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Rachelle Eckenrode

Shippensburg,PA

Summary

Proactive Direct Support Professional with extensive experience in enhancing the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through compassionate care and tailored support plans. Skilled in crisis intervention, medication administration, and maintaining detailed progress notes. Bringing strong decision-making and behavioral management abilities to ensure client safety and well-being. Attentive care giver passionate about offering expert support for emotional, physical and mental needs. Caring, vigilant and devoted to patients. Bringing top-notch multitasking, organizational, and conflict management skills. Well-rounded Personal Care Aide with over 5 years assisting clients with various daily living needs at home. Talented at offering attentive care to patients by managing health needs, helping with personal grooming, carrying out light housekeeping,taking vitals,and administering medications. Expert communicator when supporting patients' needs, documenting information and interacting with supervisors.

Work History

Direct Support Professional

Persons Direct Supports
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized individual environment.
  • Documented progress notes thoroughly to track individual achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
  • Assisted individuals with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
  • Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.
  • Assisted individuals in achieving personal goals through tailored care plans and daily skill-building activities.
  • Supported individuals with personal care tasks, ensuring their dignity and privacy were maintained at all times.
  • Administering medication as well as monitoring medication administration, maintaining accurate records to ensure individual safety and compliance with prescribed treatment plans.
  • Monitored medication administration, maintaining accurate records to ensure client safety and compliance with prescribed treatment plans.

Direct Support Professional

Blue Mountain Homecare
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
  • Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.

Education

GED -

LIU
New Oxford, PA
2009

Some College (No Degree) - Medical Assistant

Fortis Institute
Fort Forty PA

Skills

  • First aid and safety
  • Behavior redirection
  • Client Support
  • Medication Administration
  • Behavioral Management
  • Client documentation
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • Decision-making support
  • Compassionate Care giving
  • Vitals
  • Discussing prescribed medications
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Recording medical information

Timeline

Direct Support Professional

Persons Direct Supports

Direct Support Professional

Blue Mountain Homecare

GED -

LIU

Some College (No Degree) - Medical Assistant

Fortis Institute
Rachelle Eckenrode