Amy Stevens
Montezuma,GA
Summary
Dedicated care professional, committed to supporting patients in feeling secure and comfortable in clinical and home settings. Responsible team player always willing to assume additional responsibility to ease family burden. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail. Excellent communication and multi-tasking abilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Aide
First Corinthians Homecare
Perry, GA
01.2020 - Current
- Supported optimal wound healing by skillfully changing dressings and monitoring for signs of infection or complications.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Supported patients'' mobility through safe transfers, ambulation assistance, and proper positioning techniques.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
Newborn Hearing Screener
Mednax Health Solutions
Macon, GA
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Expedited data reporting to state agencies by maintaining organized records and submitting information promptly after each screening session.
- Reduced false-positive rates by consistently calibrating equipment and staying up-to-date on best practices in newborn hearing screenings.
- Trained new staff members on proper techniques for administering OAE and ABR tests, fostering a consistent standard of care across the team.
- Educated parents about the importance of early detection and intervention for hearing loss in infants, promoting a proactive approach to child development.
- Adhered to strict infection control protocols during screenings, ensuring the safety and well-being of all infants under my care.
- Recommended and fitted assistive listening devices and protection devices to improve hearing.
- Assessed integrity of auditory system by performing auditory brainstem response audiometry and electrocochleography..
Daycare Teacher
Sunshine Children Academy
Warner Robins, GA
03.2014 - 01.2015
- Maintained tidy environment to comply with cleanliness and sanitation standards.
- Assisted in preparation of meals and snacks to provide children with proper nutrition.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships and promote learning.
- Promoted language acquisition in young learners with engaging storytelling, songs, and word games.
- Enhanced children's social skills by organizing group activities and encouraging cooperative play.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
College Student
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
08.2012 - 03.2014
- Met academic standards and expectations to maintain school enrollment.
- Adhered to strict time-management schedule to meet deadline requirements for assignments, quizzes, tests and other measures of comprehension.
- Participated in class discussions, contributing research and learned elements to demonstrate personal enrichment.
- Designed engaging assignments that promoted critical thinking skills while reinforcing course content knowledge among students.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
- Utilized professor office hours to clarify topics needing elaboration.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Early Childhood Special Education
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GADiploma -
Peach County High School
Fort Valley, GA05.1996
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Basic patient
- Medical terminology understanding
- Data Recording Accuracy
- Cross-cultural sensitivity
- Pediatric audiology familiarity
- Audiology equipment proficiency
- Analytical Skills
- Dementia Care
- Medication Administration
- Transfer Techniques
- ADL support
- Catheter Care
- Specimen Collection
- Sterilization techniques
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Qualified in patient transport
- Multitasking
- Basic Life Support
- HIPAA Compliance
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Clinical Documentation
- Problem-Solving
- Excellent Communication
- Analytical Thinking
Timeline
Patient Care Aide
First Corinthians Homecare
01.2020 - Current
Newborn Hearing Screener
Mednax Health Solutions
07.2019 - 02.2022
Daycare Teacher
Sunshine Children Academy
03.2014 - 01.2015
College Student
Fort Valley State University
08.2012 - 03.2014
Bachelor Of Science - Early Childhood Special Education
Fort Valley State University
Diploma -
Peach County High School