Chrislyn Birch
Darby,PA
Summary
Experienced Direct Care Worker with a strong commitment to providing exceptional home-based care. Passionate about fostering patient progress through vigilant monitoring of medication reactions, behavioral observation, and education on healthy habits. Devoted to ensuring patient safety, well-being, and contentment. Committed and successful in healthcare roles, adept at assisting with daily living tasks and meal preparation. Focus on continuous monitoring and care to maintain client safety and comfort. Resilient Direct Support Professional with a solid background in meeting patients' basic needs and providing care. Well-versed in medical procedures, recreational requirements, and protective measures. Possesses a keen understanding of social and community services rules and regulations. Detail-oriented Direct Care Worker supporting daily living activities and enhancing client well-being through transportation. Seasoned in caring for developmentally disabled clients, dedicated to promoting comfort with dignity and compassion. Devoted personal care professional skilled in fostering client health and convenience by assisting with daily activities and health needs. Driven to encourage client well-being by demonstrating and promoting healthy habits, applying emerging techniques for optimal outcomes. Compassionate home healthcare professional with a proven track record of aligning daily activities with care plans and promptly reporting any client status changes. Actively promotes the formation of sustainable health improvement habits and possesses in-depth knowledge of behavior redirection strategies.
Committed Direct Care Worker brings success in healthcare roles. Skilled at assisting with daily living activities and meal preparation. Focused on maintaining client safety and comfort through continuous monitoring and care.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Safety Companion
Crozer-Keystone Hospital
Upland, PA
05.2024 - Current
- Provided direct patient care and monitored vital signs, oxygen saturation levels, and intake and output.
- Assisted with ambulation and transfers of patients from bed to wheelchair or other equipment.
- Ensured safe environment for all patients by monitoring fall risks and implementing appropriate interventions.
- Reported changes in patient condition to healthcare team members immediately.
- Performed hourly rounding on assigned patients to ensure safety and comfort.
- Observed patient behavior to detect signs of distress or agitation and reported concerns promptly.
- Monitored medication administration to ensure adherence to physician orders and standards of practice.
- Provided emotional support for distressed or anxious patients through communication, reassurance, distraction techniques..
Direct Support Professional/Residential Counselor
Merakey
Philadelphia, PA
12.2022 - Current
- Provides direction and assistance to consumers in CRR programs
- Areas of support include nutrition, housekeeping, budgeting, hygiene, self-care, home safety, transportation, social interaction, exercise, health management, and vocational
- Transports residents to necessary appointments when appropriate
- Implements specified parts of each resident's goal plan as instructed by the treatment team or supervisor
- Reports the resident's progress or lack of progress to the appropriate clinician
- Instructs living skills on a group and/or individual basis, covering grooming, personal hygiene, meal presentation, and etiquette
- Assists individuals in learning about the community and the use of community facilities such as transportation, shopping, and banking
- Maintains high standards of cleanliness throughout the home
- Ensures individuals follow through on assigned duties and understand them
- Handles petty cash, keeps receipts, and returns them to the Fiscal office
- Assists in keeping records on individuals, including periodic written reports on individual progress and program effectiveness.
Sunday School Teacher Assistant
God's End Time Harvesters Ministries International
Collingdale, PA
06.2016 - Current
- Read to the children
- Cooked Lunch
- Mopped and cleaned playing areas
- Read class materials and topics to prepare for tutoring sessions
- Planned curriculum based on individual academic needs
- Designed a comfortable tutoring environment conducive to learning
- Assisted students in finding practical study methods to enhance academic performance
- Provided private instruction to individuals or small groups of students to improve academic performance and prepare for educational or occupational tests
- Assessed student progress at each session, making recommendations that increased the effectiveness of tutoring and lessons
- Prepared for tutoring appointments by learning about key topics and planning out structured activities
- Worked closely with students to help develop math and essay writing skills.
Brand Ambassador/Sales Associate
Forever 21
Philadelphia, PA
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Serves customers by helping them select products
- Drives sales through the engagement of customers, suggestive selling, and sharing product knowledge
- Greets and receives customers in a welcoming manner
- Responds to customers' questions
- Directs customers by escorting them to racks and counters.
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Multicultural Community Family Services
Upper Darby, PA
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Ensure timely administering of medication
- Support clients with physical difficulties
- Help clients with everyday activities (dressing, bathe, eat, etc.)
- Assist clients in physical therapy exercises
- Plan and prepare nutritious meals
- Understand the nutritive restrictions patients may have
- Help the client to maintain good personal hygiene
- Assist clients in the shopping
- Do necessary housekeeping
- Maintain a clean environment
- Collaborate with physicians or supervisors
- Provide medical treatments and care in cases of emergency
- Provide emotional and psychological support.
Volunteer Tutor
Evans Elementary School
Yeadon, PA
03.2017 - 05.2017
- Read to students from the ages 5-7
- Assisted students with word problems
- Helped students with their assignments
- Assisted teachers in the classroom
- Taught youth study habits and learning tips
- Created an engaging learning environment by encouraging questions, and sparking discussions
- Read class materials and topics to prepare for tutoring sessions
- Planned curriculum based on individual academic needs.
Store Associate
Kebeh African Design
Darby, PA
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Serving customers
- Dealing with customer queries and complaints
- Handling payments
- Displaying products
- Helping with special promotions
- Received and processed payments from sales
- Built relationships with customers
- Replenished and rotated product inventory in clothing and food
- Collaborated with corporate clothing team.
Education
Associate's degree Nursing -
Delaware Community College
12-2027
High school diploma or GED Business -
Penn Wood High School
06.2020
Skills
- Effective leadership and management
- Planning and research skills
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills (6 years)
- Organized
- Adaptability
- Costumer Service
- Critical Thinking
- Warehouse Experience
- Order Picking
- Shipping & Receiving
- Packaging
- Load & Unload
- Tutoring
- Typing
- Search engines
- Quality management
- Google Docs
- Experience with children
- Childcare
- Guest services
- Time management
- Leadership
- Customer service
- Community & Human Services (Less than 1 year)
- Heavy lifting
- Technology (8 years)
- Communication skills
- Restaurant experience
- Computer literacy
- Driving (4 years)
- Developmental disabilities experience
- Fashion retail
- Analysis skills (Less than 1 year)
- Patient monitoring (2 years)
- Assembly
- Databases
- Database management
- Computer hardware
- Computer Networking
- Teaching
- Early Childhood Education
- Administrative Experience
- Microsoft Windows
- Home Care
- Toddler Care
- Personal Assistant Experience
- ADL Support
- Appointment Scheduling
- Care Delivery
- Behavioral Management
- Client Documentation
- Patient Management
- Indirect Patient Care
- Transportation
- Chronic Disease Management
- Direct Patient Care
- Progress Documentation
- Knowledge of State Regulations
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Client Safety and First Aid
- Patient Care
- Nutrition
- Client Transportation
- First Aid and Safety
- Case Management Experience
- Charting and Documentation
- Health Services
- Patient Assessments
- Compassionate Client Care
- Quality Program Protocols
- Care Plan Management
- Community Activities
- Client Support
- Healthcare
- Goal Setting
- Patient Education
- Medication Administration
- Care Plan Assessment
- Case Management
- Medical Records Management
- Report Generation
- Crisis Management
- Behavior Redirection
- Patient Companionship
- HIPAA Compliance
- Documentation
- Basic Housekeeping
- Mobility Assistance
- PPE Usage
- Incapacitation Care
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Supportive Companionship
- Policy Implementation
- Business Administration
- Performance Management
- Strategic Planning
- Workforce Management
- Sales Techniques
- Contract Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Client documentation
- ADL support
- Community activities
- First aid and safety
- Case management experience
- Compassionate client care
- Care plan assessment
- Charting and documentation
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Disability Awareness
- First-aid and CPR
Certification
- Driver's License
- Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)
- BLS
Timeline
Patient Safety Companion
Crozer-Keystone Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional/Residential Counselor
Merakey
12.2022 - Current
Brand Ambassador/Sales Associate
Forever 21
05.2021 - 01.2022
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Multicultural Community Family Services
06.2020 - 05.2021
Volunteer Tutor
Evans Elementary School
03.2017 - 05.2017
Store Associate
Kebeh African Design
08.2016 - 12.2016
Sunday School Teacher Assistant
God's End Time Harvesters Ministries International
06.2016 - Current
Associate's degree Nursing -
Delaware Community College
High school diploma or GED Business -
Penn Wood High School
- Driver's License
- Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)
- BLS
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