Hi, I’m
Robert Chacon
Denver,CO
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
37
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital Denver, Colorado
Patient Safety Attendant
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to determine needs and support daily objectives.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Maintained compliance with HIPAA protocols to safeguard patient privacy.
- Supported nursing staff in day-to-day operations.
- Offered information, support and comfort to patient families.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Greeted, guided and offered assistance to patients and visitors.
- Used wheelchairs to transport patients around facility and to and from vehicles.
- Attended training to validate or refresh basic professional skills.
Craig HospitalEnglewood, Colorado
Rehabilitation Technician
01.2007 - 12.2022
Job overview
- As a direct care technician my job duties are to assist with personal cares
- Assist with meals and feeding if necessary
- Teaching patients how to do their own self care according to their limitations
- Getting my patients to their therapies and helping with daily living skills.
- Frequently checked up on patients and offered assistance on using equipment.
- Communicated with patients to explain procedures and confirm comprehension of treatment plans.
- Transferred and transported patients from one area to another area.
- Documented and filed patient health reports and charts.
- Prepared treatment area, mobility equipment and ambulatory aids for patient sessions.
- Monitored and assisted both occupational and physical therapists during treatments.
- Answered phones
- Documented patient progress, treatments and data in charts.
- Cleaned therapy equipment following each appointment to achieve sanitary regulations.
- Sat in on appointments with head therapist and recorded progress, measurements and notes for future reference.
- Communicated with other physical therapy staff to discuss patient progress and potentially modify treatment.
- Assisted patients with removing clothing and supportive devices before appointments.
- Helped transport frail or disabled patients to different treatment areas.
- Noted physical and emotional changes in patients and detailed in medical records.
- Instructed patients on how to use, remove and put on external assistive devices.
- Inspected physical therapy equipment for damage and arranged for repair.
Learning Services CorporationLakewood, Colorado
Direct Care Worker
01.2003 - 12.2007
Job overview
- I worked at the main house where I care for traumatically brain-injured residents
- My primary assignment is the one-on-one position where I work with one client that is difficult Behaviorally at times
- I also work the floor pulling a group
- My duties include bathing dressing hygiene care feeding and participating in day treatment programming.
- Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
- Made beds, swept floors and sanitized surfaces to support activities of daily living.
- Ambulated individuals around home, public and medical locations.
- Maintained daily living standards by assisting clients with personal hygiene needs.
- Improved resident and staff engagement through group activities.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
- Cultivated relationships with residents to support happiness and emotional well-being.
- Recorded patient temperature, pulse and blood pressure to monitor health and well-being.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Engaged with patients and families to provide emotional support and daily living instruction.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Transported patients to medical, dental and personal care appointments.
Denver Health AuthorityDenver
Licensed Psychiatric Technician
01.2001 - 12.2003
Job overview
- My job duties were to take vital signs of people who are under the influence of alcohol and drugs
- I also interview them to get a brief medical history to alert medical staff of pre-existing conditions
- Also I would also be assigned to work in the men's dorm where patients would stay for treatment.
- Assisted patients improve social relationships and engagement.
- Conducted intake interviews with new patients to complete forms, assess mental health condition or obtain treatment history.
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Developed basic strategies to promote patient safety, wellness and independence.
- Recorded patients' health metrics using thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques.
- Provided psychiatric or personal care to emotionally disturbed or cognitively impaired patients.
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices.
- Instructed new employees on protocols to use when interacting with psychiatric patients.
- Encouraged patients to develop interpersonal skills and engage in social interactions or other therapeutic activities.
- Influenced patients' behavior with interaction, counseling or instruction.
Wheat Ridge Regional CenterArvada, Colorado
Licensed Psychiatric Technician
01.1988 - 12.2000
Job overview
- I work in a group home with developmentally disabled individuals
- My job duties were to work one-on-one with residents to teach them basic living skills past medications Implement Physical Therapy programs and prepare meals according to their diets
- Also I was also responsible for planning and taking clients to attend recreational events in the community.
- Communicated with clients and families effectively building lasting relationships.
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Assisted patients improve social relationships and engagement.
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Developed basic strategies to promote patient safety, wellness and independence.
- Recorded patients' health metrics using thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques.
- Provided psychiatric or personal care to emotionally disturbed or cognitively impaired patients.
- Accompanied patients to medical and counseling appointments.
- Issued medications from clinic dispensary and kept records using specified procedures.
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices.
- Administered oral medications following physician's prescriptions and instructions.
- Instructed new employees on protocols to use when interacting with psychiatric patients.
- Aided patients in performing activities of daily living.
- Encouraged patients to develop interpersonal skills and engage in social interactions or other therapeutic activities.
- Collaborated with doctors, psychologists or therapists in working with patient treatments.
- Assisted psychiatrists in working with patients to rehabilitate for community reintegration.
- Influenced patients' behavior with interaction, counseling or instruction.
Education
Adams City High SchoolCommerce City, CO
High school diploma from General Studies
06.1987
Skills
- Vital signs
- Hospital experience
- Patient care
- Nursing
- Home care
- Patient transportation
- Patient Relations
- Patient Monitoring
- Medical Records Documentation
- Clinical Team Collaboration
- Medical Terminology
- Patient Assessment
- HIPAA Compliance
- Total Rehabilitation
- Patient-Focused Therapy
- Ambulatory Functional Activities
- Injury Prevention
- Attention to Detail
- Clerical Support
- Patient Observation
- Post-injury Rehabilitation
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Confidential information
- Patient Advocacy
- Therapeutic equipment
- Problem-Solving
Certification
- AED Certification
- CPR Certification
Timeline
Patient Safety Attendant
Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Rehabilitation Technician
Craig Hospital
01.2007 - 12.2022
Direct Care Worker
Learning Services Corporation
01.2003 - 12.2007
Licensed Psychiatric Technician
Denver Health Authority
01.2001 - 12.2003
Licensed Psychiatric Technician
Wheat Ridge Regional Center
01.1988 - 12.2000
Adams City High School
High school diploma from General Studies
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