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Jose Salinas

Willmar,MN

Summary

Hello, my name is Jose I would consider myself a compassionate professional providing exemplary care and empathy to helping children and teens develop coping skills to solve problems. I have 3 years of experience working in the health care field assisting clients ranging from children to the elderly. To accompany this I have nearly 2 years of experience working for the DOC in a JDC as well as residential facilities for juveniles. Each client receiving a vast array of cares ranging from mental, too physical, and medical. I have the capability of working in extremely fast-paced and high stress level environments. While maintaining a calm demeanor to administer proper care to my residents.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Primary Youth Counselor/Correctional Officer

Prairie Lakes Youth Programs
10.2022 - Current
  • As an individual working for the DOC my obligations are to provide transitional support services to youth needing help with the transition from placement back into the community. As a Primary I worked directly with all residents. However, having 1 to 3 primary residents under my supervision, support, and guidance while following their individual treatment plan. We offered the opportunity to earn incentives by meeting program expectations and making progress on their individual case plan goals. As staff I prioritized the needs of each resident based on the results of their own initial screening process.
  • Managed a floor of 17 boys with a team of three staff.
  • Writing bi weekly paperwork reviewing my primary residents behaviors, progress in the program, and areas of growth.
  • Being present where needed, ready to work to meet responsibilities, including recognizing high stress level situations as well as how to defuse them and ready if they become physical.
  • Maintain the safety and security of the JDC its residents and staff.
  • Effective communication with residents, co-workers, administration, parents and professionals. (Examples: Law enforcement, Probation Officers, Social Workers, Attorneys, Chemical Dependency Counselors, school and Guardian Ad Litems)
  • Daily documentation in the daily resident logs and staff to staff report.
  • Facilitate groups on a daily basis.
  • Fill out intakes, discharges, disciplinary reports, resident injury reports, special incident reports, and writing assignment forms thoroughly, accurately and clearly.
  • Constant supervision of residents through their daily routines and during bedtime hours.
  • Implement new goals for residents as well as bedroom and job assignments on a weekly basis.
  • Individual meetings with residents when ever they would like to discuss their progress, mental health, emotions, and goals.
  • Responsible to hold residents accountable to their weekly commitments, point loss, writing assignments related to Truthought, or disciplinary segregation.
  • Responsible for supervision and assistance of daily and weekly housekeeping duties, making sure all supplies are ordered and stocked.
  • Responsible for verification, distribution, and documentation on prescription and non-prescription medications.
  • Coordinate weekly visits between residents and parents as well as monitor phone calls and mail.
  • Transport residents to appointments, community commitments, jobs, groups, school, and any other commitments that residents may have.
  • Assume the responsibility of being a mandated reporter by Minnesota State Law.
  • Responsible to assist in the training and orientation of new employees.
  • Assume other duties, responsibilities and projects identified as needed by the employee. Then approved and assigned by the supervisor, Program Director, or Executive Director.
  • Maintain a positive and helpful attitude at all times, even during difficult situations.
  • Keep calm in potentially high stress situations and stay prepared for any outcome.
  • I am required to to plan, organize outings, meetings, and appointments in a short time span to meet deadlines.
  • Follow the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to keep myself as well as the residents safe.

Primary Youth Counselor

Heartland Girls Ranch
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • As a Primary Youth Counselor I developed, and maintained safe, healthy, therapeutic relationships with residents in order to meet the specialized needs of the girls. I as a Primary worked in conjunction with the Case Managers, Social workers, Probation officer, and other professionals to implement the Individual Treatment Plans of my 1 to 4 primary residents within the house. This includes writing in daily goals and tracking the progress of my assigned residents as they move throughout the program. I as well as other Primary Youth Counselors co-facilitate groups on topics geared to address the girls' needs and life stressors. As well as working in collaboration to support and educate other staff on the specific needs of the girls.
  • Managed a floor of 22 girls with two to three staff per wing of the building.
  • Provide direct care and supervision of residents in their daily activities and in following the daily schedule as directed by the Program Director or Shift Supervisor.
  • Engage residents by facilitating and assisting with activities/chores.
  • Demonstrate clear, healthy and safe boundaries with residents and all HGR staff.
  • Training and orientating new workers on HGR policy and regulations.
  • Monitor all residents' activity to ensure compliance with HGR policies and procedures regarding health and safety.
  • Offer emotional and mental support to vulnerable youth by offering different coping skills and tools so they may progress in a positive way.
  • Monitor residents health, illness, injury and following proper procedures in caring for as well as reporting these to the nurse or supervisor.
  • Responsible for transporting residents to and from medical appointments, and outings.
  • Knowledgeable about residents' Individual Treatment Plans, goals, and documenting all progress on goals.
  • Staff as well as residents will do their part in maintaining the home and grounds in a neat, clean and safe manner.
  • Maintaining positive relationship with parents, schools, employers and all other professionals.
  • Ensured the residents had a well balanced, nutritious, prepared meals that meet their individual's dietary restrictions and needs.
  • Attending quarterly staff meetings to discuss the residents behaviors, progress, goals, new intakes, and overview of the program.
  • Ensured that confidentiality of all residents, guardians and family members are respected and kept at all times. To include ensuring that the resident's rights to confidentiality are protected as determined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • Ensure the implementation of all regulations under which Heartland Ranch is governed; specifically the Maltreatment of Minors Act, Physical Restraint, and Children's Residential Facilities.
  • All staff of Heartland Ranch are mandated reporters. As a Primary Youth Counselor I was expected to have a sound knowledge of what is required by being a mandated reporter and will adhere to these requirements.

Assistant Manager

Golden Ticket Cinemas
12.2021 - 04.2022
  • Working with departments across the company, including marketing and project management, in developing new ideas, initiatives, products, and services
  • Managed the work of 8 employees, increasing crew efficiency by 100%
  • Calculating and submitting weekly hours
  • Documenting food items
  • Placing supply orders
  • Calculating all money from tills
  • Documenting money in the safe
  • Cash drops to bank
  • Restocking supply's
  • Uploading usb drives with movie files
  • Ingesting films into projectors
  • Sending expired films back
  • Rewiring reclining chairs
  • Setting up show times for films
  • Provided customer service while also training new team members
  • Teaching POS system
  • Working with digital tills
  • Manually starting films
  • Cleaning theaters
  • Janitorial duty's

Health Services Technician

Divine House Inc.
03.2021 - 12.2021
  • Refilling and distributing medication
  • Retrieving new medications from pharmacy and documenting it
  • Providing daily living assistance such as cooking, laundry, toileting, bathing, dressing, and eating
  • Disposing of soiled depends
  • Basic gate belt lifts
  • Deescalating high stress situations
  • Monitoring and documenting clients mental and physical health daily
  • Documenting daily activities and behaviors
  • Following residents daily and nightly routine
  • Scheduling and following up with doctors appointments
  • Providing resident with stimulating physical and mental activities
  • Calculating residents income and documenting any purchases

CNA/Home Health Aide

Scandi Haven Village
06.2020 - 03.2021
  • Shift lead of 1 to 2 designated floors
  • Assisting 20 or more residents while offering assistance to my coworkers and there residents
  • Digitally documenting medications
  • Distributing medications
  • Signing and charting narcotics
  • Restocking and sanitizing my cart before and after every shift with gloves, sanitizer, temperature scanner, blood pressure machine, and pulse oximeter.
  • Changing depends
  • Repositioning residents who are bed bound every two hours or as needed
  • Utilizing standing lift machine and gate belt lift
  • Performing catheter cares
  • Taking and documenting blood sugar levels
  • Utilizing PPE on a daily to protect myself from exposer to blood, body fluids, and other potentially infectious materials
  • Disposing of needles in hazardous containers
  • Monitoring and documenting residents physical health
  • Assembling and setting up sleep apnea machines
  • Taking residents orders and distributing food
  • In the case of an emergency transporting residents next door to hospital
  • Providing care to residents who may be having a stroke, heart attack, seizure, broken bone, or going into cardiac arrest.

HHA - Home Health Aid

Swift County Benson Health Services
11.2019 - 05.2020
  • Distributing, signing, and counting medications
  • Documentation on residents purchases and income
  • Completing all residents daily individuals plans
  • Defusing physical and verbal altercations between residents
  • Assisting residents with daily hygiene such as brushing/flossing teeth, shaving, bathing, and toileting
  • Monitoring and documenting any changes in mood or behaviors
  • Documentation on each individual client as well as their daily activities
  • Scheduling outings and appointments
  • Documenting all new medications received
  • Creating a balanced meal for the residents as well as providing snacks
  • House cleaning such as mopping, sweeping, laundry, dishes , vacuuming, trash removal, disinfecting tables, doors and counter tops.
  • Relaying the days activities and behaviors to the next shift staff.

HHA - Home Health Aid

Divine Home Care And Hospice
05.2019 - 12.2019
  • Assisting clients with activities of daily living (ADL) including transfers, bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, and drinking.
  • Communicating well with clients and their family members
  • Providing assistance in activities of daily living (DALYs) such as grocery shopping, cooking, laundry, socialization, toileting and mobility.
  • Medication distribution and documentation
  • Providing one on one time with clients so they may share experiences, feelings, and challenges
  • Performing other task as directed by supervisors
  • Providing direct assistance to resident in the privacy of their own homes

Volunteer Group Counselor

Restorative Justice
01.2018 - 05.2019
  • Assisting to redirect troubled youth so they may become positive individual in society
  • Creating goals for the individual so they can rectify their wrong doing such as robbery, assault, vandalism, etc.
  • Finding positive coping skills to assist with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, ptsd, and many more depending on individual cases.
  • Working as a team to assist the resident in achieving their own personal goals as well as those created by the group.
  • Identifying the root of the issue and working to find a resolution.
  • Allowing the individual to vent so they may work past there trauma and create a positive new path for themselves
  • Attending monthly meeting with the juveniles and other volunteers
  • Creating an Individual release plan once the youth achieves all goals they may graduate from the program
  • Offering advice, guidance, and teachings to juveniles in program

Education

High School Diploma -

Benson High School
Benson, Minnesota
05.2019

Skills

  • CPR/AED certified
  • Bilingual
  • Documentation review
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Behavioral health
  • Coping skills and methods
  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Behavior Redirection
  • Disability Care
  • Controlled force MACH trained
  • Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
  • Maintaining Confidentiality

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Primary Youth Counselor/Correctional Officer

Prairie Lakes Youth Programs
10.2022 - Current

Primary Youth Counselor

Heartland Girls Ranch
04.2022 - 10.2022

Assistant Manager

Golden Ticket Cinemas
12.2021 - 04.2022

Health Services Technician

Divine House Inc.
03.2021 - 12.2021

CNA/Home Health Aide

Scandi Haven Village
06.2020 - 03.2021

HHA - Home Health Aid

Swift County Benson Health Services
11.2019 - 05.2020

HHA - Home Health Aid

Divine Home Care And Hospice
05.2019 - 12.2019

Volunteer Group Counselor

Restorative Justice
01.2018 - 05.2019

High School Diploma -

Benson High School

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