Natasha Reed

• Implemented and established behavior strategies by setting rules, reiterating expectations, and rewarding good behavior.
• Created progress reports, assessments, and charting within required timeframes.
• Trained residential staff on symptom management and intervention strategies for clients with various behavioral issues.
• Conducted functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments, and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purposes of behaviors.
• Worked closely with adults and children in community settings, at residential facilities, and within homes.
• Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.

Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.

• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to the nurse supervisor.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks, such as dressing and walking.
• Demonstrated respect for patient rights and privacy while providing care services.
• Followed infection control policies while performing job duties.
• Assisted with meal preparation and feeding of patients who required assistance.
• Provided basic patient care, including bathing, dressing and grooming.

• Assigned job duties and monitored performance against objectives.
• Implemented daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning routines for staff to follow.
• Trained and mentored new staff on cleaning and safety protocols.
• Maintained required records of work hours, budgets, and payrolls.
• Coordinated with outside vendors to provide supplies and equipment for staff.
• Recommended or arranged for painting, repair work, renovations, and replacement of furnishings and equipment.
• Established and enforced safety protocols and guidelines for staff.

• Provided personal care assistance to elderly and disabled individuals in their homes, including bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring, toileting and feeding.
• Monitored vital signs such as blood pressure and pulse rate for clients under medical care.
• Helped patients to perform range-of-motion exercises as instructed by physical therapists or other healthcare professionals.
• Performed light housekeeping duties such as changing bed linens, doing laundry, washing dishes and vacuuming carpets.
• Collaborated with family members and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans for each patient's needs.

• Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
• Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
• Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.