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Latisha Clark

Castleton,IN

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Care Technician

Ascension Heart Center of Indiana
04.2024 - Current
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
  • Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.
  • Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
  • Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
  • Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
  • Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
  • Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets.
  • Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
  • Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
  • Delivered high-quality care to cardio patients in hospital facility.
  • Assists in EKGs before and after surgeries
  • Performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.

Home Health Aide

Healing Hands Services
09.2022 - Current
  • Maintaining records of patient care, conditions, progress
  • Providing patients with help moving in and out of beds, wheelchairs, bath and automobiles
  • Help with laundry, liens, washing clothes, cleaning and personal care
  • Assisting clients to doctor appointments
  • Able to act appropriately in time of an emergency
  • Prepare duties as requested by clients.
  • Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
  • Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
  • Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
  • Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client.
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
  • Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
  • Assisted with meal planning and preparation according to dietary restrictions, meeting nutritional needs while adhering to personal preferences.
  • Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
  • Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
  • Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.

Patient Care Technician

IU HEALTH RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
09.2022 - 10.2023
  • Monitor vital signs of the mother and newborn
  • Assists with patient care to provide support services to the patient, nursing unit, and professional staff
  • Obtain vitals on mom
  • Made charts for new patients mom/baby
  • Assisted with care with newborns (bathing and hearing screens)
  • Obtain blood glucose on mom
  • Measured urine on Mom
  • Blood draws on mom
  • Entered labs
  • Delivered specimens to lab through a tub station
  • Setup rooms for new patients to arrive.
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.
  • Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.

Community Health Worker

Community Health Network
10.2019 - 12.2022
  • Advocate for client and patient to resolve crisis
  • Put patients in epic database system on computer
  • Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
  • Make calls to do and interview and action plan with patients if hit navigation in portal
  • Screen patient in Emergency Department or patient rooms with list of questions to identify patients need
  • Do follow-up calls with patients until their needs are completely meet
  • Refer patient, client or family to community resources to assist in recovery from illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
  • Connected families with necessary social services, alleviating barriers to healthcare access and improving quality of life.
  • Addressed patient concerns and provided support to vulnerable demographics.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in community health work, ensuring the delivery of quality services to clients.
  • Managed enrollment, transportation, and paperwork for individuals to take advantage of community resources.
  • Increased awareness of available resources by organizing and participating in community health fairs and events.
  • Led outreach activities to target specific demographics and promote health initiatives.
  • Conducted home visits to assess living conditions, provided recommendations for safety improvements and connected clients with resources as needed.

Environmental Services

Community Health Network
02.2018 - 10.2019
  • Clean patient rooms, surgical areas, offices and waiting areas using cleaning chemicals and disinfectants
  • Operate various type of cleaning equipment
  • Handle and dispose of waste using standard procedures
  • Empty and clean trash cans
  • Practice precaution isolations.
  • Ensured compliance with local, state, and federal regulations by regularly reviewing policies and procedures related to environmental services.
  • Achieved high levels of patient satisfaction through consistent delivery of superior environmental services.
  • Provided exceptional customer service to patients, visitors, and staff while performing routine duties as an Environmental Services Assistant.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
08.2025

Media Assistant - Medical Assisting

Brown Mackie College-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
07.2017

Certification

  • Driver's License
  • CPR Certification

Timeline

Patient Care Technician

Ascension Heart Center of Indiana
04.2024 - Current

Home Health Aide

Healing Hands Services
09.2022 - Current

Patient Care Technician

IU HEALTH RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
09.2022 - 10.2023

Community Health Worker

Community Health Network
10.2019 - 12.2022

Environmental Services

Community Health Network
02.2018 - 10.2019

Associate of Science - Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Media Assistant - Medical Assisting

Brown Mackie College-Indianapolis

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