Crystal Ray
Paraprofessional
Union,MO
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Patherfinders
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans to meet individual needs of each client.
- Monitored clients to assess and report physical and behavioral changes to supervisors.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Transported clients to medical and dental appointments to provide support.
- Encouraged and supported clients to participate in recreational and leisure activities to promote social interactions and reduce loneliness.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Identified needs and coordinated plans for travel and out-of-town functions.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Provided staff coaching, mentoring, and consultation to enhance performance and professional development.
- Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Replaced bandages, dressings, and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing.
- Liaised with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative household support.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
Direct Support Professional
Emmaus Homes
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans to meet individual needs of each client.
- Monitored clients to assess and report physical and behavioral changes to supervisors.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Transported clients to medical and dental appointments to provide support.
- Encouraged and supported clients to participate in recreational and leisure activities to promote social interactions and reduce loneliness.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Replaced bandages, dressings, and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
Casey Team Leader
Casey's
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Assisted in recruitment to build team of top performers.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
- Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Observed packing operations to verify conformance to specifications.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Supported creation of detailed, technical financial models to value potential acquisition targets.
- Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
- Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
- Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to deliver timely and cost-effective supply of services and materials.
- Frequently inspected production area to verify proper equipment operation.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
Education
Healthcare Management - Healthcare Management
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL03.2025
Skills
- Arts and crafts
- IEP compliance
- Educational assistance
- Storytelling
- Documentation
- Social support
- Student records management
- Social development and integration
- Activity implementation
- Disability awareness
- Student accommodation
- Special education support
- Classroom management
- Verbal and written communication
- Computer skills
- Mathematics instruction
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Student health and safety
- Individual student assistance
- Literacy support
- Group and individual instruction
- Calm and patient demeanor
- Child development certification
- Classroom organization
- First aid and CPR certified
- Behavior improvements
- Supervising student activities
- Effective communication
- Smartboard
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Small group and individual assistance
- Helping students with special needs
- Emotional support
- Individual instruction
- Crisis intervention
- Parent communication
- Individualized educational plans
- Reporting requirements
- Teacher support and collaboration
- Friendly and outgoing
- Study skills development
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Data collection
- Schedule management
- Lesson planning
- Organization and prioritization
- Safety
- Relationship building
- CPR and first aid
- Patient
- Creating visual displays
- Transition planning
- Skill building
- Skill building support
- Behavior management
- Reading and writing support
- Preparing instructional materials
- Learning strategies
- Life skills training
- Small group instruction
- Physical assistance
- Social integration
- Activity planning
- After-school programs
- Student supervision
- Enrichment activities
- Activity oversight
- Differentiated instruction
- Crisis management
- Technology-based strategies
- Progress monitoring
- Child development
- Behavior modification
- Instructional support
- Group facilitation
- Teacher support
- Multicultural awareness
- Educational games
- Assessment administration
- IEP implementation
- Classroom technology
- Test proctoring
- Educational support
- Curriculum understanding
- Reading support
- Classroom support
- Elementary education
- Academic tutoring
- Special education
- Teacher assistance
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Patherfinders
05.2023 - 05.2024
Direct Support Professional
Emmaus Homes
04.2023 - 04.2024
Casey Team Leader
Casey's
12.2022 - 12.2023
Healthcare Management - Healthcare Management
American InterContinental University
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