Macee Van Vleet
Grand Forks
Summary
Attentive caretaker, passionate about offering expert support for emotional, physical, and mental needs. Caring, vigilant, and devoted to patients. Bringing top-notch multitasking, therapeutic communication, and conflict management skills. Well-rounded in troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions with great cooperative skills with groups. Natural leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong background in cultivating positive relationships and a positive work environment for exceeding goals and missions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Immanuel Christian Children's Center
10.2022 - Current
- Taught children with creative approaches, methods, and techniques.
- Maintained tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards.
- Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities.
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Supported children's social and emotional development by encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Maintained classrooms by disinfecting and sterilizing surfaces and toys.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Assisted teacher by developing lesson plans to meet educational goals for each child.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
Direct Care Associate
Ruth Meier's Psychiatric Center
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Encouraged and supported clients to participate in recreational and leisure activities to promote social interactions and reduce loneliness.
- Monitored clients to assess and report physical and behavioral changes to supervisors.
- Administered medication as directed by physician.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Transported clients to medical and dental appointments to provide support.
- Led patient or group recreational activities for enhanced patient outcomes.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
Direct Support Professional
Pride Inc.
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Provide in-home patient care for behavioral/developmentally disabled and geriatric patients
- Bathe, groom, assist patients with daily living activities
- Accompany patients to doctors appointments, psych
- Appointments, all other needed appointments with proper documentation, paperwork, and medication
- Administer medications per instructions and develop systems to ensure patients continue regime
- Help in development of goal making and execution and accountability with patient to ensure a quality of life and growth
- Keep homes neat and clean with housekeeping duties
- Cook meals for patient(s) and ensuring a balanced diet
- Assisted and teaching basic daily duties to patients to keep independence of individual
- Keep patient's environment hazard-free and safe.
Dining Assistant
Edgewood Assisted Living
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Satisfied guests with prompt assistance and friendly service in dining area
- Waitressing with taking orders, food running, tending to requests by guests
- Backed up hostess with swift bussing and table resetting for new guest arrival
- Managing service within kitchen crew to keep orders moving with quality
- Responded promptly to customer, vendor, staff questions and quickly resolved issues, cultivating strong, long-term relationships with coworkers, management, and the guests
- Collaborated positively with peers and other staff members to maintain a friendly, supportive, and cooperative work atmosphere.
Education
Undergraduate - Nursing| Pre-Pa
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND05.2025
High School Diploma -
Legacy High School
Bismarck05.2020
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Behavioral Management
- ADL Support
- Behavior Redirection
- First Aid and Safety
- Crisis Management
- Cooperative
- Critical Thinking
- Multi-Tasking
- Oral & Written Communication
- Leading Groups
- Vice President of Alpha Phi Sorority
- Director of Health and Wellness of Alpha Phi Sorority
- 35 Cumulative GPA
- ND Greek Scholarship Winner
- National Honor Society Member
- Valedictorian Legacy Highschool
- First Generation College Student
Certification
- BLS CPR/ First Aid Certified, 2023
- DSP 1 Certification, 2022
- DCA - Direct Care Aide
Highlights
- Vice President Alpha Phi ND
- 3.5+ Cumulative GPA
- ND Greek Scholarship Winner
- National Honor Society Member
- Valedictorian Legacy HS
- First Generation College Student
Timeline
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Immanuel Christian Children's Center
10.2022 - Current
Direct Care Associate
Ruth Meier's Psychiatric Center
10.2022 - 10.2023
Direct Support Professional
Pride Inc.
05.2022 - 03.2023
Dining Assistant
Edgewood Assisted Living
06.2018 - 08.2020
Undergraduate - Nursing| Pre-Pa
University of North Dakota
High School Diploma -
Legacy High School
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