Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
References
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Katherine Mantia

Katherine Mantia

Fort Myers,FL

Summary

Highly motivated team member seeking a professional career opportunity where I can utilize my strong work ethic and skills to serve the community, co-workers and company with all that I am tasked with. Dedicated to offering exceptional assistance to team members and clients. Skilled at coordinating appointments, organization and collecting messages to facilitate office communication. Positive and upbeat with strong relationship-building abilities.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Caregiver

Independent
01.2019 - 09.2023

Brest Cancer

Parkinson's Disease

Dementia

In Home Hospice:

  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Administered medication as directed by physician.
  • Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
  • Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.

Caregiver

Independent
02.2010 - 03.2022

Sacral Chordoma Bone Cancer

HPV positive neck, throat and tongue cancer

In home Hospice

Caregiver

Independent
06.2013 - 01.2022

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) complications

Adrenalin sufficiency

Chronic daily pain

Status migrainosus

Occipital neuralgia



Mental Health Worker

Butler Hospital
04.2005 - 04.2007
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Implemented crisis intervention plans to support client safety.
  • Developed and implemented activities to help clients develop social and independent living skills.
  • Monitored client progress and provided feedback to families and treatment team members.
  • Facilitated support groups for clients to discuss issues related to mental health.
  • Collaborated with medical and clinical personnel to coordinate and implement client services.
  • Provided case management services to monitor client access to resources and services.

Administrative Assistant

Dominion Diagnostics
06.2002 - 09.2005
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
  • Coordinated and scheduled meetings and conference calls to optimize scheduling of senior staff.

Education

No Degree - Social Work

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

General Studies

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

High School Diploma -

North Kingstown Senior High School
North Kingstown, RI

Skills

  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Behavioral Management
  • ADL Assistance
  • Progress Documentation
  • Hoyer Lifting Equipment
  • Time Management
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Problem-Solving

Affiliations

-Diabetes Association of America, Walktoberfest, fundraising and waking for a cure

-American Red Cross, Katrina relief effort

-Open Minds Allience


References

-Daniel P. Stack

Department Adjutant/CEO

DAV Department of Massachusetts

State House Room 546

Boston MA 02133

dstack@davma.org

617-727-2974


-Charles Reppucci

Chairmen of the Board, Care New England Hospitals

Chief Operating Officer 

Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP

215 Sunny Brook Arm Road

Narragansett, RI 02882

401-529-8960


-Leslie Morse Jr.

Former General Manager

General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division

Quonset Pointe Rhode Island

15 Yarmoouth Drive 

Westerly, RI 02891

860-303-9581


-Natale P. Calamis

President and CEO

Starkweather and Shepely Insurance Company

East Providence, Rhode Island

101 Ocean Road, Unit 302

Narragansett, RI 02882

401-447-4550


Timeline

Caregiver

Independent
01.2019 - 09.2023

Caregiver

Independent
06.2013 - 01.2022

Caregiver

Independent
02.2010 - 03.2022

Mental Health Worker

Butler Hospital
04.2005 - 04.2007

Administrative Assistant

Dominion Diagnostics
06.2002 - 09.2005

No Degree - Social Work

Rhode Island College

General Studies

Community College of Rhode Island

High School Diploma -

North Kingstown Senior High School
Katherine Mantia