Caregiver
Home Instead
Bend, OR
02.2024 - Current
- Consulted with client care team to continually update care plans.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Helped clients communicate with loved ones by typing written messages and relaying verbal messages.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Drove clients to shop for groceries, attend doctor appointments and run errands.
- Assured proper nutrition by preparing meals, grocery shopping and monitoring food consumption levels.
- Encouraged independence while promoting self-care skills such as bathing, grooming and toileting needs.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and standards governing home health care services.
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.