Isabella Hoffman

• Home health care including hospice patients: assisted with the death and grieving process of both patient and family
• Assisted with providing CMO including: bathing, oral hygiene, non-pharmaceutical pain management
• Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
• Exercised paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
• Educated patients on self-care techniques that would help them maintain their independence.
• Used mobility devices to transport patients (hoyer lifts, wheelchairs).
• Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
• Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of information.
• Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
• Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
• Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse.
• Assisted nurse with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.

• Serve as a PCA through Tempus Unlimited for my disabled 18 year-old sister.
• Help client with personal hygiene, feeding, toileting, schoolwork, and emotional support.
• Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
• PCA tasks are done 14 hours each week.

• Clinical experience at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, MA.
• Assisted with:

- medication administration

- caesarian sections

- natural birth

- pre-eclampsia/eclampsia patients

- DIC

- newborn medications/vaccine, baths, phototherapy

- care and comfort of parents who experienced a death

- triage tasks

• Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
• Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
• Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of information.
• Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Reminded patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements.
• Reported changes in patient conditions to registered nurse.
• Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
• Identified needs of patients promptly and efficiently.
• Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
• Understood and followed oral and written directions.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.