, BC, Practical Nursing (Practicum), 4 weeks, 2023
  • Burnaby, BC, Practical Nursing (Practicum), 3 weeks, 2023
  • Surrey, BC, Practical Nursing (Practicum), 5 weeks, 2022
  • Surrey, BC, Practical Nursing (Preceptorship), 4 weeks, 2021-2022

Certification

  • Standard First Aid Level C and CPR, Canadian Red Cross, 2021
  • WHMIS - Provincial Course, 2021
  • Food Safe Level 1, Knowledge Ware, 2021
  • RAI MDS certification 2025

Highlight Qualifications

  • Practical Nursing Diploma
  • Initiative oriented, completing tasks without prompting.
  • Adaptive to changing environment.
  • Clean Criminal record
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
  • Valid class-7 driver's license

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

LPN

OnCall Nursing Services
06.2025 - Current

LPN

Provita
07.2024 - 04.2025

LPN

Care Tx Staffing
01.2024 - 06.2024

LPN

Provita
08.2023 - 01.2024

Practical Nursing Diploma -

CDI College
Paola Vasquez