Tera Clark
Breckenridge,TX
Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate. Skilled at operating within long-term care environments or outpatient centers.
Lots of TLC
In office answering phones, filing, scanning
and delivering mail
and maintaining appointments
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Skills Trainer
Imagine Enterprises
Breckenridge, Colorado
05.2022 - Current
- Offered assistance with activities of daily living including grooming and mobility exercises.
- Delivered quality direct and indirect patient care to meet psychosocial, physical, and general care goals, assisting patients with activities of daily living and encouraging independence.
- Provided direct instruction in activities of daily living skills such as self-care, fine motor coordination, sensory processing, handwriting and visual perception skills.
Hospice Aide
Alpha Omega Hospice
Weatherford, TX
08.2020 - 12.2022
- Supported grieving families by offering listening ear, compassion and kindness.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Assisted terminally ill patients with bathing, grooming and dressing.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Moved patients carefully into different positions to promote better body alignment and comfort.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
CNA/Office Assistant/Transportation Aide
Ranger Care Center
Ranger, TX
02.2013 - 07.2019
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Assisted residents in preparing for activities and social programs.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Managed and maintained patient rooms, shared-living areas and nursing stations.
- Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
- Managed office supplies inventory and procurement processes efficiently.
- Coordinated schedules and appointments for staff and management seamlessly.
- Assisted in preparing documents and presentations for meetings regularly.
- Maintained filing systems and organized records for easy access.
- Responded to calls and emails, providing information promptly.
- Collaborated with team members on various administrative projects effectively.
- Provided administrative support to staff members, including copying and scanning documents, filing paperwork, and ordering supplies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Merriman Christian School
Eastland, TX05.1991
Skills
- Bedsore Prevention
- Output Monitoring and Reporting
- Observation Documentation
- Activities of Daily Living ADL Support
- Mobility Assistance
- Vital Signs Collection
- Emotional and Social Support
- Caregiver Relations
- Patient care
- Medical documentation
- Activity facilitation
- Inventory management
- Healthcare compliance
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Office supplies management
- Mail handling
- Mail distribution
- Documentation and reporting
- Call handling
- File organization
Timeline
Skills Trainer
Imagine Enterprises
05.2022 - Current
Hospice Aide
Alpha Omega Hospice
08.2020 - 12.2022
CNA/Office Assistant/Transportation Aide
Ranger Care Center
02.2013 - 07.2019
High School Diploma -
Merriman Christian School