Resume category: HEALTHCARE

         PERSONAL HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT       Professional Summary       Personal Nursing Assistant   with  4+ years  work experience in fast-paced environment handling confidential paperwork, administering medication and providing quality, empathetic, patient-focused care, monitored vital signs, assisted with feeding, bathing/grooming, positioning and range of motion exercises. Highly compassionate and Looking for a long term care position.       Licenses      CPR  Certification ,  Adult First Aid  Certification ,  Child First Aid   Certification ,  Environmental Emergencies  Certification ,  Adult/Child CPR  With Mask  Certification ,  Adult/Child AED  Certification ,  Infant CPR  With Mask  Certification , Through the American Heart Association.       Skill Highlights          Understands medical procedures  Understands mobility assistance needs  Charting expertise  Able to lift 50+ pounds  Trained in grooming and bathing assistance  Respiratory equipment training  Documentation procedures expert      Quick problem solver  General housekeeping ability  Medical terminology knowledge  Valid MO driver's license  Reliable transportation  Calm and level-headed under duress  Trained in catheter change and preparation            Professional Experience     06/2013   to   12/2013     Personal Healthcare Assistant    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.  Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.  Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.  Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.  Provided companionship to clients.  Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.  Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.  Provided patients and families with emotional support.  Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.         01/2010   to   08/2012      Personal Home Health Care Assistant     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Provided transportation, assistance and companionship to clients.  Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.  Facilitated games and other activities to engage clients.  Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.  Participated in the maintenance of safe conditions within the home and other related areas.  Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement.  Administered simple range of motion exercises.  Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.  Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying.  Provided patients and families with emotional support.  Assisted with ADLs.  Documented resident records on daily flow sheets.  Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in  patients' health status to nursing staff.  Tended to patients with chronic illnesses.  Provided personal nursing care in pre- and post-operative situations.  Assisted with transferring patients in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.  Positioned patients for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.  Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.  Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.  Collected urine and fecal samples.  Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration and BP.  Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.         04/2005   to   07/2007     Personal Healthcare Assistant     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.  Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.  Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.  Collected urine and fecal samples.  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 assistance and companionship to clients.  Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.  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.  Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.  Provided patients and families with emotional support.          Education and Training     2012     Professional HealthCare In-Service  :   Adult Behavioral and Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders    Alzheimer's Association Missouri   －   City  ,   State  ,   Greene      Courses Included ;      Alzheimer's    Demetia          2011     Professional HealthCare In-Service  :   Early Childhood, Adolescent and Adult Behavioral, Emotional and Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders    Burrell Behavioral Health   －   City  ,   State  ,   Greene      Courses Included;       Autism    Depression    Anxiety    Bi-Polar    ADHD    Schizophrenia          2000     High School Diploma  :   General    Lebanon High School   －   City  ,   State  ,   Laclede            Skills     Patient-focused care, Excellent interpersonal skills, Compassionate and trustworthy caregiver, Time management, Effectively interacts with patients and families, Preparation of healthy meals and snacks, Medical terminology, Hospice care provider, Wound care, Charting and record keeping, Time management       Interests      My Interest include ;      Running, Reading, Painting, Playing the Piano,Yoga