Katrina Calhoun
Coolidge,TX
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Texas Home Health
Waco, TX
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
Caregiver
Girling Health Care
Waco, TX
09.2008 - 08.2019
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Shopped for groceries regularly in order to keep house stocked with necessities.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Changed dressings, bandages and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Packer, Boxer, Shipper
Russell Stover Candies
Corsicana, TX
05.2003 - 01.2006
- Pursued strong exercise regimen to stay in peak physical condition.
- Communicated with vendor representatives to resolve damaged shipments and item shortages.
- Protected materials for transport by correctly packaging products in boxes and crates.
- Orchestrated routing by producing accurate shipping documentation and package labels.
- Operated pallet jacks and material moving equipment to receive and transport items from various warehouse locations.
- Completed daily orders with expert picking and packing of shipments.
- Monitored outgoing packages for proper labels and accurate address information.
- Picked orders, scanned products and packed boxes.
- Coordinated storage locations and product movements.
- Processed and restocked returns.
- Lifted and unloaded containers of parcels onto equipment for transportation to sort stations.
- Trained heavily every day to improve skills.
- Checked shipments against paperwork and signed documents.
Food Service Supervisor
Mexia State School
Mexia, TX
09.1998 - 04.2001
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Continuously evaluated business operations to effectively align workflows for optimal area coverage and customer satisfaction.
- Organized and oversaw food service training to educate employees on resetting tables, relaying orders to cooks and upselling food and beverages.
- Spearheaded regular maintenance and repair operations to keep building and equipment in peak condition.
- Monitored food quality and service levels to maximize kitchen and dining area performance.
- Kept guest and work areas clean, organized and sanitized per established standards.
- Ordered new supplies and food to maintain service levels.
- Maintained health and food safety standards at all stages, from storage through delivery.
- Oversaw training of more than 5 team members.
- Limited portion sizes and used garnishes to control food costs.
Education
Still in College Here - Medical Assistant
The College of Health Care Professions
Houston, TXNo Degree - Child Development
Navarro College
Corsicana, TXSkills
- Illness Adaptation
- Personal Service
- Client Records Management
- Service Documentation
- Ability to Lift Clients
- Bedsore Prevention
- Community Activities
- HIPAA Compliance
- Heavy Lifting
- Problem Identification
- Incident Reporting
- Household Management
- Bedside Care
- Protein Handling
- First Aid Certification
- Diet and Nutrition
- Time Management
- Ability to Lift
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Attentive to People
- Dependable and Responsible
- Multitasking and Organization
- Strong Ethics
- Bathing and Dressing
Timeline
Caregiver
Texas Home Health
08.2019 - 03.2022
Caregiver
Girling Health Care
09.2008 - 08.2019
Packer, Boxer, Shipper
Russell Stover Candies
05.2003 - 01.2006
Food Service Supervisor
Mexia State School
09.1998 - 04.2001
Still in College Here - Medical Assistant
The College of Health Care Professions
No Degree - Child Development
Navarro College