Jessica Ferrer
Sanford,FL
Summary
Ambitious Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience in patient care and hospital administrative functions. Strong skilled combined with ability to evaluate advocate for patient needs. Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Developmental Service Worker
SOUTHBURY TRAINING SCHOOL
1461 S Britain Rd Southbury, Connecticut
08.2006 - 05.2022
- Guided developmentally disabled adults through customized day programs
- Prepared and maintained records and case files detailing clients personal and eligibility information, services provided and revenant correspondence
- Assisted coordination of client outgoings, shopping, and medical appointments
- Direct Support
- Provided regular check-ins on client to monitor progress with challenging behaviors
- Assisted with medication.
- Guided developmentally disabled adults through customized day programs.
- Attended conferences and industry events to discuss consulting opportunities.
- Liaised with community partners to enhance employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
- Customized vocational exploration activities to identify self-determined rehabilitation needs and goals.
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs, and anecdotal notes.
- Supported client using principles of applied behavior analysis.
- Intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by reinforcing therapeutic alternatives and coping mechanisms.
- Conducted functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments, and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purpose of behaviors.
PCA Personal Care Assistant
ALLIED COMMUNITY RESOURCES
04.2014 - 05.2022
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Helped with patients to maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bed bound individuals
- Feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
- Assisted individuals complete activities of daily living
- Provided physical support through diverse types of mobility assistance
- Career planning
- Counsel residents in group homes.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents
- Completed comprehensive assessments of families to identify needs and develop treatment plans
Education
High school diploma - Adult Education
Adult Education
Waterbury, CT06.2006
Skills
- Critical care experience (10 years)
- Primary care (10 years)
- Acute care
- Medical office experience (2 years)
- Behavioral health (10 years)
- Patient Observation
- Patient Education
- Clinical Training
- Data Collection
- Infection Control Standards
- Patient Services
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Vital Signs Monitoring
Certification
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), 07/01/04
Languages
English
Spanish
Timeline
PCA Personal Care Assistant
ALLIED COMMUNITY RESOURCES
04.2014 - 05.2022
Developmental Service Worker
SOUTHBURY TRAINING SCHOOL
08.2006 - 05.2022
High school diploma - Adult Education
Adult Education