Taryn WalkingShield
Seaford,DE
Summary
Compassionate resident assistant with hands-on experience in assisted living and memory care. Collaborates effectively with healthcare teams to deliver individualized care, monitor vital signs, and ensure resident safety and comfort. Maintains a clean and supportive environment while providing respectful, person-centered care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident Assistant
Brightview Senior Living - Memory Care
Bel Air, MD
04.2025 - Current
- Collaborate with healthcare team to deliver high-quality resident care and uphold care standards
- Monitored resident responses to care plans, reporting changes or concerns to nursing staff for timely interventions
- Executed individualized care plans in collaboration with registered nurses.
- Provided bedside care including bathing, dressing, feeding, and grooming to enhance resident comfort and dignity
- Assist residents with mobility, including repositioning and ambulation
- Accurately document vital signs, treatments, and resident updates in charts
- Maintain clean, organized resident rooms to support comfort and safety
Kitchen Leader
Chipotle
Pikesville, MD
07.2023 - 04.2025
- Led morning preparation operations, ensuring ingredients were prepared, stocked, and ready for service before opening.
- Trained new employees on food preparation, sanitation protocol, and workplace safety practices
- Monitored food inventory levels and assisted with stocking and rotation of products
- Assisted with opening and closing procedures
- Promoted a positive team environment through communication and problem-solving
Direct Support Professional
Brightspring Health
Winchester, VA
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with healthcare team to enhance resident care quality and uphold care standards
- Maintain clean, organized resident rooms to ensure comfort and safety
- Monitor resident responses to care plans and communicate changes or concerns to nursing staff
- Accurately document vital signs, treatments, and resident updates in charts
- Assist residents with mobility, including repositioning and ambulation
- Provide bedside care such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and grooming
Education
General Education Diploma -
10-2022
Skills
- Basic nursing care
- ADL support
- Hygiene management
- Vital signs monitoring
- Mobility assistance
- Feeding assistance
- Medication management
- Infection control
- Meal preparation
- Inventory management
- Team collaboration
- Staff training
- Interpersonal communication
- CPR certified
Timeline
Resident Assistant
Brightview Senior Living - Memory Care
04.2025 - Current
Kitchen Leader
Chipotle
07.2023 - 04.2025
Direct Support Professional
Brightspring Health
01.2022 - 06.2023