Latisha Hollis
Pheba,MS
Summary
Dedicated Personal Care Attendant at Ability Works Inc, skilled in compassionate caregiving and client relationship management. Enhanced client wellbeing through tailored care plans and effective mobility support. Proven ability to maintain a clean environment while ensuring dignity in personal hygiene assistance, fostering trust and comfort in diverse patient populations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Attendant
Ability Works Inc
08.2009 - 02.2025
- Collaborated effectively with healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care for clients with complex medical conditions.
- Ensured safety and comfort of clients through diligent monitoring and timely assistance with daily activities.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Monitored vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any concerns or changes in the client''s condition to healthcare providers.
- Managed household tasks for clients, such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, and errands, creating a comfortable living environment.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Implemented individualized care plans designed by healthcare professionals to address specific client needs and goals.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, and dressing, while preserving their dignity and privacy.
Phlebotomist
Vitalant
01.2021 - 04.2024
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Excelled in high-pressure situations, maintaining composure and professionalism during peak hours and emergency scenarios.
- Reduced contamination risks by strictly adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Demonstrated adaptability by effectively performing blood draws on diverse patient populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and challenging cases.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Increased patient satisfaction rates through consistent delivery of professional phlebotomy services tailored to individual needs.
- Collaborated with medical professionals to ensure accurate test orders and appropriate sample collection methods were used.
- Promoted a positive atmosphere within the phlebotomy department through active participation in team meetings and effective communication with colleagues.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
Education
Phlebotomy - Phlebotomy
Medical2
Tupelo, MS08.2020
EKG
Medical2
Tupelo, MS08.2020
Skills
- Bathing assistance
- Mobility support
- Compassionate caregiving
- Patient care
- Housekeeping tasks
Certification
Phlebotomy
EKG Technician
Blood Borne Pathogens
CPR/First Aid/AED
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Vitalant
01.2021 - 04.2024
Personal Care Attendant
Ability Works Inc
08.2009 - 02.2025
Phlebotomy - Phlebotomy
Medical2
EKG
Medical2
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