Taylor Jernigan
Fairbanks,AK
Summary
Compassionate professional focused on helping clients maintain personal hygiene and assisting with activities of daily living. Skilled in preparing meals, maintaining organized living spaces and documenting behaviors. Committed to emotional and social support to promote overall wellness.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
In-Home Caregiver
Cornerstone
Fairbanks, AK
12.2024 - Current
- Recorded vital signs and updated patient charts
- Maintained clean work areas and followed safety procedures
- Documented and updated patient data on electronic medical charts, maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.
- Communicated patient needs to clinical staff and supervisors
Med tech
Timber creek
Fairbanks, Alaska
02.2023 - 12.2024
- Monitored resident safety and responded to concerns in Fairbanks Native Association GRAF housing.
- Assisted residents with daily routines and supportive living services.
- Documented shift activities, incidents, and resident needs in facility logs.
- Communicated resident concerns to supervisors and care staff.
- Enforced house rules and maintained respectful living environment.
- Supported meal routines, room checks, and shared space cleanliness.
- De-escalated conflicts using calm communication and trauma-informed care.
- Guided new staff on resident support procedures and facility expectations.
Residential Aide
Fairbanks native Association - GRAF
Fairbanks, Alaska
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Directly observe clients during the shift to ensure the safety of all clients and facilities.
- • Observe the self-administration of client medication.
- • Monitor clients for activities such as recreation, sporting events, etc.
- • Collect, store, and document urine drug screens in accordance with the organizational policy.
- • Accompany and monitor clients for outside movement, including driving of agency vehicle (if approved).
- • Conduct random facility tours to ensure safety and conformance with program rules and search for contraband, at least once per shift.
- • Document all incidents.
- • Screen clients upon return from offsite movements, or when deemed necessary by supervisor.
- • Implement daily activity schedule, ensure all assigned activities are conducted on time and directly supervised,
ensure all in-house visits are supervised by staff, monitor self-administration of medication, and report all
deviations to the schedule to supervisor. - • Document all services.
- • Follow and implement all Integrity, Inc. policies and procedures, be available for on-call and emergency
situations, and complete other assignments as assigned by your supervisor. - • Submit a shift report at the end of each shift to all program staff.
- • Complete nightly census to account for client presence.
- • All other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Child Care Worker
Merryland daycare
Darlington, South Carolina
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Providing care for children, such as setting schedules and routines, grooming, feeding, changing diapers, and cleaning rooms and toys.
- • Developing and encouraging age-appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners, sharing, etc.
- • Maintaining a safe workplace by monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents.
- • Helping children discover new interests by introducing them to art, music, sports, and other potential hobbies.
- • Ensuring children are learning positive behaviors and providing guidance or approved discipline, as needed.
- • Preparing children to enter the next level of care or for entry into school.
- • Keeping records relating to childcare.
- • Working with parents to help children progress towards educational and behavioral goals.
Personal Care Assistant
Thad E. Saleeby Center
Hartsville, South Carolina
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Assist with mobility issues, helping the client get in and out of bed, wheelchair, etc.
- •Remind the client to take medications and document them accordingly.
- •Help with personal hygiene, brushing teeth, toileting and bathing.
- •Change bed linens regularly.
- •Assist with all daily activities, based on the client's limitations, and needs.
- •Greet clients in a warm, professional manner while understanding the limitations and needs of each individual client.
- •Document/log client’s' progress and overall, wellbeing for daily reports.
- •Provide companionship and engage in conversation with the clients.
Education
Darlington High School
Darlington, SCSkills
- Senior care CPR Long-term care facility experience Front Desk Operations
- Medication management Computer skills Meal preparation Care documentation
- Interpersonal communication Early childhood education Abuse policy compliance
- Home health Bathing assistance Organizational skills Microsoft Excel Preschool experience
- Home care Server Quality Improvement Appointment Scheduling Patient care
- Team management Dementia care Weekend in-home care
- Safe patient lifting practices Communication skills Supervising experience
- Safety protocols Housekeeping support Laundry Activity coordination Cooking
- Patient management Patient monitoring Caregiving Infant care Assisting with ADLs
- First aid Companionship Cleaning Working with children Childhood development
- Cash handling Assisted living Transportation Coordination Vital signs
- Developmental disability care assistance Customer service
Certification
- CPR
- First aid
Timeline
In-Home Caregiver
Cornerstone
12.2024 - Current
Med tech
Timber creek
02.2023 - 12.2024
Residential Aide
Fairbanks native Association - GRAF
12.2022 - 02.2023
Child Care Worker
Merryland daycare
01.2022 - 09.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Thad E. Saleeby Center
01.2019 - 07.2021
Darlington High School