Norma V.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 31 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Las Cruces, NM 88011
Meet Norma
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
I am a 59 yr old fit Grandmother. I do not smoke. Anything! I recently moved to Las Cruces for my husbands job. I’m currently taking a break waiting for my NM LPN license. I have specialized in Pediatrics for over 30 yrs with the last 15 1/2 as a Pediatric ER Nurse and a trauma resource nurse (and Among several other hats) This last position was at a Level One Trauma Children’s hospital in California. The last two years had Covid thrown on top of it all. I am BLS, PALS, AED, SIDS and Stop the Bleed certified. And trained to assist Traumas of ALL levels. I started my career as an Army Combat Medic in 1982 eventually becoming an LPN. I stayed in for 10 years. I am in the process of obtaining my New Mexico nursing license. I have cleared the fingerprint background check. NM nursing board Read more is awaiting California’s release of my nursing information. Through my Adult life I babysat friends kids for their “date night” , vacations or emergencies. I am currently babysitting my 17 mo old granddaughter for a month in NYC.
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Never run.
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
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CPR certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
Availability
- Generally available afternoons and evenings
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- Before and after school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 2 children per sitting
$10-$30/hr for the first child, $5 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Swaddling
- Feeding
- Changing
- Bathing
- Assist with setting a routine
- Overnight care
- Mother's helper
- Occasional care
- Toddlers (age 1-3)
- Preschooler (age 4-5)
- Grade School (age 6-11)
- Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
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Special needs expand
- Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Dwarfism
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Hearing Loss
- Heart Defects
- Hydrocephaly
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Tourette Syndrome
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Bed Baths
- Bladder and Bowel Assistance
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Injection Assistance
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
- Repositioning
- Respiratory Care
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
1) Combat Medic. 2) LPN
Graduated US Army Medical Department Center and School 1990
Additional services
- Light Housekeeping
- Crafts
- Potty Training
- Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling
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Homework expand
- Studying for a test
- Basic math
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies