Emmy Rowe
East Peoria,IL
Summary
I believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect, while focusing on my assigned task(s). I have experience in helping others from peer teaching in school, when I noticed assignments confused my fellow students, to aiding with everyday tasks as a personal care assistant working for DORS. I'm passionate about advocating for others through practicing active listening and always doing the right thing to the best of my ability. I hope I can achieve my goal of helping others by working hard while gaining experience in clinical.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
East Peoria, IL
09.2024 - Current
- Formulate strategies to enhance independence in daily activities based on the patient's goals.
- Assisting the patient by maintaining the cleanliness of the living space and appropriate disposal of medical waste, with the proper use of personal protective measures as needed.
- Ensured the safety of patients by monitoring the environment and responding promptly to any emergency situations that may arise.
- Practicing emotional literacy and compassion with the patient to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Organized indoor activities including small gatherings with relatives, drawing, puzzles, video games, and board games to enhance patient's social and mental well-being.
- Assisting with nourishment by feeding, preparing, and delivering meals based on current medical recommendations and the patient's personal preferences.
- Assisting the patient with transferring and positioning. While ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
- Facilitated patient hygiene by aiding in bathing, grooming, dressing.
- Promptly acquiring and transporting medication from the patient's preferred pharmacy.
- Aiding the patient in replacing bandages and medicine patches.
- Responding to active hypotension by accurately utilizing a digital blood pressure cuff, repositioning the patient (lying with raised feet), removing or loosening clothing, and providing sodium-enriched foods in the form of salt.
Education
General Studies -
East Peoria Community High School
East Peoria, IL05.2025
Skills
- Detail-oriented
- Problem solving
- Polite and compassionate
- Strong ethics and patient advocacy
- Adherence to guideline
- Behavior redirection
- Basic tech skills
- Communication skills
- Mobility assistance and fall prevention
- Assisting with daily tasks and running errands
- Observational skills
- Excited to learn
Additional experience
- Completed a 18 week training in machinery/shop safety at East Peoria Community High School.
- Cleaning lab equipment and lab room, following lab safety, and preserving deceased biological specimens at East Peoria Community High School's Science lab.
- Helping the medical team to provide palliative and end of life care for an elderly relative suffering from melanoma cancer.
Certification
- Driver license
Languages
English
Native language
Demographic
Date of birth: April 25 2007
Age: 18
Gender: F
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
09.2024 - Current
General Studies -
East Peoria Community High School
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