AVA WILLIAMS
BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA
Summary
Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients. Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. 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. Expertise in [Area of expertise]. Proactive worker committed to helping [Job title] provide top-notch patient care. Skilled at [Type] treatments with knowledge of [Area of expertise] patients. Fantastic attention to detail and multitasking abilities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
PCA
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
08.2020 - Current
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
PCA
St. Vincent's Hospital
03.2018 - 08.2020
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
Endoscopy Technician
Grandview Medical Center
02.2016 - 03.2018
- Set up endoscopy suites with equipment and supplies needed for procedures.
- Maintained all safety protocols and processes when cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing endoscopes and related equipment.
- Assisted physicians and nursing staff with various tasks and responsibilities during procedures.
- Transferred scopes to appropriate department for repairs and maintenance.
- Efficiently set-up and tore down procedure rooms in preparation for upcoming procedures.
Central Supply Technician
Grandview Medical Center
02.2012 - 02.2016
- Worked and communicated with clients and customers, adapting to expectations and providing quality goods and supplies on consistent basis.
- Conducted cyclic inventories and requisitioned stock to meet demanded inventory levels.
- Used identification tags, stamps and electronic marking tools to mark stock items.
- Determined causes of discrepancies to make appropriate adjustments to correct inventory records and documents.
- Verified clerical computations against physical count of stock to adjust errors in computations.
- Monitored and replenished tools and reagents to enable smoother workflows and eliminate delays.
Education
No Degree - Pharmacy Technology
Virginia College - Birmingham
Birmingham, AL02.2009
High School Diploma -
Huffman High School
Birmingham, AL05.1995
Skills
- Patient Transporting
- Basic Nursing Care
- Mobility Assistance
- Proper Staffing
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Healthy Living Activities
- Vital Statistics Recording
- Patient-Focused Care
- Bathing and Dressing
- Emotional Support
- Simple Dressings
- Meal Preparation
Timeline
PCA
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
08.2020 - Current
PCA
St. Vincent's Hospital
03.2018 - 08.2020
Endoscopy Technician
Grandview Medical Center
02.2016 - 03.2018
Central Supply Technician
Grandview Medical Center
02.2012 - 02.2016
No Degree - Pharmacy Technology
Virginia College - Birmingham
High School Diploma -
Huffman High School
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