SHELLY ANN SUCKOO
134-21 231st Street, Laurelton, ,N.Y.
Summary
Compassionate individual with experience supporting elderly and ill people with in-home care. Promotes understanding attitude and compassionate nature to achieve comfortable and welcoming environment for patients.
Healthcare professional and home companion with strong history of providing support to clients within business environments to deliver comprehensive administrative assistance. Providing knowledge of clerical tasks, project support, scheduling, time management, assignment prioritization and customer service. Quickly resolving issues, handling conflicting priorities, remaining flexible and striving to exceed organizational goals.
Knowledgeable Home Health Aide delivers high-quality care to individuals. Creates safe and secure environment while assisting with daily living activities. Offers friendly and understanding attitude.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Home Health Aide
Milton Wilner
10.2020 - Current
- Administered prescribed medications under direction of physician.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress or problems to report and discussed observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Completed medical and program reports and maintained records following clinic standard operating procedures.
- Promoted emotional well-being by engaging in active listening and empathetic communication during challenging times.
- Acted as an advocate for clients, communicating their needs effectively with healthcare providers and family members when necessary.
- Facilitated social interaction for patients by coordinating visits from friends and family members, boosting overall mental health.
- Identified early warning signs of potential health issues through diligent observation of patients'' physical condition and behavior patterns.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations by contacting appropriate medical personnel and remaining calm under pressure.
- Anticipated patient needs proactively while maintaining a high level of confidentiality regarding their personal information.
- Assisted with personal grooming tasks such as bathing, dressing, and oral care, preserving patient dignity at all times.
- Assisted patients with meal planning, preparation, and feeding, ensuring proper nutrition tailored to individual dietary needs.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive care plans that addressed individuals'' unique medical conditions and goals.
- Fostered strong relationships with patients and their families built on trust, empathy, and genuine respect for their unique circumstances.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean living space conducive to the healing process for patients.
- Supported patients'' physical health by assisting with mobility exercises and administering prescribed medications.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate personal care and assistance with daily activities.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Administered medications in accordance with doctor's instructions.
- Scheduled and coordinated medical appointments.
- Utilized universal precautions and infection control principles in all aspects of care.
Private Home Health Aide
Heinz Becker
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Helped patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance when necessary for dignity preservation.
- Maintained a clean and safe home environment for patients, reducing falls and accidents.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
- Performed light housekeeping duties including laundry linen changes sweeping vacuuming and mopping ensuring a clean and organized living space for patients.
- Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Provided mobility assistance such as walking and regular exercising.
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Adapted to ever-changing patient needs, consistently adjusting care plans and strategies in order to provide the highest quality of personalized assistance.
- Safely transferred patients using appropriate equipment such as Hoyer lifts or gait belts minimizing injury risks.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, promoting a positive atmosphere conducive to healing.
- Prevented pressure ulcers through frequent repositioning and regular skin assessments, maintaining patient comfort while reducing complications.
- Provided direct personal care and administrative services to clients.
- Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
Private Home Health Aide
Alex & Jean Seigel
03.2013 - 09.2020
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician, and ensure patients take their medicine
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs
Manager
Sagaponack
01.2011 - 11.2015
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service
- Order and purchase equipment and supplies
- Review work procedures and operational problems to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety
Cashier
SixO/ Madelines Catering & Special Events
04.2005 - 06.2011
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary
Salesperson/ Cashier
Jackie's Kids
08.2002 - 11.2005
- Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires
- Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment
- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices
SalesPerson/ Cashier
Pretty Girls
01.2001 - 03.2002
- Inventory stock and requisition new stock
- Exchange merchandise for customers and accept returns
- Help customers try on or fit merchandise
- Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits
Education
High School Diploma -
Marbella Senior Comprehensive High School
Trinidad And Tobago 06.1998
Skills
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Bathing Assistance
- Housekeeping tasks
- Dressing and grooming
- Nutrition management
- Transportation Coordination
- Fall prevention
- Transfer assistance
- First aid and safety
- Dressing assistance
- Client documentation
- Feeding Assistance
- Behavioral Management
- Documentation
- Medication organization
- Light Housekeeping
- Personal care services
- Compassionate client care
- Nutritional meal preparation
- Client safety and first aid
- Knowledge of state regulations
- Community activities
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Excellent Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Active Listening
- Effective Communication
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Decision-Making
- Compassionate Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Relationship Building
- Emotional Support
Timeline
Private Home Health Aide
Heinz Becker
08.2023 - 06.2024
Private Home Health Aide
Milton Wilner
10.2020 - Current
Private Home Health Aide
Alex & Jean Seigel
03.2013 - 09.2020
Manager
Sagaponack
01.2011 - 11.2015
Cashier
SixO/ Madelines Catering & Special Events
04.2005 - 06.2011
Salesperson/ Cashier
Jackie's Kids
08.2002 - 11.2005
SalesPerson/ Cashier
Pretty Girls
01.2001 - 03.2002
High School Diploma -
Marbella Senior Comprehensive High School
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