Kavon Rose-Cornelius
Wallingford,CT
Summary
Reliable assistant, enthusiastically pursuing opportunity to add immediate value to growing team. Inspired to help others and driven to apply unfailing work ethic to meet objectives. Industrious and committed with skills for multitasking and managing time well. Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills. Courteous professional with substantial experience in management and Health Care industry. Skilled at monitoring client vitals, conducting light housekeeping and providing personal care. Communicative and responsive individual with over 20 years of experience. Experienced CNA, knowledgeable about safe patient ambulation, personal grooming assistance and housekeeping. Remains current on relevant medical conditions and working with qualified healthcare staff to maximize care. Devoted to patient physical comfort and emotional support.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Caregiver
Self-employed
New Haven, CT
12.2021 - Current
- With over 25 years of providing excellent geriatric care for private clients
- Allowing them to stay safe in their own home
- Knowledge in Dementia, Alzheimer's, Hospice Care, Muscular Dystrophy, and Parkinson's
- Activities of daily living and home care-meal prep, cleaning, assisting with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, and feeding
- Testing and recording glucose levels, supportive duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures
- Established nutritious meal plans and prepared daily offerings to meet patient dietary needs
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips
Shift Supervisor
CVS Pharmacy
Wallingford, CT
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Completed store opening and closing procedures and balanced tills.
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns.
- Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Established effective employee schedules and delegated tasks to take advantage of individual abilities and meet expected demands.
- Built performance-oriented culture with satisfied, hardworking employees by clearly highlighting employee success and developing leaders from within.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Delivered successful training to more than 10 employees during tenure, educating on successful work processes and productivity strategies
Private Health Care Specialist
Self-employed
Hamden, CT
03.2015 - 04.2021
- Took patient medical histories and vital signs as well as performed venipunctures, injections and diagnostic procedures and ancillary tests.
- Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment.
- Developed health plans for patients to improve overall health or recover from injuries and illnesses.
- Represented and interpreted agency's functions and services to other institutions, public, government agencies and other organizations.
- Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions in neurosurgical practice setting.
- Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention methods.
- Managed and updated health records of 5 personnel.
CNA
Companions And Homemakers
New Haven, CT
05.2010 - 03.2017
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Maintained best-in-class standards for individualized care in 25-bed unit by continuously checking in with patients and families and quickly providing care
School Bus Driver
First Student Transportation
New Haven, CT
06.2007 - 06.2010
- Maintained CT driver's license to enable legal operation of school buses for student transport, field trips and other purposes.
- Adhered to scheduled routes and accomplished timely drop-offs and pick-ups to comply with preset route criteria.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Inspected emergency equipment and verified safe working order for student and driver use.
- Communicated information to parents to promote good communication and transparency.
- Assisted passengers with disabilities and other physical issues in boarding and exiting bus to promote passenger safety.
- Obeyed federal, CT and local traffic laws and regulations to enable safe transportation outcomes for participants.
- Transported 25 plus students and staff for private community organizations
- Clearly communicated with dispatchers to give updated information on estimated times of arrival and latest road conditions
- Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels
Diamond Sales Associate
Gordon's Jewelers
Milford, CT And Middletown, NY, CT
02.2005 - 07.2006
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise and promoted key items.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
- Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change and storing coupons.
- Informed customers of current store promotions to encourage additional sales purchases.
- Displayed merchandise by arranging in appealing ways to boost sales.
- Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences.
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
- Processed accurate credit, debit, check and cash sales transactions for more than 50 customer orders per day
- Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences
- Worked to meet or exceed special targets for credit card applications, special donations and specific product promotions
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business
- Conducted product demonstrations to highlight features and redirect objections to positive aspects
- Assisted customers with signing up for store loyalty programs and provided details about key benefits
- Created inviting environment for customers by maintaining store organization and cleanliness
- Provided exceptional services and pleasant shopping experiences to retail customers
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color
Senior Associate Manager
Childers Place
Middletown, NY, NY
10.2004 - 05.2006
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
- Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs.
- Established and updated work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
- Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
- Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Recorded inventory sales into organization's weekly income report.
- Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
- Met store productivity goals every month
Paraprofessional
New Haven Department Of Education
New Haven, CT
08.1999 - 06.2004
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
- Encouraged dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting both gentle discipline and cooperation.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
- Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Organized and guided skills practice, research and memorization tasks for students.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Education
No Degree - Peer Mediation Training
Hill Regional Career High School
New Haven, CT1993
No Degree - Computer Learning Lab, 20 Hour Workshop
Community Outreach Program Training
New Haven Department Of Education 1997
Certified in Phlebotomy - Geriatric Nursing
Saint Raphael's Hospital
New Haven, CT1997
Diploma -
Westover Job Corps
Chicopee, MA03.1995
Skills
- Client Records Management
- Diet and Nutrition
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Patient Ambulation
- Household Cleaning
- Convalescence Support
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Client Transportation
- Incontinence Care
- Grocery Shopping
- Medication Administration
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Mobility Assistance
- Family Member Training
- Wound Care
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Self-employed
12.2021 - Current
Shift Supervisor
CVS Pharmacy
11.2021 - 12.2021
Private Health Care Specialist
Self-employed
03.2015 - 04.2021
CNA
Companions And Homemakers
05.2010 - 03.2017
School Bus Driver
First Student Transportation
06.2007 - 06.2010
Diamond Sales Associate
Gordon's Jewelers
02.2005 - 07.2006
Senior Associate Manager
Childers Place
10.2004 - 05.2006
Paraprofessional
New Haven Department Of Education
08.1999 - 06.2004
No Degree - Peer Mediation Training
Hill Regional Career High School
No Degree - Computer Learning Lab, 20 Hour Workshop
Community Outreach Program Training
Certified in Phlebotomy - Geriatric Nursing
Saint Raphael's Hospital
Diploma -
Westover Job Corps