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PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Professional Summary
I have been a dedicated professional working in geriatrics and heavy dementia care for twelve years. Currently I find myself wanting to challenge my other skills. Dementia care has provided me the chance to hone my organizational, interpersonal and time management skills. I am looking forward to putting these skills to use in a more demanding and professional environment.
Licenses
CPR certified through American Heart Association
Skill Highlights
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Professional Experience
Personal AssistantApr 2012 to Current
9Round Fitness － Pembroke Pines , FL
9Round Fitness － Pembroke Pines , FL
- Traveled with the manager to take notes and dictation at meetings.
- Maintained household inventory and maintenance schedules.
- Checked mail, shopped for groceries and handled bill payments.
- Screened telephone calls and inquiries and directed them as appropriate.
- Coordinated overnight travel arrangements and accommodations.
- Researched and collected options for the best pricing on hotels, flights and home furnishings.
- Organized personal and professional calendars and supplied reminders of upcoming meetings and events.
- Typed documents, updated websites and compiled information for meetings.
- Conducted extensive online and phone research.
- Attended business meetings and took meeting minutes.
- Handled all aspects of vehicle maintenance.
- Organized work projects around client's house.
- Handled incoming and outgoing correspondence, including mail, email and faxes.
CaregiverFeb 2012 to May 2015
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
- Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.
- Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.
- Massaged patients and applied preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs and heat-lamp stimulation.
- Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.
- Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.
- Collected urine and fecal samples.
- Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.
- Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
- Provided transportation, assistance and companionship to clients.
- Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.
- Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
- Facilitated games and other activities to engage clients.
- Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.
- Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Assisted in application of traction devices.
- Obtained and set up suction equipment.
- Performed routine tests such as urine dip stick, vision and hearing tests.
- Provided personal nursing care in pre- and post-operative situations.
- Provided necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures.
- Tended to patients with chronic illnesses.
- Assisted nurses with cleaning rectal tube, G-tube, J-tube, and regular catheter insertion.
- Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
- Documented resident records on daily flow sheets.
- Assisted with ADLs.
- Provided patients and families with emotional support.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying.
- Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
- Administered simple range of motion exercises.
- Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.
- Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
- Promoted personal and co-worker safety.
- Participated in the maintenance of safe conditions within the facility and other related areas.
- Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.
CaregiverApr 2010 to May 2015
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
- Assist with all activities of daily living.
- Medication administration and documentation.
- Maintain orderly household.
- Plan and prepare all meals.
- Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.
- Participated in the maintenance of safe conditions within the facility and other related areas.
- Promoted personal and co-worker safety.
- Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
- Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.
- Administered simple range of motion exercises.
- Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
- Documented resident records on daily flow sheets.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
- Assisted nurses with cleaning rectal tube, G-tube, J-tube, and regular catheter insertion.
- Tended to patients with chronic illnesses.
- Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.
- Provided personal nursing care in pre- and post-operative situations.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
- Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.
- Facilitated games and other activities to engage clients.
- Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
- Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.
- Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
- Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.
- Collected urine and fecal samples.
- Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.
- Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.
- Massaged patients and applied preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs and heat-lamp stimulation.
- Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.
- Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.
Resident Services CoordinatorJul 2007 to Feb 2011
Aspen Valley Hospital － Vail , CO
Aspen Valley Hospital － Vail , CO
- Oatfield Estates (Milwaukie Oregon) · Elected to RSC (Resident services coordinator) Duties included staff management.
- Dr. Communication, assembly of service plans and family communication.
- Ordering of medications and house supplies on a weekly basis.
- House maintenance and management.
- Keeping a watchful eye out for harmful medication interactions and precise documentation of said interactions.
- Medication administration and documentation.
- Assist with all Activities of Daily Living.
- Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.
- Participated in the maintenance of safe conditions within the facility and other related areas.Promoted personal and co-worker safety.
- Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
- Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.
CaregiverJan 2003 to Jan 2006
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
Sul Ross State University － Alpine , TX
- Jana Richmond (Mollala Oregon) · Assist with all activities of daily living for a patient with a traumatic brain injury.
- Medication administration and documentation.
- Coordination with patients Primary Care Physician, Occupational and Physical therapists regarding patients care plan.
- Wound care and infection control.
- Continuous documentation of shunt activity.
Education and Training
High School Diploma, Computer ScienceFebruary 2006Clackamas Community College － City, State, United States
Computer Science Learning the basics of Unix.
Skills
Documentation, Medication administration, Organization skills, Primary Care, Problem solving, Staff management, Wound care
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School Attended
- Clackamas Community College
Job Titles Held:
- Personal Assistant
- Caregiver
- Resident Services Coordinator
Degrees
- High School Diploma , Computer Science February 2006
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