D'Asia Jenkins
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Healthcare professional and home companion with strong history of providing support to clients within business environments to deliver comprehensive administrative assistance. Providing knowledge of clerical tasks, project support, scheduling, time management, assignment prioritization and customer service. Quickly resolving issues, handling conflicting priorities, remaining flexible and striving to exceed organizational goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health Aide
BrightStar Care
05.2022 - Current
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
- Documented care actions by completing records and logs in medical software system.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Prioritized patient dignity, privacy, and autonomy during all aspects of care provision.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between home care settings by coordinating services and communicating effectively with all parties involved.
- Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Adapted to ever-changing patient needs, consistently adjusting care plans and strategies in order to provide the highest quality of personalized assistance.
Education
CNA Certification -
It Works Learning Center
04.2024
High School Diploma -
Coppin Academy
Baltimore, MD07.2019
Skills
- Patient Care
- Compassionate communication
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Client documentation
- State regulations knowledge
- Flexibility
- Medical Terminology
- Bathing Assistance
- First aid and safety
- PPE usage
Certification
- CPR/AED (american heart association)
Timeline
Home Health Aide
BrightStar Care
05.2022 - Current
CNA Certification -
It Works Learning Center
High School Diploma -
Coppin Academy