Latrice Longuemire
Detroit,MI
Summary
Proven caregiver with extensive experience at Prestige Touch of Love, adept in HIPAA compliance and compassionate communication. Excelled in delivering patient-centered care, significantly enhancing patient comfort and well-being. Skilled in medical records management and providing emotional support, consistently achieving high standards of care.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver 3
Prestige Touch of Love
2023.02 - Current
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
Hospice Aide
Assured Nursing Care
2020.01 - Current
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Checked and recorded vital signs, noting any significant changes and assisted nurses with treatment.
- Delivered high-quality care to Type patients in hospital facility.
- Collaborated with physicians to design at-home medication guidelines and educated patients and families on correct medication administration.
- Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
Hospice Aide
Campbell and Campbell LLC
2020.04 - 2023.06
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Collaborated with physicians to design at-home medication guidelines and educated patients and families on correct medication administration.
- Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
- Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
- Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments.
- Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
Education
Diploma -
06.1992
Skills
- HIPAA Compliance
- Mobility Assistance
- Behavioral Management
- Basic Housekeeping
- Patient Companionship
- Care Plan Adherence
- Documentation
- Meal Preparation
- Progress Documentation
- Chronic Disease Management
- Incident Reporting
- ADL Assistance
- PPE Usage
- Relationship Building
- Patient Assessments
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Dependable and Responsible
- Medical Records Management
- Nutrition knowledge
- Care Plan Management
- Compassionate communication
- Records Maintenance
- Disability Support
- State regulations knowledge
- Records Management
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Dementia Care
- Language Fluency
- Problem-Solving
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Flexible Schedule
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Medication Administration
- First aid and safety
- Supportive Companionship
- Medication and Appointment Reminders
- Elderly Care
- Indirect Patient Care
- Emotional Support
- Patient Care
- EMR / EHR
- Client Transportation
- Compassionate Care
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Medical office administration
- Client documentation
- Case Management
- Incapacitation care
- Daily living assistance
- Special Needs Care
- Care plan assessment
- Behavior redirection
- Strong Ethics
- Medical record-keeping
- Hoyer Lifting Equipment
- Heavy Lifting
- Direct Patient Care
- End of life care
- Physical therapy support
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Housekeeping
- Patient Management
- Time Management
- Multitasking and Organization
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
Timeline
Caregiver 3 - Prestige Touch of Love
2023.02 - Current
Hospice Aide - Campbell and Campbell LLC
2020.04 - 2023.06
Hospice Aide - Assured Nursing Care
2020.01 - Current
Northern High School - Diploma ,
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