McKenna Miska
Watertown,MN
Summary
Attentive professional passionate about offering expert support for emotional, physical and mental needs. 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.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Fraser
01.2021 - Current
- Supported daily hygiene needs of multiple clients by assisting in bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming
- Administered medication as directed by physician
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition
- Document important health information
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being
- Experience with ASL
ESY Paraprofessional
Watertown-Mayer School District
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
- Experience with AAC devices
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI05.2024
Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Emotional and Social Support
- Compassionate Client Care
- Behavior Intervention
- AAC Experience
- ASL Experience
Volunteer Experience
Front Desk UWRF Speech and Hearing Clinic
- Greeted new and existing clients entering the clinic
- Fielded incoming phone calls and directing clients to appropriate department or clinician
- Perform invoice filing
Observation Opportunites
- Over 50 hours of observation
- Within schools
- Within clinics
- Clients- preschool age to adulthood
Clubs
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association- Member
- Student Run Organization to provide support to students pursuing speech-language pathology
- provides volunteer opportunities for community and campus Speech and Hearing clinic
- Guest speakers on graduate school, deaf culture and ASL, SLPs who work with different populations in various settings
Timeline
ESY Paraprofessional
Watertown-Mayer School District
05.2023 - 07.2023
Direct Support Professional
Fraser
01.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
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