Maureen Duru
Reisterstown,MD
Summary
Dependable employee establishes rapport and trust with patients and helps complete daily living tasks to enhance quality of life. Driven to prioritize individual needs with attention to important details. Valued as accommodating, kind-hearted team player dedicated to expanding knowledge and responsibilities. Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Family& Nursing Care
05.2022 - Current
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Liaised with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative household support.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities
Mediation Aids/Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
02.2012 - 06.2022
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
Meditation Aids/Nursing Assistant
Transitions Healthcare
09.2011 - 12.2016
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
- Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets
Caregiver
Best Homecare
02.2009 - 01.2011
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members
- Cooked tasty, nourishing meals for patients to promote better nutrition
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Brookhaven College
Dallas, TXNo Degree - Nursing
National School of Nursing And Allied Health
Virgilina, VA02.2013
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- First Aid and Safety
- Patient Care
- Medication and Appointment Reminders
- Activities of Daily Living Assistance
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
Timeline
Caregiver
Family& Nursing Care
05.2022 - Current
Mediation Aids/Nursing Assistant
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
02.2012 - 06.2022
Meditation Aids/Nursing Assistant
Transitions Healthcare
09.2011 - 12.2016
Caregiver
Best Homecare
02.2009 - 01.2011
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Brookhaven College
No Degree - Nursing
National School of Nursing And Allied Health
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