Renee English
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Compassionate home healthcare professional offering demonstrated success in aligning daily activities with care plans and expediently reporting any client status changes. Promotes formation of habits for sustainable health improvement. In-depth knowledge of behavior redirection strategies.
Reliable personal care professional bringing several years of experience in personal care assistant roles. Skilled in addressing physical and mental disabilities and monitoring needs for convalescent patients. Trusted to care for patients at varying stages of life.
Overview
1998
1998
years of professional experience
Work History
DSP
Fort Wayne State Developmental Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana
04.1983 - 06.1997
- Partnered with registered nurses and physiotherapists to provide care to patients.
- Contributed to case reviews of client status and progress.
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Drove clients to doctors' appointments and social outings.
- Collected and recorded patients' blood pressure, pulse, and respirations (TPRs) to evaluate and note basic health status.
- Helped clients communicate with loved ones by typing written messages and relaying verbal messages.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Obtained sources of entertainment for clients to provide full and enjoyable daily activities.
- Helped clients adjust to new lifestyles during periods of incapacitation or recuperation.
- Contacted medical providers on behalf of clients to follow up on appointments.
- Monitored clients' activity levels and helped prevent sedentary behavior.
- Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Instructed family members on how to provide bedside care.
- Consulted with client care team to continually update care plans.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
- Conducted routine maintenance and repairs on mechanical systems and industrial equipment.
Dsp
Fort Wayne State Developmental Center
Fort Wayne , Indiana
01.1985 - 06.1996
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
- Drove clients to doctors' appointments and social outings.
DSP
Bethesda Lutheran Services
Education
High School Diploma -
Southside High School
3114 South Calhoun Street06-1977
Skills
- Medical chart documentation
- Chauffeuring
- Housekeeping
- Physical therapy
Timeline
Dsp
Fort Wayne State Developmental Center
01.1985 - 06.1996
DSP
Fort Wayne State Developmental Center
04.1983 - 06.1997
DSP
Bethesda Lutheran Services
High School Diploma -
Southside High School