Behavioral Health Technician - Legacy Behavioral Health - Valdosta, GA
(2022-08)
- Provided substance abuse and life-choice counseling and mentoring to clients.
- Created goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to help clients improve their level of functioning.
- Kept the facility clean, performed basic maintenance, and restocked supplies to support program needs.
- Led clients through effective therapeutic exercises combining Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
- Was responsible for preparing and submitting daily reports to management.
- Took vital signs and monitored them, as well as administering medications and managing patient behavior.
- Kept track of client information on special flow sheets, noting suicidal warnings, sleep patterns, and restraints.
- Kept track of each patient on a daily basis.
- Helped clients connect with community service and resource organizations.
- Oversaw the care of 20 mental health patients in a 20-bed facility.
- Helped clients transition smoothly by encouraging and reassuring them throughout the process.
- Observed and tracked client behavior and treatment responses.
Certified Nurse Assistant - Comfort Keepers - Valdosta, GA
(2017-09 - 2019-08)
- Keep track of the patient's condition and make note of any significant changes, which should be reported to the doctor and the family.
- Checking vital signs (documenting changes and alterations)
- Effectively assist residents in carrying out daily activities.
- Took care of all of the residents' daily needs.
- Record vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen, and respiration rate as directed by medical personnel.
- Ensure that a clean and sanitized environment is maintained for patients by following infection control procedures.
- Provide general nursing care, medication administration, and patient treatment in accordance with nursing standards.
- Provide physical assistance to patients with daily activities such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, and exercising.
- Assisted with daily tasks such as cleaning, feeding, and changing while maintaining the dignity and privacy of the client at all times.
- Keep track of how the residents behave.
- Ensure that all medications, conditions, responses, and observations are properly documented when providing patient care services.
- Drove residents to their appointments.
Direct Support Professional/ Caregiver/ CNA - Normal Life - Valdosta, GA
(2017-02 - 2022-08)
- Gave patients medications while keeping an eye out for negative side effects.
- Organized and administered medications on a regular basis to help alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life.
- Provided excellent assistance with general household tasks such as cooking, meal preparation, and grocery shopping.
- Kept track of client behaviors and emotional states, reporting any concerns to nurse and keeping records.
- Was in charge of a variety of daily tasks, such as patient transportation and appointment scheduling.
- Offered mental and emotional support to clients in order to keep them happy and healthy.
- Worked to improve the patient's outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Built strong and trusting relationships with each patient in order to provide the best possible care and assistance.
- Planned optimal meals based on established nutritional plans, which included grocery shopping and dish preparation.
- Assisted patients in safely transitioning from sleeping surfaces to mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.
- Kept patients' hygiene in check by providing bedpans, urinals, baths, and shaves.
- Kept track of progress and recorded any changes in status.
- Dressed, groomed, and fed patients with limited physical abilities to efficiently handle basic needs.
- Assisted elderly clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, physical transfers, and incontinence care.
- Checked vital signs on a daily basis and contacted nurse if there were any health concerns or behavioral changes with the patients.
