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Tameka Scott
Caregiver
Midwest City,OK
Work Preference
Summary
Compassionate caregiver with a strong focus on emotional support, care plan development, and effective communication. Committed to enhancing the quality of life for clients through tailored care and dependable assistance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Caregiver
Accumen
Midwest City, Oklahoma
01.2013 - Current
- Provided compassionate care and support to individuals with diverse needs, enhancing their quality of life.
- Assessed client requirements and preferences to create and implement tailored care plans.
- Organized and streamlined daily activities and appointments, enhancing access to vital services and resources.
- Educated clients and families on health management practices, promoting independence and well-being.
- Developed and implemented personalized care plans tailored to individual client requirements and preferences.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Coordinated daily activities and appointments, ensuring timely access to essential services and resources.
- Monitored client health status, documenting changes accurately for effective communication with healthcare providers.
- Trained and mentored new caregivers, fostering a collaborative team environment focused on best practices in care delivery.
- Advocated for client rights and needs, effectively liaising with family members and healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes.
- Enhanced operational efficiency by streamlining caregiving processes, reducing wait times for service delivery.
- Managed household tasks efficiently, creating a clean and organized living environment conducive to patient wellbeing.
- Contributed to a positive atmosphere within the home setting by engaging in meaningful conversations and recreational activities with patients.
- Coordinated healthcare appointments for patients, ensuring timely access to necessary medical services.
- Assisted patients with physical therapy exercises, promoting improved mobility and overall health outcomes.
- Served as a dedicated advocate for patient needs when interacting with healthcare professionals or insurance companies.
- Demonstrated adaptability in responding to changing patient conditions or requirements while maintaining continuity of care services.
- Facilitated open communication between family members and healthcare providers, fostering collaborative decision-making regarding patient care.
- Ensured safety and comfort for patients through meticulous attention to detail in administering medications, hygiene assistance, and mobility support.
- Improved patient care by developing personalized care plans and maintaining detailed records of daily activities.
- Supported patient nutrition by preparing healthy meals based on dietary restrictions and preferences.
- Increased independence for patients with mobility limitations by providing appropriate assistive devices and home modifications.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Replaced bandages, dressings, and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL08-2022
BBA - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL01-2022
GED -
Rose State College
Oklahoma City, OK05-2004
Skills
- Transportation assistance
- Compassionate caregiving
- Household management
- Emotional support
- Nutritional planning
- Care plan development
- Incontinence care
- Social interaction
- Developmental disability care
- Mobility assistance
- Recreational activities
- Medical equipment operation
- Home safety assessment
- Adaptive equipment use
- Fall prevention
- Time management
- Housekeeping
- Multitasking and organization
- Dependable and responsible
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Respectful and compassionate
- Compassionate communication
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Basic housekeeping
- Medication and appointment reminders
- Medication management
- Team collaboration
- Compassionate care
- Documentation
- Records maintenance
- Complex Problem-solving
- First aid and safety
- Problem-solving
- Patient management
- Heavy lifting
- Client documentation
- Incident reporting
- Medical records management
- Chronic disease management
- Relationship building
- Patient companionship
- Care plan adherence
- English fluency
- Patient care
- Clinical quality program standards
- Incapacitation care
- Care plan assessment
- Care plan management
- Medical office administration
- Hoyer lifting equipment
- Direct patient care
- Client transportation
- Daily living assistance
- Strong ethics
- Compassion and empathy
- HIPAA compliance
- Active listening
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Safety awareness
- Flexible schedule
- Patient assessments
- COVID-19 safety policies
- Supportive companionship
- Medication administration
- Medical record-keeping
- Conflict resolution
- Behavior redirection
Timeline
Family Caregiver
Accumen
01.2013 - Current
MBA - Business Administration
American InterContinental University
BBA - Business Administration And Management
American InterContinental University
GED -
Rose State College