Johanna Somarriba
Silver Spring
Summary
Nursing student and licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (Maryland) with experience in pediatric and adolescent inpatient psychiatry and emergency care. Proficient in vital signs, 12-lead EKG acquisition, and Epic EHR, with a strong focus on infection control and trauma-informed communication. Seeking a Patient Care Technician role with flexible scheduling to support nursing education. Experienced in behavioral analysis and implementing specialized programs for individuals with disabilities, demonstrating strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Technician – Children & Adolescents
Johns Hopkins Hospital
05.2024 - Current
- Provide direct care including vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, hygiene, feeding, toileting, mobility, transfers, and ADLs.
- Assist nurses and physicians with admissions, specimen collection support, monitoring, and safety procedures.
- Document clinical and behavioral observations accurately in Epic EHR.
- Utilize Safety Cared and PBIS strategies to reinforce positive coping and reduce restraint use.
- Monitor patients on self-harm, suicide, and elopement precautions using trauma-informed observation and therapeutic interventions.
- Support crisis response using least-restrictive, de-escalation techniques.
Special Education Paraeducator
White Oak Middle School (MCPS)
08.2016 - 06.2023
- Applied CPI crisis intervention to manage behavioral crises safely.
- Assisted students with ADLs, toileting, hygiene, mobility, feeding support, and medical accommodations.
- Implemented PBIS strategies to promote emotional regulation and safe behaviors.
- Reinforced IEP goals and collaborated with interdisciplinary education teams.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD12.2025
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- 12-lead EKG interpretation
- Activities of daily living
- Feeding assistance
- Personal hygiene support
- Toileting assistance
- Mobility support
- Patient transfers
- Intake and output monitoring
- Specimen collection assistance
- Infection control practices
- Suicide prevention measures
- Fall risk management
- Crisis de-escalation techniques
- Milieu safety protocols
- Restraint policy knowledge
- Therapeutic observation skills
- Epic EHR proficiency
- Microsoft Office applications
- Google Workspace proficiency
- Trauma-informed care communication
- Therapeutic communication skills
- Emotional support strategies
- Cultural competence in care
- Family collaboration strategies
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Maryland
- BLS/CPR, American Heart Association
- Safety Cared (Trauma-Informed Crisis Prevention)
- PBIS — Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
- CPI — Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Mandated Reporter, Maryland
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Psychiatric Technician – Children & Adolescents
Johns Hopkins Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Special Education Paraeducator
White Oak Middle School (MCPS)
08.2016 - 06.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Montgomery College