In Home Caregiver resume example

• While working as an instructor for Special Abilities of North Texas, I played numerous roles in a fast paced environment. I was given a classroom to teach about 15 clients who suffered from mental and physical disabilities. My previous clients never let their disabilities hinder them from yearning to digest facts about the world or just simply learning new things about themselves. A few things i was in charge of were:
• Maintaining clean personal areas and preparing healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
• Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
• Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
• Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
• Kept patients mentally alert by entertaining, conversing and reading aloud to patients.

Special Abilities was an upbeat facility that myself and former colleagues enjoyed on a day to day basis. Unfortunately, I had to put in my 30 day notice because my car unexpectedly broke down.

• When I was working as a caregiver for Aztec, I prepared meals such as lunch, snacks dinners, and desserts.
• Inside of the group home were five elderly women with mental disabilities.
• My duties while working were cleaning, redirecting clients, assisting clients while they're bathing or with whatever help they desired, escorted clients on planned outings, passed medications, checked individuals blood pressures and blood sugar.
• Transported individuals to scheduled appointments.
• Administered first aid and CPR in emergency situations.
• Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
• Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress or problems to report, and discussed observations with supervisor or case manager.
• Promoted development of healthy lifestyle to meet health and wellness objectives.
• Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
• Completed required medical and program reports and maintained medical records system, program filing system and EHR, following clinic standard operating procedures.