LADONNA WILLIAMS
Round Lake,IL
Summary
Energetic Healthcare professional dedicated to providing top-quality, patient-centered care. Highly skilled in addressing acute and chronic conditions. Resourceful navigation of complex healthcare environments to optimize patient care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Care Provider
YWCA
10.2022 - Current
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play, and instruction.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Assisted in potty training and other daily hygiene activities to support child development.
- Liaised with parents and guardians to discuss child progress.
- Worked with children to develop good cognitive, physical and language skills.
- Encouraged children to develop healthy social and emotional skills.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments, and issues.
Personal Care Assistant
Department of human services division of rehabilitation serv
08.2020 - Current
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances and concerning responses.
- Monitored health and well-being of each client, including any significant health changes.
- Provided ongoing compassionate patient care for each client.
- Assisted patients with daily personal hygiene such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Assisted with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
- Performed light housekeeping duties such as, making beds, sweeping floors and sanitizing surfaces.
- Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
Lunch /Recess Monitor
Queen Bee School District
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Assists child nutrition staff in cleaning tables and lunch room clean-up.
- Assists students through the cafeteria line in an orderly fashion.
- Circulates throughout the cafeteria during mealtime.
- Helping students by opening packages.
- Cleaning up spills and provides additional assistance as needed.
- Maintain a safe environment for students at all times.
- Works with administration and staff to determine placement of recess monitors throughout the playground to ensure adequate coverage and supervision so that all areas of the playground are within view of staff.
- Responds to emergency situations(injured students,flights,etc.) for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
- Oversee outside play and/or activities
- Monitors student behavior to ensure a safe play environment.
- Report incidents and accidents through established forms and procedures.
- Provide feedback of student discipline observations to the classroom teacher(s) and/or administrative staff.
- Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
- Attend and participate in Recess Monitor meetings and training sessions as required.
- Other duties as required by the Principal.
Caregiver
Home Health Care
10.2017 - 09.2019
- Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise.
- Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, and other errands.
- General health care: overseeing medication and prescriptions usage, appointments reminders and administering medicine.
- Transportation Emotional support.
CNA
The Grove At The Lake
12.2014 - 04.2017
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living including helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, bathing, dressing, grooming.
- Takes and records vital signs.
- Measures and records heights and weights.
- Respects resident’s confidentiality.
- Respect and encourage the independence and dignity of the residents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
CNA
The Village Of Victory Lakes
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Providing patients with activities of daily living includes bathed and groomed patients, changed bedding, and provided basic patient care.
- Provide high quality care as in demand per-diem within surgical, acute care, rehabilitation in a nursing home setting.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Engaged with patient family and friends to provide courteous, efficient visit experience.
Education
License - Paraprofessional Educator
Board of Education
Chicago, IL2023
Certification - Nursing Assistant
Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL1998
High School Diploma -
John Marshall Metropolitan High School
Chicago, IL1995
Skills
- Provide residents with high-quality care and assistance with tasks of daily living
- Transfer, transport and escort residents as needed
- Answers signal lights promptly
- Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms neat and orderly
- Compassionate patient care
- Active listening
- Meal preparation
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Time management
- Customer service
- Monitoring fluids
- Infection control procedures
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Documentation procedures expert
- Meal and Snack Times
- Housekeeping Abilities
- Observing and Monitoring Behavior
- Maintaining Safe Environment
- Running Errands
- Communication skills
- Observant
- Problem-solving
- Patient
- Empathy
Timeline
Child Care Provider
YWCA
10.2022 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Department of human services division of rehabilitation serv
08.2020 - Current
Lunch /Recess Monitor
Queen Bee School District
09.2019 - 05.2022
Caregiver
Home Health Care
10.2017 - 09.2019
CNA
The Grove At The Lake
12.2014 - 04.2017
CNA
The Village Of Victory Lakes
01.2011 - 01.2014
License - Paraprofessional Educator
Board of Education
Certification - Nursing Assistant
Malcolm X College
High School Diploma -
John Marshall Metropolitan High School