Shelley R Hill

Personal Care Attendant   •  Vickers Personal Care Home 

April 2020 - Present

● Acted with appropriate response during crisis and emergency situations
● Trained new employees on job duties
● Responded to rapidly changing circumstances and environments
● Medical terminology
● Appointment setting.
● Maintained a secure environment for staff and residents, following established safety standards.
● Provided proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown.
● Offered safety guidance protection to increase mobility for residents with impaired judgment.
● Assisted residents in activities of daily living to maintain health and dignity.
● Reported health changes and provided proper documentation to appropriate
staff.
● Engaged clients through conversation and companionship, promoting independence and social requirements.
● Followed universal precautions and established policies minimizing exposure to blood or bodily fluids.
● Fostered resident comfort by answering requests and reporting observations to nursing supervisor.
● Worked in cooperation with family and outside providers to meet physical and emotional needs of patient .
● Read and contributed to shift reports and care notes.
● Transported client to appointments.
● Responded to resident dining needs and assisted with feeding.
● Entertained, conversed with and read aloud to patients to keep mentally
healthy and alert.
● Administered bedside and personal care, such as ambulation and personal
hygiene assistance.
● Checked patients' pulse, temperature and respiration .
● Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for residents
● Evaluated client's needs to plan for continuing services.
● Provided clients with communication assistance, typing correspondence and obtaining information for them.
● Observed physical and mental condition of residents.
● Responded appropriately to physical, emotional and developmental needs of
residents.
● Massaged patients or applied preparations or treatments to body.
● Established personal relationships with clients to maintain patient comfort  and care.
● Assisted residents in and out of bed and wheelchairs, using safe lifting and transferring techniques.
● Protected health information according to HIPAA policies and procedures.
● Engaged clients through conversation and companionship, promoting independence and social requirements.
● Read and contributed to shift reports and care notes.
● Prepared and maintained records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager and supervisor.