Olivia Atkins
Roanoke,VA
Summary
Compassionate and adaptable Personal Care Assistant with experience at Public Partnerships, skilled in implementing care plans and providing emotional support. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and meticulous health monitoring. Committed to fostering client relationships while ensuring safety and dignity in daily living activities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Public Partnerships
03.2021 - 03.2026
- Personal Care Assistance:Provided daily living assistance (ADLs) including bathing, grooming, toileting, and dressing for elderly or special needs clients.
- Health Monitoring: Monitored and recorded patient vital signs—temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration—reporting significant changes to medical staff.
- Care Plan Implementation: Followed individualized care plans, ensuring medication adherence and proper nutritional intake.
- Mobility & Safety: Assisted with patient transfers, ambulation, and repositioning to prevent bedsores, ensuring a safe, hygienic environment.
- Daily Living Support: Performed light housekeeping, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and transportation to appointments.
- Documentation: Maintained accurate daily records of services provided, client behavior, and health status in compliance with regulations.
Behavioral Health Technician
Treetop ABA
Roanoke, LA
08.2025 - 02.2026
- Assisted in implementing individualized treatment plans for clients with behavioral disorders.
- Monitored client progress and documented behavioral changes accurately.
- Engaged clients in therapeutic activities to promote social skills and emotional regulation.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care delivery.
- Provided support during crisis situations, employing de-escalation techniques effectively.
- Delivered compassionate care under challenging circumstances, consistently demonstrating resilience and adaptability when faced with unexpected obstacles or setbacks in patient progress.
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Implemented therapeutic activities that promoted skill-building, self-awareness, and healthy coping mechanisms.
- Facilitated on-site activities, support groups, and outings for clients.
- Adhered to strict confidentiality guidelines while managing sensitive patient information, maintaining privacy and trust among clients.
- Completed documentation for every incident and forwarded to correct personnel for review.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based behavioral interventions and strategies.
- Prepared and submitted daily Type reports to management.
- Mentored new Behavioral Health Technicians joining the team, sharing best practices and helping them acclimate quickly to their new role responsibilities.
- Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing electronic health record systems for efficient data entry and retrieval purposes related to clinical documentation requirements within the field of behavioral health.
Education
Cosmetology Certification of Completion - Cosmetology
Paul Mitchell The School
Roanoke, VA09.2019
High School Diploma -
William Byrd High School
Vinton, VA06.2016
Skills
- Grooming assistance
- Emotional support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Housekeeping tasks
- Compassionate caregiving
- Behavior management
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate patient care
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate care
- Care plan implementation
- Meal preparation
- Direct patient care
- Medication administration
- Client transportation
- Patient management
- Patient assessments
- Medical records management
- Client rapport
- Stress management
- Medication management
- Nutrition monitoring
- Physical therapy support
- Client relationship management
- Nutrition planning
- Indirect patient care
- Memory care techniques
- Chronic disease management
- Fall prevention
- Household organization
- Adaptable under pressure
- Activities of daily living support
- Patient awareness
- Observational skills
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Elderly care
- First aid and safety
- Multitasking and organization
Timeline
Behavioral Health Technician
Treetop ABA
08.2025 - 02.2026
Personal Care Assistant
Public Partnerships
03.2021 - 03.2026
Cosmetology Certification of Completion - Cosmetology
Paul Mitchell The School
High School Diploma -
William Byrd High School