Colton Howard
Home Health/Special Olympics
Kansas City
14
years of professional experience
I am striving for a Career in Health Care. My end goal for myself is to become a flight nurse while working as a Paramedic/EMT. Working in healthcare I know it's important to have a wide variety of experience. I feel like every opportunity that I am given along the way will not only be important in my path to my goals, but also make me an overall better patient care advocate.
Work History
Direct Support Professional
8 Months- Supported individuals with daily living activities, reinforcing independence and person-centered routines.
- Monitored behavioral changes and documented observations accurately for clinical review and care coordination.
- Administered medication reminders and followed prescribed support plans with consistent attention to detail.
- De-escalated challenging behaviors using approved crisis-intervention techniques and calm verbal redirection.
Life Skills Coach
12 Years 2 Months- Assisting Adults with developmental disabilities with Activities of daily living. Includes transportation to and from events such as practice, and group activities. Life skills such as counting, doing laundry and responsibilities around the house. Assisting with special Olympic sporting events: walking through tasks and drills in sporting event practices and events.
Care Team Associate- Clinical
8 Months- Patient care
- Clinical work
- Admissions/ Discharges
- Vitals
- Baths of patients
- Weights on patients
- Helping to take care of patients, while doing admission packs and setting up rooms for new patients that are coming to the floor. If the nursing need help once the new patient gets onto the floor I'll go help settle them by getting a weight, vitals, and their armbands on. I make sure things are organized to make things easy for new patients.
Digital Personal Shopper
4 Years 10 Months- Receiving Orders
- Troubleshooting
- Conscientious Customer Service
- Personal Shopper for individuals of the community while time managing to make sure they get done on time. Individually selecting alternative items for replacement of out-of-stock selections. Organizing bins and coolers to make for efficient shopping.
Direct Support Personal
7 Months- Cleaning the home
- Cooking
- Vitals
- Giving medication to the consumer
- Ostomy clean out and changing one
- Transporting the consumer with wheelchair to their shower chair or to bed.
- Helping take care of developmental disability individuals in their home, I would make sure the consumer is fed, medications are given, showers are given and are in bed. I would clean their home to make sure they had a clean home to wake up. I would do their laundry to keep clean clothes for the consumers.
Shift Manager, Driver
1 Year 4 Months- Multitasking
- Customer Service Driven
- Happy to help others
- Maintained the store, while encouraging and supporting staff members underneath me during down time and rush hour. Handled call outs of employees and made sure that shifts were covered, and replacements were made.
Cashier
6 Months- Efficient customer service teller, ringing up items in a productive timely manner. Making sure that my drawer was even, the shelves were stocked and the store was clean.
Caregiver
2 Years- Assisted Individual with activity of daily living. Assisted with transportation to dialysis, food was prepared, medications were administered including daily insulin injections. Helped with supplemental oxygen and made sure that the tank was put together and given appropriately. Assisted with any incidents of distress. Assisted with cooking, cleaning and any other household activities.
Education
General Education
EMT-Certification
High School Diploma
Graduated December 2020
Skills
Skills
Leadership
Organization
Problem solving
Teamwork
Prioritization
Dependable
Self-motivated
Customer service
Conflict-resolution skills
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Behavioral Health Allies
02.2026 - CurrentRead More
Care Team Associate- Clinical
University Hospital
09.2021 - 05.2022Read More
Direct Support Personal
Finck Support of Living
02.2021 - 09.2021Read More
Digital Personal Shopper
Walmart
12.2016 - 10.2021Read More
Shift Manager, Driver
Pizza Hut
08.2015 - 12.2016Read More
Cashier
Beeline Snack Show
02.2015 - 08.2015Read More
Life Skills Coach
Home Health/Special Olympics
08.2014 - CurrentRead More
Caregiver
Home Health
01.2013 - 01.2015Read More
Goodwill Excel Center
High School Diploma
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Moberly Area Community College
EMT-Certification
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Moberly Area Community College
General Education
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