Tasshia Stevenson
Kankakee,IL
Summary
Compassionate professional in healthcare, particularly skilled in providing exceptional home care support. Known for productivity and efficiency in task completion, ensuring comfort and well-being of clients. Specialized skills include patient mobility assistance, basic medical monitoring, and personalized care plan adherence. Excel in empathy, communication, and patience, using these soft skills to enhance client satisfaction and trust.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Home Health Caregiver
Home Helpers Of Bourbonnais
Bourbonnais, IL
12.2024 - Current
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of patient information.
- Provided assistance to patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, grooming and toileting.
- Promoted positive morale among patients by providing emotional support during difficult times.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to physician or nurse.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for the client; changing bed linens, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming carpets, washing dishes, laundry.
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices and on other trips outside home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting concerns to case manager and documenting information in files.
- Documented patient status and reported changes in care needs.
- Provided entertainment and companionship through conversation, reading, and board games.
- Assisted clients with proper exercises and rehabilitation.
- Directed patients in prescribed exercises or in use of braces or artificial limbs.
- Participated in team meetings regarding patient care planning and implementation activities.
- Provided respite care services for family members who need relief from caring for their ill relative.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Certified Nursing Assistant
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, ILSkills
- Palliative care
- Behavioral management
- Hospice care
- Physical therapy support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Alzheimer's care
- Dementia care
- Meal preparation
- Medical equipment operation
- Emotional support
- Compassionate care
- Cultural sensitivity
- Nutrition management
- Fall prevention
- Vital signs monitoring
- Respite care
- Patient transportation
- Ambulation techniques
- Behavior redirection
- Client safety and first aid
- Toileting assistance
- Medical charting
- Documentation
- Bathing assistance
- ADL support
- Catheter care assistance
- First aid and safety
- Bedside care
- Wound care
Certification
- BLS
- CNA
- Drivers License
Accomplishments
- Caregiver of the month awarded(2)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Home Health Caregiver
Home Helpers Of Bourbonnais
12.2024 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Certified Nursing Assistant
Kankakee Community College
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