Stephanie Higgins-Bey
Chicago,IL
Summary
Reliable Direct Care Worker offering exceptional care in home environments. Passionate about supporting patient progress by monitoring medication reactions, observing behaviors and teaching healthy habits. Dedicated to patient safety, wellness, and happiness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staffing Coordinator
Reliance Home Health care
Naperville, Illinois
09.2024 - Current
- Trained new staff on policies, procedures, and best practices for resident care services.
- Managed staff schedules and assignments to optimize workforce efficiency and coverage.
- Assisted in recruitment and onboarding processes for new staff members.
- Facilitated training sessions for new hires on company policies and procedures.
- Coordinated and planned work shift schedules according to availability.
- Kept track of timekeeping responsibilities and employee time off requests when completing schedules.
Direct Support Professional
Oak Leyden
Chicago, IL
12.2019 - 09.2025
- Provide a supportive and nurturing environment for residents in their home and community.
- Implement specialized programs in areas of communication, socialization and behavior management.
- Assist with and teach independent living skills.
- Assist with activities of daily living and personal self-care such as toileting, eating, grooming, bathing and dressing.
- Accompany participants to various community activities.
- Maintains cleanliness of homes and ensures a healthy living environment for participants.
Staffing Coordinator
St.Bernadine
Jersey City, New Jersey
02.2017 - 12.2019
- Coordinated staffing schedules to meet operational needs and project demands.
- Managed candidate sourcing and screening through various recruitment platforms.
- Facilitated onboarding processes for new staff, ensuring compliance with policies.
- Collaborated with department heads to identify staffing requirements and gaps.
- Coordinated and planned work shift schedules according to availability.
- Kept track of timekeeping responsibilities and employee time off requests when completing schedules.
Skills
- Intake
- Senior Care
- Dementia care
- Meal Preparation
- Medication administration
- Discharge planning
- Hospital Experience
- Caregiving
- Cna Certified
- Vital Signs
- Behavior Management
- Patient Care
- Documentation review
- Medical Records
- Special Needs
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- CNA
Additional Information
Certified Nursing Assistant New Jersey, Illinois and Wisconsin
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
Staffing Coordinator
Reliance Home Health care
09.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Oak Leyden
12.2019 - 09.2025
Staffing Coordinator
St.Bernadine
02.2017 - 12.2019