Da'Nae Lynett Pettis
Portland,OR
Summary
Giving my services, to keep persons that are elderly, on hospice, in memory care, home, short/long term care facility settings, stay independent, and comfortable.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Activities Assistant
Secora Rehabilitation of Cascadia
09.2017 - 01.2019
- I do scheduled activities with independent residents, and I do one on one visits with bed (room)/bound residents.
Private Caregiver
LaVerne Strong
05.1985 - 04.2018
Care Provider
HomeWell Senior Care
10.2015 - 02.2018
- Duties vary due to each individual client, and their care care plans. I help with preparing meals, laundry, medication assisting/management, help with mobility/transfers if needed.
Caregiver
Senior and Disabled Services
02.2016 - 01.2018
- I have accomplished the means to help elderly, hospice, mental health, and persons with disabilities to live more independently, and achieve the highest level of independence in their daily lives, whether at home, in a facility for care settings, or group home.
Education
General Education Diploma - General Education
Robert S Farrell High School
Salem, OR01.1985
Skills
- Caregiving for the elderly, residents, and clients with Alzheimers, & Dementia, and hospice clients also (10 years)
- Dementia (5 years)
- Assisted Living (5 years)
- Recreation (20 years)
- Care Giver (10 years)
- Personal Care (10 years)
- Direct Care (10 years)
- Caregiving (10 years)
- English (10 years)
- Vital Signs Experience (5 years)
- Medication Administration (10 years)
- Customer Service (Less than 1 year)
- Medical Terminology (1 year)
- Phone Etiquette (10 years)
- Patient Care (5 years)
- Hospice Care (10 years)
- Home Health (5 years)
- Memory Care (4 years)
- Meal Preparation (10 years)
- Food Preparation (10 years)
- Laundry (10 years)
- Developmental Disabilities Experience (5 years)
- Case Management
- Social Work
- Documentation review (5 years)
- HIPAA (10 years)
- Special needs (5 years)
- Crisis intervention (5 years)
- Data collection (3 years)
- Vital signs (5 years)
- Time management (10 years)
- Cooking (10 years)
- Special needs (2 years)
- Quality Assurance (5 years)
- Catheter care (5 years)
- Nursing (Less than 1 year)
- Home Care (10 years)
- Front desk
Websites
Certification
- Medicaton passing certificate through HomeWell Senior Care of Portland. Present
- I took my medication administering training from a Registered Nurse through HomeWell Senior Care of Oregon.
- CPR Certification September 2019 to September 2021
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
Languages
Alzheimer's care
Senior care
Assessments
- Direct Care — Proficient December 2019
- Showing sensitivity and enthusiasm while providing care to patients. Full results: Proficient
- Problem Solving — Completed May 2019
- Analyzing relevant information when solving problems. Full results: Completed
- Personality: Hard-Working — Highly Proficient April 2019
- Measures a candidate's tendency to be rule-abiding, well-organized, hard-working, confident, and think before acting. Full results: Highly Proficient
- Critical Thinking — Completed September 2018
- Measures a candidate’s ability to use logical approaches when solving problems. Full results: Completed
- Nursing Aide Skills — Familiar February 2020
- Providing nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures. Full results: Familiar
- Nursing Skills: Patient Focus & Orientation — Proficient February 2020
- Addressing concerns and using sensitivity when responding to needs and feelings of patients Full results: Proficient
- Front desk agent (hotel) — Proficient April 2021
- Selecting hotel rooms based on verbal requests and identifying errors in hotel data Full results: Proficient
- Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
I have been caregiving since the age of 16. I have worked with MR/DD clients in group homes, and apartment settings. I work mainly with the elderly. I have experience with hospice, and memory care (Alzheimer's/Dementia). I have experience with ADLS, human relations, medication management, banking, scheduling appointments (doctors, medical transportation), cooking, housekeeping, and activities.
Accomplishments
My personal accomplishments are knowing that I have helped an elderly, or Mental Health person, complete their daily activities of living, and put a smile on their face,
My other personal accomplishments, are being willing to step into another field of work, that I have never been in before, and ready to accept the trainings, and new skills I will learn for the position.
Timeline
Activities Assistant
Secora Rehabilitation of Cascadia
09.2017 - 01.2019
Caregiver
Senior and Disabled Services
02.2016 - 01.2018
Care Provider
HomeWell Senior Care
10.2015 - 02.2018
Private Caregiver
LaVerne Strong
05.1985 - 04.2018
General Education Diploma - General Education
Robert S Farrell High School