Joe Small
Horn Lake,Mississippi
Summary
Skilled Mental Health Technician with [Area of study] degree and extensive mental health services background. Supported numerous patients in large residential treatment facility and played key role in achievement of positive patient outcomes. Excellent communications and patient management skills leading to desirable results.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health Assistant
Delta Specialty Hospital
Memphis, TN
05.2023 - 04.2025
- Assisted clinicians in developing behavior modification strategies aimed at improving overall quality of life for individuals struggling with chronic mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression.
- Participated in case reviews and treatment team meetings, providing valuable input based on direct observations of patient progress and needs.
- Maintained detailed documentation of patient progress, ensuring accurate records were available for ongoing care coordination efforts among the healthcare team.
- Provided compassionate support to patients and families, offering resources and education to help them better understand their conditions and treatment options.
- Assisted in crisis intervention efforts, successfully deescalating high-risk situations while maintaining safety for all involved parties.
- Served as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers, facilitating clear communication of treatment goals and expectations for all parties involved.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Shiftkey
Irving, TX
02.2022 - 04.2025
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Crestwyn Behavioral Health
Collierville, TN
06.2023 - 08.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
RAINBOW HEALTH & REHAB
Bartlett, TN
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Taking care of disabled and elderly patients, assist with meals, showering, answering call light in a timely manner, report to charge nurse, etc
Certified Nursing Assistant
Ascendo Resources
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Travel CNA to different locations
Certified Nursing Assistant/Staffing Coordinator
RAINBOW HEALTH & REHAB
Memphis, TN
03.2016 - 11.2021
- Taking care of disabled and elderly patients, assist with meals, answer call lights in timely manner, report to supervisor activities of daily living
Assistant
Certified Nursing
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Certified Nursing
- Assistant/ Shower Tech
Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Nursing
02.2012 - 01.2014
- Certified Nursing
- Assistant/Shower Tech
Assistant/ Sitter
Private Owner
Clarksdale, MS
05.2005 - 12.2011
- Responsibilities
- Prepared meals, showered, medication reminder, light housekeeping, run errands etc..
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing
Marian Center Of St Paul
Saint Paul, MN11.1997
Skills
- CNA certified professional with a decade of service
- Experienced CNA with over 10 years
- Skilled certified nursing assistant with over a decade of service
- Experienced in home health services
- Experienced home health aide
- Expertise in meal planning
- Extensive food preparation experience
- Dementia care expertise
- Long-term caregiving expertise
- Skilled in providing support to seniors
- Skilled in interpreting vital sign data
- Experienced nursing professional
- Experienced in patient care
- Experienced in dementia care
- Cleaning Experience (10 years)
- Expertise in personal care routines
- Hoyer lift (10 years)
- Over a decade of personal assistant expertise
- Extensive medical office experience
- Infection control expertise
- Memory care expertise
- 10 years in healthcare settings
- Expertise in behavioral health
- Emotional regulation
- Mental health support
- Suicide prevention
- Behavior modification
Certification
- CRNA
- Expires: February 2024
- State: TN
Assessments
- Home health aide skills — Proficient
- September 2021
- Providing care to patients in a home setting
- Full results: Proficient
- Delivery driver — Proficient
- June 2023
- Interpreting instructions or signs and solving problems
- Work style: Reliability — Proficient
- March 2022
- Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work
- Caregiver fit — Proficient
- Measures the traits that are important for successful caregivers
- Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Languages
English
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Crestwyn Behavioral Health
06.2023 - 08.2023
Behavioral Health Assistant
Delta Specialty Hospital
05.2023 - 04.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
RAINBOW HEALTH & REHAB
06.2022 - 05.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Ascendo Resources
03.2022 - 06.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Shiftkey
02.2022 - 04.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant/Staffing Coordinator
RAINBOW HEALTH & REHAB
03.2016 - 11.2021
Assistant
Certified Nursing
03.2014 - 03.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Nursing
02.2012 - 01.2014
Assistant/ Sitter
Private Owner
05.2005 - 12.2011
Certified Nursing Assistant - Nursing
Marian Center Of St Paul