Michelle Eisenberger
Milwaukee
Summary
Energetic individual remaining poised and composed in all types of stressful situations. Smart and dedicated Hospice Aide handling multiple tasks independently while assisting patients. Compassionate Hospice Aide demonstrating exemplary skills in taking care of patients, moving individuals into comfortable positions and ensuring quality care. Meticulous professional knowledgeable in administering medication, preparing special meals and checking vitals. Ready to apply [Number]-year background to continue providing palliative care to wide range of patients. Approachable Hospice Aide dedicated to offering compassionate and sensitive companionship to patients and families. Experienced in leveraging tact, discretion and professionalism when addressing end-of-life situations. Offering exemplary organizational, time management and communication skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospice Aide
Compassus Hospice
01.2022 - Current
- Developed strong therapeutic relationships with patients and their families based on trust, empathy, active listening skills, and open communication.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate, individualized care and addressing specific needs.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Reduced patient anxiety and stress by offering a calm, reassuring presence during difficult emotional moments or periods of physical discomfort.
- Enabled family members'' involvement in the hospice experience through effective communication and emotional support.
- Served as an advocate for patients'' rights and interests to ensure that their wishes were respected during all stages of hospice care provision.
- Improved patient satisfaction by assisting with personal hygiene tasks, ensuring cleanliness and dignity.
- Promoted a holistic approach to end-of-life care by incorporating various relaxation techniques such as music therapy or aromatherapy into daily routines.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Prevented bedsores and other potential complications by regularly repositioning immobile patients and maintaining proper body alignment.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
Hospice Aide
Horizons Home Care And Hospice
04.2010 - 05.2018
- Developed strong therapeutic relationships with patients and their families based on trust, empathy, active listening skills, and open communication.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate, individualized care and addressing specific needs.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Reduced patient anxiety and stress by offering a calm, reassuring presence during difficult emotional moments or periods of physical discomfort.
- Enabled family members'' involvement in the hospice experience through effective communication and emotional support.
- Served as an advocate for patients'' rights and interests to ensure that their wishes were respected during all stages of hospice care provision.
- Improved patient satisfaction by assisting with personal hygiene tasks, ensuring cleanliness and dignity.
- Promoted a holistic approach to end-of-life care by incorporating various relaxation techniques such as music therapy or aromatherapy into daily routines.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between different stages of hospice care by effectively coordinating with home health aides, nurses, social workers, physicians, and volunteers.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Prevented bedsores and other potential complications by regularly repositioning immobile patients and maintaining proper body alignment.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop personalized care plans tailored to each patient''s unique requirements.
CNA
Mequon Care Center
08.1994 - 03.2005
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
Education
Diploma - Lpn
Bryant And Stratton
Wauwatosa, WI09.2025
High School Diploma -
Homestead High School
Mequon, WI08.1994
Skills
- Bathing Assistance
- Vital signs monitoring
- Grooming assistance
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Written and verbal communication
- Catheter Care
- Relationship Building
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- End of life care
- Feeding Assistance
- Ethical behavior
- Confidentiality adherence
- Family Support
- Transfer Techniques
- Colostomy Care
- Mobility Assistance
- Self-Care Practices
- Palliative Care
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Continuing education
- Recordkeeping
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Skin integrity maintenance
- Infectious disease protocols
- Bed positioning
- Bed transfers
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Care
- Vital signs
- Basic Life Support
- Direct Patient Care
- Empathy and Compassionate Care
- CPR Certification
- HIPAA Compliance
- Recording vital signs
- CNA Certification
- Patient-focused care
- Collecting vital signs
- Activities of Daily Living ADL Support
- Calm Under Stress
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Supporting personal needs
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Care Quality
- Patient Observation
- Wound Care
- Patient relationship building
- Electronic Charting
- Client documentation
- Documenting behaviors
- Meal Preparation
- Family Communication
- Patient Positioning
- Emotional and Social Support
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- Responding to emergencies
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Infection Control
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Medical Terminology
- CPR/AED
- Oral Hygiene
- Bedsore Prevention
- Care Monitoring
- Companionship and emotional support
Timeline
Hospice Aide
Compassus Hospice
01.2022 - Current
Hospice Aide
Horizons Home Care And Hospice
04.2010 - 05.2018
CNA
Mequon Care Center
08.1994 - 03.2005
Diploma - Lpn
Bryant And Stratton
High School Diploma -
Homestead High School