Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies
Timeline

Jacklyn Nussbaum

Summary

Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients.

Motivated with engaging personality and flexible approach. Upbeat, friendly and anticipating customer needs to facilitate enjoyable dining experiences. Ambitious, well-versed in propagation and care of flowers and plants in greenhouses and open lands. Expertise in managing appropriate influx of water and sunlight for different plant and flower types. Offering a year of experience working in fast-paced nurseries.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Server

SOW Plated
Columbus , OH
08.2022 - Current
  • Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items.
  • Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
  • Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
  • Arranged and prepared tables for customers to offer memorable experiences to guests and foster repeat business.
  • Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals and walk-in business.

PCA

Mount Vernon Rehabilitation Clinic
Mount Vernon, United States
04.2021 - 08.2022
  • Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
  • Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
  • Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
  • Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
  • Helped clients manage money, pay bills and shop for groceries or personal items.
  • Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
  • Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs and offered qualified support.
  • Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
  • Assisted nursing staff with respiratory, cardiopulmonary and physical therapies.
  • Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
  • Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.

Plant Nursery Worker

Forster's
Mount Vernon, OH
04.2020 - 08.2020
  • Dug, raked and screened soil to prepare hot beds for planting.
  • Organized plant fairs at nursery to display exotic plant species and answered questions from onlookers regarding scientific names, climate and water requirements of plants.
  • Inspected moisture content of soil to modify existing sprinkler systems, taking into account evaporation and water retention factors.
  • Preserved accurate temperature levels within greenhouse to promote plant health.
  • Crossed plants to produce new breeding material for field and glasshouse trials.
  • Felt plants' leaves and noted coloring to detect presence of insects or disease.
  • Educated and counseled farmers and students to teach proper breed cultivation methods.
  • Used plant genetics to improve specific plant yield, size and resistance to frost, drought and disease.
  • Applied mulch to garden beds for protection against weeds and unwanted growth.
  • Planted bulbs, trees, bushes and flowers for residential and commercial clients.
  • Carefully maintained plant health through watering and proper fertilization to minimize losses and waste.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Science And Communications

The Ohio State University , Columbus, OH
05.2025

Associate of Science - Health Science

Central Ohio Technical College, Mount Vernon
05.2021

High School Diploma -

Fredericktown High School, Fredericktown, OH
05.2021

Skills

  • Covid Symptom Screening
  • Customer Service and Rapport
  • Conflict and Complaint Resolution
  • Quality Patient Care
  • Linens Management
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Community Activities
  • Patient Lifting
  • Equipment Cleaning and Inspection
  • Equipment Disinfection and Sterilization
  • Positive Reinforcement Methods
  • Interpersonal and Written Communication

Hobbies

Enjoy spending time with family

Being outside and remaining motivated to complete the days' tasks

Making others that are impacted by myself feel good about themselves

Exercising daily to achieve superb physical health

Timeline

Server - SOW Plated
08.2022 - Current
PCA - Mount Vernon Rehabilitation Clinic
04.2021 - 08.2022
Plant Nursery Worker - Forster's
04.2020 - 08.2020
The Ohio State University - Bachelor of Science, Health Science And Communications
Central Ohio Technical College - Associate of Science, Health Science
Fredericktown High School - High School Diploma,
Jacklyn Nussbaum