Dorothy Tyson
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Compassionate Home Health Aide (HHA) with relevant experience in providing personal care, administering medication, and maintaining clean living spaces for patients. Strengths include strong interpersonal skills, keen observation ability to monitor patient condition, and adeptness at record keeping for doctors' reviews. Past work has demonstrated significant impact through effective communication with other healthcare professionals and fostering a comfortable environment for patients.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
HHA
Just life
Buffalo , NY
10.2023 - Current
- Assisting with helping clients get dress cooking meals helping with taking medication taking them on daily errands and helping take care of there daily activities
- Delivered high level of assistance with cooking, meal preparation and shopping.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting concerns to case manager and documenting information in files.
- Changed bed linens regularly ensuring a clean environment for the client at all times.
- Recognized emergency situations and implemented appropriate procedures.
- Provided emotional support and encouragement to clients who were ill or had disabilities.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
HHA
Caregivers
Tonawanda, NY
09.2021 - 10.2023
- Transported individuals to medical appointments and assisted with errands.
- Provided companionship and monitored health condition of clients.
- Entertained, conversed with or read aloud to patients to maintain mental health and alertness.
- Maintained updated records and safeguarded patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Assisted with personal care activities, such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Participated in developing individualized care plans based on medical orders and assessments.
- Assisted clients with proper exercises and rehabilitation.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Garden Gate Health Care Facility
Cheektowaga, NY
09.2004 - 06.2021
- Assisting with daily living activities such as dressing, bathing, feeding helping with there daily living adjusting to new environments
- Providing help with transferring from bed to chair
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Assisted with admission procedures such as gathering personal data from the patient's chart.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility Inc
06.1990 - 08.2004
- Transported patients safely between departments within the facility using wheelchairs or other appropriate devices.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Checked vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Performed bedside care procedures such as catheterizations, enemas, douches and irrigations.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Helped nursing staff develop individualized plans of care for each patient.
Education
High School Diploma -
Emerson High School
Gary, IN06.1975
Skills
- Personal care
- Meal preparation
- Medication management
- Infection control
- Behavior monitoring
- Health documentation
- Patient transport
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Dressing and grooming
- Nutrition management
- Errands running
- Compassionate caregiving
- Toileting support
- Compassionate care
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Home safety assessments
- End-of-life care
- Bathing assistance
- Transportation provision
- Bedbound patient care
Timeline
HHA
Just life
10.2023 - Current
HHA
Caregivers
09.2021 - 10.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Garden Gate Health Care Facility
09.2004 - 06.2021
Certified Nurse Assistant
Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility Inc
06.1990 - 08.2004
High School Diploma -
Emerson High School
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