Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. Sincere Nurse Aide offering superior skills in patient needs assessment and healthcare team collaboration. Passionate multi-tasker dedicated to supporting team objectives to facilitate top-quality care. Well-versed in monitoring and noting vital signs, cleaning and sanitizing patient areas and assisting with personal hygiene tasks such as toileting and grooming. Compassionate professional certified HCA.
Skills
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs
Verbal and Written Communication
Emotional Support and Companionship
Patient Progress Documentation
Patient and Compassionate
Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
Attention to Detail
Dementia Care
HIPAA Compliance
Appointment Scheduling
Conflict Resolution and redirecting.
Work History
3/20/20 to Current
HCAAddus Homecare Corporation – Bynum, MT,
Upon coming on to my shift received nightly report from night caregiver. Then checked 24 hour log book.
Got residents up for the day. Gave showers on appointed days, dressed and helped with their ADL's. Cleaned up, changed bedding , did all laundry on shower days.
Checked vital signs as needed and contacted nursing staff with any resident concerns or behavioral problems or changes.
Interacted with residents patiently, cheerfully, caring, respectful, with empathy, while being very observant and charting any incidents on a daily basis, reporting to head nurse.
Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
Set dining tables for all meals, served and helped feed residents that needed that assistance. Get dishes and hotbox ready to send back to kitchen.
Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being. Especially when helping them to accumulate to our community.
Offered support for client mental and emotional needs to enhance physical outcomes and overall happiness.
Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support. Using Hoyer lifts, gait belts. Etc.
Kept close eye on behavior and emotional responses of clients to address concerns and protect each person from any harm.
Recorded vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
Reliable and a team worker.
01/2011 to 03/2013
Individual Provider HCACopes DSHS – City, STATE,
Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces and purchasing supplies.
Helped clients manage money, pay bills and shop for groceries or personal items.
Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships.
Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
Checked vital signs on daily basis and contacted supervisor regarding any patient health concerns or behavioral changes.
Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team u dated..
Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
Supervised daily activities and provided assistance to staff.
Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
Administered medication as directed by physician.
Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.
Recorded vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
Cooked tasty, nourishing meals for patients to promote better nutrition.
Offered support for client mental and emotional needs to enhance physical outcomes and overall happiness.
Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
Kept up with yearly continuing education courses.
01/2011 to 03/2013
Individual Care ProviderSelf Employed – City, STATE,
I supervised all caregiver at this 24 hour live in job. Which was in clients home.
I set up work schedule for caregivers/self.
All questions or situations were directed to me. I did hiring of caregivers and let them go if necessary.
I took care of all business matter, working strictly with her lawyer and bank. Paying bills and monthly dues on condo.,etc.
I was clients personal secretary/accountant, Executor at clients request, including preparing clients burial/selling of clients home at passing.
Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting.
Transported client to events, activities, medical appointments, shopping trips.
Maintained clean personal areas/ prepared healthy meals to support her nutritional needs.
Documented vitals, behaviors/medications in client medical records.
Kept individuals safe by removing hazards and correcting problems.
Organized medication and provided reminders according to schedule. Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness. I took strict ADL's notes. Worked very closely with her doctors and nurses. Ordered and picked up medications from pharmacy.
Recorded vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Scheduled/accompanied clients to medical appointments, helped client to understand what doctors or nurses who were trying to explain to client about routine care plan.
Determined specific needs/provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
Helped with home management tasks.
Kept clients engaged in social networks with friends and communities for personal health and growth.
Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station/service areas.
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