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Jessica Smith

Crossville,TN

Summary

Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills. Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support. Experienced non-medical Care Provider offering 5 years of expertise providing in-home care. Complete domestic duties, help patients with self-care and hygiene and provide companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Caregiver

Retireathomeseniorcare
07.2023 - 07.2023
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness. 4-6 patients at time
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders. 2 -3 patients at at time
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
  • Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
  • Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
  • Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
  • Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
  • Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
  • Assisted patients with self-administered medications
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces
  • Replaced bandages, dressings and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing
  • Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions
  • Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery
  • Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload
  • Liaised with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative household support
  • Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events
  • Provided staff coaching, mentoring, and consultation to enhance performance and professional development
  • Identified needs and coordinated plans for travel and out-of-town functions
  • Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information
  • Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge
  • Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter
  • Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency
  • Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client
  • Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management
  • Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship
  • Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes
  • Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being
  • Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean
  • Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels
  • Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness

Assistant Store Manager

Dunkin' Donuts
05.2022 - 07.2023

Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities.

  • Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
  • Walked through store areas to identify and proactively resolve issues negatively impacting operations.
  • Maintained positive customer relationships by responding quickly to customer service inquiries.
  • Supervised and evaluated staff to help improve skills, achieve daily objectives, and attain advancement.
  • Processed payments for credit and debit cards and returned proper change for cash transactions.
  • Responded to customer concerns, working with manager to significantly raise customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Created and maintained safe and secure work environments for employees.
  • Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
  • Interviewed, hired, and trained staff associates and equipped to comply with company policies and procedures.
  • Verified inventory counts remained within monthly tolerance levels and compiled financial data in compliance with budget.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Provided weekly work schedules to employees to accommodate business demands and vacation requests.
  • Analyzed customer feedback and implemented strategies to improve customer experience.
  • Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
  • Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with vendors to facilitate timely product delivery.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
  • Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
  • Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch attention of store customers.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Mananged at leat 6 to 8 people at time depemding on the shift.
  • Managed many differnt spots at a time and had to muliptask.

Sales Associate

Harbor Freight
01.2021 - 05.2023

Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.

  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
  • Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
  • Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
  • Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
  • Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
  • Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
  • Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
  • Assessed customer needs and utilized suggestive selling techniques to drive sales.
  • Educated clients on current promotional offerings and products using persuasive selling tactics.
  • Generated new sales leads to achieve and exceed monthly sales goals.
  • Delivered energetic responses to customers in-store and by telephone, going above and beyond to serve needs.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
  • Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
  • Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging
  • Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy
  • Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers

CNA

Windrigde Nursing Home
03.2021 - 04.2022
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
  • Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Supported needs of 5+ residents under long-term care

Office Assistant

Marty Wallace
01.2005 - 08.2006

Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail.

  • Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
  • Maintained and updated office records, both digital and physical.
  • Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.
  • Collaborated with various departments to complete assigned tasks.
  • Managed daily data entry and kept clerical information accurate and up-to-date.
  • Ordered office supplies and kept office stocked with needed resources to operate smoothly.
  • Prepared and edited documents to produce precise, accurate and professional communication.
  • Delivered clerical support by handling range of routine and special requirements.
  • Created purchase orders and tracked invoices to avoid missed or delayed shipments.
  • Organized events and meetings to maximize capacity and keep event venues running smoothly.
  • Assisted with budgeting and financial management to keep office operating within budget.
  • Monitored security to help maintain equipment, data and information safety.
  • Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
  • Promptly received and forwarded incoming communications, such as phone calls, emails and letters, to appropriate staff.
  • Kept office supplies well organized and sufficiently stocked, placing orders promptly to replenish materials before depleted.
  • Purchased and maintained office supplies.
  • Coordinated and scheduled meetings and appointments.
  • Created and maintained detailed records of all office activities.
  • Assisted with onboarding of new employees.
  • Answering many phone calls at time and making sure they reached to right person in the office and answered all the queations they may have had.
  • Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail
  • Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information
  • Maintained and updated office records, both digital and physical
  • Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments

Education

High School Diploma -

Sunbright High School
Sunbright, TN
05.2025

Medial Office Assistant - Medical Office Assistance

Bryan University At Springfield
Springfield, MO
04.2024

Skills

  • Progress documentation
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Flexible schedule and availability
  • Scheduling
  • Bookkeeping
  • Mail handling
  • Office administration
  • Social media knowledge
  • Compensation and benefits
  • Staff Management

Certification

  • PCHM - Personal Care Homemaker
  • PCA - Personal Care Aide

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Caregiver

Retireathomeseniorcare
07.2023 - 07.2023

Assistant Store Manager

Dunkin' Donuts
05.2022 - 07.2023

CNA

Windrigde Nursing Home
03.2021 - 04.2022

Sales Associate

Harbor Freight
01.2021 - 05.2023

Office Assistant

Marty Wallace
01.2005 - 08.2006

High School Diploma -

Sunbright High School

Medial Office Assistant - Medical Office Assistance

Bryan University At Springfield
Jessica Smith