Hi, I’m
Nakisha Witherspoon
Lorain,OH
Summary
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. Healthcare professional and home companion with strong history of providing support to clients within business environments to deliver comprehensive administrative assistance. Providing knowledge of clerical tasks, project support, scheduling, time management, assignment prioritization and customer service. Quickly resolving issues, handling conflicting priorities, remaining flexible and striving to exceed organizational goals.
Overview
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Brookdale HospiceRichfield, OH
Home Health Hospice Aide
07.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Assisted clients with living independently through skill-building and mentoring in areas such as housekeeping adaptations and preparation of healthy meals.
- Provided direct personal care and administrative services to clients.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
- Documented vital statistics and coordinated with health care providers.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
Maxim Staffing SolutionsIndependence, OH
STNA
01.2015 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted patients in range-of-motion exercises througand.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas and nurse stations.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory and provide light entertainment.
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
Continuum Care HospiceParma, OH
Home Health Hospice Aide
01.2015 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Provided direct personal care and administrative services to clients.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
- Constructed cognitively stimulating activities.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
EJQ Home Health CareElyria, OH
Home Health Aide
01.2010 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Completed entries in log books, journals and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Offered patients and families emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living and adaptation to disability or illness.
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Assisted clients with living independently through skill-building and mentoring in areas such as housekeeping adaptations and preparation of healthy meals.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
Maxim Healthcare AgencyWestlake, OH
Home Health Aide
01.2013 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Completed entries in log books, journals and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Offered patients and families emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living and adaptation to disability or illness.
- Followed nutritional plans to prepare optimal meals.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Provided direct personal care and administrative services to clients.
- Assisted clients with living independently through skill-building and mentoring in areas such as housekeeping adaptations and preparation of healthy meals.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
- Constructed cognitively stimulating activities.
Interim Home Health CareIndependence, OH
Home Health Aide
01.2009 - 07.2010
Job overview
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Completed entries in log books, journals and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
Harborside HealthcareWestlake, OH
STNA
01.2008 - 01.2009
Job overview
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Welcome Nursing HomeOberlin, OH
STNA
01.2006 - 01.2008
Job overview
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Lorenzo's PizzeriaOberlin, OH
Waitress
04.2003 - 01.2006
Job overview
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials and took drink orders.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals and walk-in business.
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Resolved guest and employee complaints to maintain complete customer satisfaction and workforce effectiveness.
Dennys ResturantHighland Hts, OH
Hostess
01.2001 - 01.2002
Job overview
- Took reservations and to-go orders by phone, answered customer questions and informed of accurate wait times.
- Answered customer questions about hours, seating and menu information.
- Assigned patrons to tables suitable for needs and restaurant section rotation.
- Supported servers, food runners and bussers with keeping dining area ready for every guest.
Paige CateringCleveland, OH
Line Worker
06.1999 - 08.1999
Job overview
- Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances.
- Maintained maximum organization and productivity by properly sorting project components on work tables.
- Assisted quality assurance by inspecting items and removing defective parts.
- Supported current production needs by moving items between equipment, conveyors and staging areas.
City Of East ClevelandEast Cleveland, OH
City Worker
06.1998 - 08.1998
Job overview
- Entered job information into work management system.
- Operated basic highway maintenance and traffic equipment to sustain, repair and clean highways and right-of-ways.
- Cleaned and graded ditches, drainage structures, highway shoulders and slopes.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Education
Shaw High SchoolEast Cleveland, Ohio
High School Diploma
06.2002
Skills
- Progress Monitoring
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Bed Making and Changing
- Dietary Orders Compliance
- Patient Care Recordkeeping
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Bathing Support
- Observation Communication
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Patient Progress Documentation
- Emotional Support and Companionship
- Time Management
- First Aid and CPR
- Patient and Compassionate
Timeline
Home Health Hospice Aide
Brookdale Hospice
07.2018 - Current
STNA
Maxim Staffing Solutions
01.2015 - 01.2019
Home Health Hospice Aide
Continuum Care Hospice
01.2015 - 07.2018
Home Health Aide
Maxim Healthcare Agency
01.2013 - 01.2017
Home Health Aide
EJQ Home Health Care
01.2010 - 01.2018
Home Health Aide
Interim Home Health Care
01.2009 - 07.2010
STNA
Harborside Healthcare
01.2008 - 01.2009
STNA
Welcome Nursing Home
01.2006 - 01.2008
Waitress
Lorenzo's Pizzeria
04.2003 - 01.2006
Hostess
Dennys Resturant
01.2001 - 01.2002
Line Worker
Paige Catering
06.1999 - 08.1999
City Worker
City Of East Cleveland
06.1998 - 08.1998
Shaw High School
High School Diploma