Alizah Carey
Factoryville
Summary
Compassionate PCA with expertise in patient care, medication administration, and mobility assistance. Delivered high-quality care through effective communication and empathetic support in diverse settings. Demonstrated strong work ethic and adaptability, excelling in teamwork and independent environments while swiftly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
PCA
The Pines Senior Living
Clarks Summit
01.2025 - 11.2025
- Provided personal care assistance to elderly and disabled individuals in their homes, including bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring, toileting and feeding.
- Provided personal care assistance to residents in daily living activities.
- Assisted residents with mobility, ensuring comfort and safety during transfers.
- Ensured safety of patients by using appropriate lifting techniques while assisting them with mobility activities.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for residents at The Pines Senior Living.
- Documented resident care and observations accurately in daily logs.
- Communicated effectively with healthcare team regarding resident needs and concerns.
- Trained new staff on personal care protocols and best practices.
- Provided emotional support and companionship to elderly clients experiencing loneliness or depression.
- Supported recreational activities, enhancing social engagement among residents.
Med Tech/Caregiver
Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home
Wyalusing
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Caregiver/Administered medications to residents according to prescribed schedules.
- Cared for residents in their daily living activities.
- Cared for residents in daily living activities, ensuring dignity and respect in personal care.
- Bathing, grooming, personal and dental hygiene, transportation to meals and activities, assisting with toileting
- Passed medications to residents and monitored their care.
- Oversaw personal care aides to ensure compliance with care standards.
- Oversaw daily activities of personal care aides to ensure quality care.
- Administered medications to ensure that personal care aides provided safe and secure services to residents according to licensure rules.
- Administered medications on both carts for the entire facility.
Lead Front End, Cashier
Dollar General
Monroe
10.2019 - 04.2021
- Handled cash transactions accurately, ensuring customers received correct change.
- Maintained front end cleanliness, ensuring organized and welcoming register area.
- Packaged customer purchases efficiently, enhancing overall shopping experience.
- Keeping front end tidy, keeping everything neat and organized at register
- Packaging people's items with efficiency and organization.
- Collaborated with team members to create visually appealing merchandise displays that attracted customer attention
- Contributed to loss prevention efforts by monitoring store premises for suspicious activities and reporting any incidents promptly
Personal Care Aide (PCA)
United Methodist Homes
Tunkhannock
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Assist residents in the Adult Care home with various activities of daily living such as:
- Bathed, showered, and assisted with toileting.
- Transported residents to and from dining room for meals, ensuring timely and safe arrivals
- Assisted residents with transferring or ambulating safely to enhance mobility.
- Made beds in resident rooms to maintain cleanliness and comfort. and perform other light housekeeping duties such as removing dirty linens, straightening rooms, washing laundry, and folding it.
- Encouraged and assisted residents in participating in activities, promoting engagement and social interaction
- Checked resident appointments daily for activities, including beauty shop visits.
- Encouraged and assisted residents to participate in activities.
- Monitored residents' vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, O2, and respiration) to support health and well-being
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Med
Misercordia University
Dallas, Pennsylvania 08.2019 - 09.2022
High school diploma -
Tunkhannock Area High School
Tunkhannock, PASkills
- Nursing
- Vital signs
- CPR
- Medication administration
- ADLs
- Bathing assistance
- Personal care assistance
- Caregiving
- Client support
- Home care
- Assisted living
- Hospice Care
- Developmental Disabilities
- Childcare
- Food service
- Food Preparation
- Cash handling
- Cash register
- Microsoft Office
- Computer skills
- Organizational skills
- Customer service
- Supervising experience
- Experience
- Behavioral Health
- Personal care assistance
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- Certified Medication Aide
Additional Information
- Authorized to work in the US for any employer
- I am a well rounded person, I know how to deal with difficult people while maintaining a good attitude. Good with multi-tasking, as well as staying calm in difficult situations. I have experience working in a nursing home and working in retail. I am good with people and know how to handle them without getting frustrated.
Timeline
PCA
The Pines Senior Living
01.2025 - 11.2025
Med Tech/Caregiver
Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home
01.2022 - 12.2023
Personal Care Aide (PCA)
United Methodist Homes
10.2020 - 01.2021
Lead Front End, Cashier
Dollar General
10.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Med
Misercordia University
08.2019 - 09.2022
High school diploma -
Tunkhannock Area High School