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Seth Gant

Seth Gant

Albuquerque,NM

Summary

Self-starter, motivated, team performer. I enjoy challenges and focus on new career growth. I am independent and have excellent communications skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Direct support staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
Albuquerque
02.2016 - 07.2017
  • As the overnight Direct Support Staff (40 hrs or more) I worked at Bermuda House and Chel wood House which were group homes for individuals with high level disabilities
  • My duties included checking on the individuals during the night in their rooms and repositioning and assisting them throughout the night
  • I assisted a non high functional individual walk to the restroom using hand over assistance with their walker walk to the restroom, assisted with taking vital signs, and assisted them with changing Depends and applying Desitin ointment throughout the night
  • I also assisted individuals with walking with a gate belt using hand over assistance
  • In the mornings my duties included preparing breakfast, packing lunches so the individuals can take to day hab, mopping, sweeping, taking out the trash, assisting with administering medications, writing notes in the overnight supported living progress note, filling out medication temperature log and recording in the medication administration record and recording in the breakfast percent-eaten log
  • I assisted individuals apply daily ointments and assited them with the use of a catheter in the restroom,and also completing the daily overnight cleaning log
  • I also transported the individuals to day hab using the company’s vehicle (truck) and my own car
  • I tracked the miles on how long the trip was using the milage tracking log from the beginning odometer and ending odometer readings
  • I was reimbursed at the end of the month for all the miles I drove with individual in my car.

Family Living Home-based Support Provider

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
Albuquerque
06.2017 - 07.2017
  • As a Family Living Support Provider I worked overnight during the week, 12 shifts or more, assisting the individual throughout the night by checking on them, repositioning them, and using hand over assistance, by changing Llestomy bags and emptying them
  • I also wrote in the overnight supported living progress notebook, cooked breakfast
  • With this position I was a private contractor and I was paid $110/day if I worked 13 hours or more; or $9.10/hr if I worked less than 13 hrs.

Direct Support Staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
Albuquerque
03.2017 - 06.2017
  • Direct Support Staff – Weekend Day Shift: Sam Bratton House (Women only house)
  • I was promoted to work the weekend shift which was Friday through Sunday from 8am to 8pm
  • I worked 40 or more hours per week
  • My duties included coking, hygiene, lifting, assisting with med delivery, transporting, cleaning, outcome tracking, mileage tracking, writing in supported living progress notes, and assisting the individuals with laundry and light housekeeping
  • I worked with individuals that were obese, deaf and in wheelchairs.

Direct Support Staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
Albuquerque
07.2016 - 02.2017
  • After working 7 months, I switched to day shift as the Direct Support Staff: at Los Camas, Santo Domingo, Douglas MacArthur Houses; Bryan House and Lewis Court House
  • I worked 12 hr shifts Monday through Friday, forty of more hrs a week
  • My duties included cooking, cleaning, assisting with hygiene, restroom assistance, medication delivery and administering meds, transporting and assisting individuals with meaningful day and community activities
  • I wrote notes thoughout the day on individuals’ in the Supported Living Progress notebook, and completed the individual’s outcome tracking
  • This included assisting individuals with their Health Outcome
  • I assisted them with following and establishing a visual hygiene routing and rating scale
  • For level of prompting, I assisted individuals with their live area outcome with learning to use kitchen appliances and utensils, and about proper nutrition and safe food handling practices
  • I also taught them about menu planning, budgeting , and grocery shopping, and using the rating scale for level of prompting
  • I assisted individuals with their Have Fun/relationship out come
  • I assisted individuals choose, plan and participate in activities of their choice from their Fun list, four times a month
  • I attended mandatory training, including: Positive Behavior Support; Strategies For the Department of Health
  • Assisting with medication delivery, Practice Comm DS/CM/ISC; Teaching and Support Strategies; Advocacy 101; Defensive Driving
  • I also worked overtime when asked by my supervisor or service coordinator, or another staff who could not show up for work.

PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT

AMBERCARE
05.2015 - 06.2016
  • As a personal care attendant I performed task’s that contribute to the consumers daily living needs
  • I attended to the consumers requests promptly, and performed assistance with daily living activities that included Bowel and Blatter services, Bowl care-evacuation and ostomy care, Meal Preparation and assistance, prepared meals including cutting ingredients to be cooked, cooking of meals, and presenting meals in front of the consumer to eat
  • Eating, feeding the consumer or assisting the consumer with eating a prepared meal with a utensil or with specialized utensils
  • House hold support services, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, changing the consumers linens, washing the consumers laundry, cleaning the consumers bathroom, kitchen and dining area
  • Assistance with battery replacement in Dual Medical equipment, and assistance with self-administering physician ordered prescriptions
  • At the direction of the consumer, handing the consumers his/ her daily medication box or bottle, and getting the consumer a glass of water or liquid for the purpose of taking medications
  • Hygiene and grooming, dressing, grooming, oral care, and bathing
  • Supportive mobility assistance, Ambulation- moving around inside or outside the residence of consumers living area, transferring from one location, and repositioning, turning or moving an individual to another position
  • I also attended required in service and programs per agency policy, and maintained good punctually and attendance record.

SHELTER MONITOR VAN HELPER

ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION (WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER)
Albuquerque
11.2015 - 03.2016
  • As a shelter monitor I removed the log book, and van keys, and cell phone from the guest services help desk
  • I ensured that the vehicle had enough fuel for my shift
  • I then signed in homeless individuals that we picked up from designated stops throughout central and from the Albuquerque rescue mission down town, and signed them into the passenger log book
  • I also helped disabled homeless individuals onto the bus by using the bus lift for individuals in wheel chairs and walkers
  • From there we transported the individuals to the west side emergency winter shelter located at the old MBC JAIL
  • I also completed daily vehicle maintenance checklist forms, and emergency van checklist forms
  • I also made sure the emergency van was clean daily, by sweeping, mopping, and picking up trash off the floor.

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

THE MONTEBELLO ON ACADEMY (FIVE STAR SENIOR LIVING FACILITY)
03.2015 - 05.2015
  • As the laundry attendant I had the responsibility of washing the seniors clothes, sheets, blankets, pillow cases, table cloths from the dining hall, towels, wash cloths hand towels, and face towels
  • I also pushed a carton throughout the facility and picked up dirty linen from the healthcare department and independent living department, and the shower room
  • I also picked up dirty table cloths from the bin in the kitchen, washed them and dried them
  • I dried clothes, towels, wash clothes, hand towels, and face towels
  • I also folded sheets, blankets, towels, face towel’s, wash cloths, put them in a basket and took them upstairs to the cabinets they belong to in health care and independent living
  • I had the responsibility of also folding table cloths and taking them upstairs and putting them in the IU crate next to the kitchen, I also sort them by color
  • I also logged in senior clothes, and the room number that house keeping staff brought to us, I also would sort them by color and add in soap so they could wash
  • I also sprayed the washing machines down every day so they could stay clean, and I would sweep and mop our department everyday, and also the break room, I also took out the trash from our department, and the break room everyday.

VAN HELPER

ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION (WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER)
Albuquerque
11.2014 - 03.2015
  • As the van helper I removed the log book, and van keys, and cell phone from the guest services help desk
  • I ensured that the vehicle had enough fuel for my shift
  • I then signed in homeless individuals that we picked up from designated stops throughout central and from the Albuquerque rescue mission down town, and signed them into the passenger log book
  • I also helped disabled homeless individuals onto the bus by using the bus lift for individuals in wheel chairs and walkers
  • From there we transported the individuals to the west side emergency winter shelter located at the old MBC JAIL
  • I also completed daily vehicle maintenance checklist forms, and emergency van checklist forms
  • I also made sure the emergency van was clean daily, by sweeping, mopping, and picking up trash off the floor.

FRONT DESK AUDITOR

SHERATON ALBUQUERQUE UPTOWN (HOTEL)
Albuquerque
09.2014 - 02.2015
  • As the front desk auditor, I had the responsibility of bringing guests in, and signing them in as they come to the hotel, I would log them into the computer, and sign them in our inventory log on paper, and sign them in for their room key, room number, and ring them up on the cash register, so they can pay the final price for their stay
  • I also would do typing, answering incoming phone calls, make outbound phone calls, to rooms, for breakfast announcement, and cometary, and daily check out time, I would also use communication in written notes, and written procedures, for example registering them in for a room, and key, and also taking down their license information, I also would resolve guests complaints, and suggestions in a nice and timely manner.

COUNTER HELP

U.S. DISTRIBUTING INC. (WAREHOUSE)
06.2014 - 10.2014
  • As counter help I had the responsibility of looking up parts on our computer data system and pulling them off the shelves of our warehouse, and boxing them so they can be sent to different companies throughout Albuquerque, and different states
  • I also had to restock parts and batteries, and shipped boxes and inventory
  • I also loaded trucks for shipped parts, and incoming merchandise parts.

DIRECT CARE STAFF

OPTI HEALTH INC. (MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC)
05.2013 - 11.2013
  • Provided needed services to individuals with developmental disabilities in a respectful and effective manner, allowing for self-direction of services, increased skill, good health, involvement with the community and high quality of life
  • I prepared meals, grooming, bathing, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning, feeding and diet care
  • Meal preparation, laundry
  • Grocery shopping and errands
  • Medication reminders, took them to appointments, and helped with restroom needs.

DAY CAMP COUNSELOR

YMCA
04.2012 - 05.2013
  • As a day camp counselor I supervised kids
  • Lead activities, served morning and afternoon snack
  • Took the children to school on the van
  • Attended meetings and trainings
  • Filed documentation
  • Attended schools to pick up child enrollment, planned field trips, took the children swimming once a week
  • I also worked at the front desk as a secretary such as, using the computer, typing, child enrollment, filing copying, faxing, Excel, Microsoft word, publisher, answering incoming phone calls, taking messages, cashiering, cash handling, and appointment setting.

PRE-SCHOOL LEAD TEACHER

YMCA
04.2012 - 05.2013
  • After working at the YMCA for 6 months, I was promoted to work in the pre-school with the 4 and 5 year olds
  • I would lend aide to the lead classroom teacher and help her run the curriculum and activities
  • My duties included supervising the children, serving morning and afternoon snack, helping with activities, taking the kids outside, serving lunch, taking the kids swimming once a week
  • Setting up mats for nap time
  • I am also CPR and first aid certified.

TEXTBOOK ASSOCIATE

CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COLLEGE BOOK STORE
01.2012 - 04.2012
  • As a text book associate I would assist the student’s in the book store by helping them find their textbooks, and school supplies, worked customer service, and aid in the store with stocking book shelves, and store merchandise
  • I also did inventory, cashiering, cash handling, and holding on book orders, and merchandise orders.

CHILD CAREGIVER

CHILDREN’S CHOICE
11.2009 - 09.2011
  • I assisted other staff with the facilitating the positive development for children
  • I lead activities, provided a nutritious breakfast and afternoon snack
  • I am also CPR certified, I also would set up the program space, and clean up the program space
  • I also would attend monthly meetings, and attended weekly interviews
  • Lead enrichment clubs, play sports, take field trips, make crafts, be goofy, have fun and was a good role model.

RECREATION LEADER

LOMA LINDA
05.2007 - 02.2009
  • As a recreation leader I assisted other leaders in the supervision of the groups of children with and without disabilities
  • These duties included activities, independent play time, snacks, and leisure time
  • I was also responsible for the helping with the bathroom needs of children with disabilities.

SPORTS PROGRAMMER

LOMA LINDA
05.2007 - 02.2009
  • I was promoted to sports programmer after working with the company for 1 year
  • I was in charge of planning and leading the children in active sports and games, such as football, soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, capture the flag, and other active activities
  • The children were able to engage with each other and play active games everyday outside.

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
05.2007 - 02.2009
  • As a horticulturist I would assist other worker’s with the irrigation around the zoo
  • I would help with watering plants, growing flowers and trees and keeping the area clean
  • My work involved plant propagation and cultivation with the aim of improving plant growth.

Education

Certified Nursing Certification - Nursing And Medical Research

Pima Medical Institute
Albuquerque, NM
01-2024

Caregiver Certificate - Caregiving

Caregivers University
Albuquerque, NM
11-2023

Highland High School
01.2010

Some College (No Degree) - Preschool Growth And Development And Social Work

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Skills

  • Activity planning
  • Caregiving
  • Supportive mobility assistance
  • Hygiene and grooming
  • Social parties
  • Interactive games that build friendships and keep friendships
  • Calendar planning and calendar decorating
  • Field trip outings into the community
  • Community activities and meaningful day activities
  • Activity Planning
  • Behavioral Support
  • First-Aid and CPR
  • Meal Preparation
  • Personal Care Assistance
  • Client Confidentiality
  • Behavioral Management
  • Care Delivery
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Progress Documentation
  • Client Documentation
  • Patient Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • ADL Support
  • Indirect Patient Care
  • Transportation
  • First Aid and Safety
  • Patient Education
  • Compassionate Client Care
  • Adaptive Equipment Use
  • Behavior Redirection
  • Case Management
  • Client Transportation
  • Report Generation
  • Community Activities
  • Patient Assessments
  • Health Services
  • Infection Control Procedures
  • Charting and Documentation
  • Care Plan Management
  • Patient Care
  • Safety Monitoring
  • Healthcare
  • Client Support
  • Quality Program Protocols
  • Medical Records Management
  • Nutrition
  • Crisis Management
  • Case Management Experience
  • Disability Awareness
  • Clinical Quality Program Standards
  • Compassionate Caregiving
  • Medication Administration
  • Social Skills Development
  • Goal Setting
  • Client Safety and First Aid
  • Knowledge of State Regulations
  • Recreational Activities
  • Care Plan Assessment
  • Safety Awareness

References

  • Doug Nakishma, 505-250-1568
  • Laura Tapia, 505-859-2461
  • Wendy Solme, 505-463-6562
  • Suzanne Teasley, 505-835-8453
  • Mary Sandoval, 505-967-1693
  • Vanessa Martinez, 505-450-9283
  • Phillip Montano, 505-604-9885

Timeline

Family Living Home-based Support Provider

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
06.2017 - 07.2017

Direct Support Staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
03.2017 - 06.2017

Direct Support Staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
07.2016 - 02.2017

Direct support staff

ADVANTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
02.2016 - 07.2017

SHELTER MONITOR VAN HELPER

ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION (WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER)
11.2015 - 03.2016

PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT

AMBERCARE
05.2015 - 06.2016

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

THE MONTEBELLO ON ACADEMY (FIVE STAR SENIOR LIVING FACILITY)
03.2015 - 05.2015

VAN HELPER

ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION (WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER)
11.2014 - 03.2015

FRONT DESK AUDITOR

SHERATON ALBUQUERQUE UPTOWN (HOTEL)
09.2014 - 02.2015

COUNTER HELP

U.S. DISTRIBUTING INC. (WAREHOUSE)
06.2014 - 10.2014

DIRECT CARE STAFF

OPTI HEALTH INC. (MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC)
05.2013 - 11.2013

DAY CAMP COUNSELOR

YMCA
04.2012 - 05.2013

PRE-SCHOOL LEAD TEACHER

YMCA
04.2012 - 05.2013

TEXTBOOK ASSOCIATE

CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COLLEGE BOOK STORE
01.2012 - 04.2012

CHILD CAREGIVER

CHILDREN’S CHOICE
11.2009 - 09.2011

RECREATION LEADER

LOMA LINDA
05.2007 - 02.2009

SPORTS PROGRAMMER

LOMA LINDA
05.2007 - 02.2009

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
05.2007 - 02.2009

Certified Nursing Certification - Nursing And Medical Research

Pima Medical Institute

Caregiver Certificate - Caregiving

Caregivers University

Highland High School

Some College (No Degree) - Preschool Growth And Development And Social Work

Central New Mexico Community College

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