Katrina Squir

• Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements, preparing and serving meals and snacks, and running errands.
• Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family member
• Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care
• Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
• Offered patients and families emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living and adaptation to disability or illness.

• Assists children and youth develop life skills, social skills and/or access to community resources
• Provides individual care and guidance consistent with there needs individual group home with mental health issues, behavioral challenges, or addictions.
• Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.
• Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes
• Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client
• Helped clients manage money, pay bills and shop for groceries or personal items.
• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
• Supervised 1 household staff, contractors and vendors

• DSPs help individuals with by providing them with safe living environments, helping them with daily tasks, and teaching them life skills
• Direct support professionals commonly see following tasks: (Direct Support Professional)
• Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being
• Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care
• Updated patient files with current vitals, behaviors and other data relevant to treatment planning
• Provided staff coaching, mentoring and consultation to enhance performance and professional development
• Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter
• Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment
• Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated
• Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client
• Supervised 1year household staff, contractors and vendors
• Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship
• Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes
• Supervised daily activities and provided assistance to staff
• Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being

• Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated
• Supervised daily activities and provided assistance to staff
• Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents
• Facilitated groups to discuss clients' restorative goal needs, focusing on daily living skills, social skills, community participation and mental health
• Analyzed overall client performance to recommend specific plan goals
• Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate
• Used positive reinforcement techniques to promote patience and other good behaviors in children
• Assisted children with homework and school assignments to encourage academic development
• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties
• Kept notes of behavior issues, food served and medications administered to children
• Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline

• Direct Support Professionals provide support, encouragement, and safe environment that fosters independent living
• This can include helping individuals with life activities and transporting them to appointments and activities.
• Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being
• Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment
• Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated
• Updated patient files with current vitals, behaviors and other data relevant to treatment planning
• Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client
• Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency

• Anderson Center for Autism's (ACA) mission is to optimize quality of life for individuals with autism
• Located in beautiful Hudson Valley Region, two hours north of New York City, ACA provides residential and educational programs to students ages 5-21 with diagnosis on the autism spectrum.
• Prepared and served nutritious and healthy meals and snacks
• Provided continuous supervision to children during indoor and outdoor activities to maintain safe learning and playing environments
• Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate
• Provided one-on-one and peer group tutoring on core subjects for children aged 5 to 21
• Prepared group activities to enhance socialization, communication and problem-solving skills for children
• Selected appropriate stories based on ages of children and teachable moments, read to groups and promoted discussions based on content
• Used positive reinforcement techniques to promote patience and other good behaviors in children
• Supported children's emotional and social development by encouraging positive self-concepts and understanding of others
• Transported 6 children to and from school and various extracurricular activities
• Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline
• Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development
• Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills
• Set and enforced rules to maintain children's safety and created welcoming, caring environments for all children

Home Care Caregiving Laundry Senior Care Nursing Cleaning Experience Meal Preparation Cooking Alzheimer's Care Medication Administration Personal Assistant Experience Dementia Care Hospital Experience Developmental Disabilities Experience EMR Systems Hospice Care Vital Signs Case Management Patient Care Memory Care Phlebotomy Hoyer Lift Epic Autism Experience Crisis Intervention Supervising Experience Experience with Children Teaching