JOANNE KEENER
Houston
Summary
Compassionate caregiver with extensive experience in patient care and medication administration at Encore Senior Living. Proven ability to monitor vital signs and provide emotional support, enhancing client dignity and well-being. Strong communication skills and reliability as a team player, with proficiency in crisis intervention and data confidentiality. Experienced in biological specimen collection, mobility assistance, and emergency management, demonstrating effective relationship-building and time management skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Encore Senior Living
Houston, Texas
08.2023 - Current
- Administered medications according to care plans and directives.
- Promoted self-care skills such as bathing, grooming, and toileting.
- Encouraged participation in activities of daily living to enhance dignity.
- Monitored clients' activity levels to prevent sedentary behavior.
- Transported clients to appointments using wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Provided emotional support for clients experiencing depression or anxiety.
- Monitored vital signs and documented variances in health status.
- Maintained confidentiality while respecting client rights.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
Caregiver
Avid group homes
Houston, Texas
01.2022 - 08.2023
- observe residents for changes e.g physical, emotional, symptom , medical side effect.
- complete administrative documents accrately.
- maintain medical cart in orderly form with residents names attached to each.
- ensure medications are taking at required time.
- ensure medical cards are secured and locked.
- check vitals each morning and before they go to bed
- record any change in condition or unruly behaviour
- encourage residents to participate in cookingor any outdoor activity.
- allow resident to self express by engaging in what talents they have.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
Education
GED -
Texas Education Agency
Houston, TX02-2025
Skills
Patient care and assessments
- Medication administration
- Vital sign monitoring
- Patient transfer and lifting
- CPR and AED certification
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Crisis intervention
- Team collaboration
- Data confidentiality
- Reliability and record keeping
- Task prioritization
- Adaptability
- SAMA technique for de-escalation
Certification
- SAMA , CPR/BLS
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