Terria Shelwood
Cahokia,IL
Summary
Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
FORGET ME NOT Senior Services LLC
01.2020 - 03.2023
- Served as a companion to clients to assist with personal care needs such as bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and staying healthy with exercise
- Managed care plans for patients to ensure optimal caretaking of clientele.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- General health care: Assistance with appointment reminders and administering medications in a timely manner.
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Saint Anthony Hospital
09.2018 - 07.2022
- Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and staying active
- Facilitated smooth transitions of care for patients between departments or facilities by maintaining clear communication channels with all stakeholders involved.
- Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and necessary errands
- General health care: overseeing distribution of medication, prescriptions swallowed safely, appointment reminders and any other services required by the patients at that time.
Psychiatric Technician
St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Assisted clients with their daily tasks
- Administered client's medications at respective time due
- Gathered patients for their mealtimes
- Transported patients to various locations in a safe and timely manner
- Aided clients in cleaning rooms and tidying appearances with bathing and grooming.
- Developed strong rapport with diverse patient populations through empathetic listening skills, helping them feel heard and understood.
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Caring solutions
09.2016 - 11.2017
- Assisted clients with daily personal tasks, including bathing and dressing
- Completed housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, washing dishes, and tidying areas as needed
- Helped to plan client appointments and organize schedules
- Shopping for groceries and preparing meals for client specific dietary needs.
- Administered medication as directed by physician.
Caregiver
Deer Valley Resort
06.2015 - 09.2016
- Assisting with basic hygiene: bathing, grooming, feeding, and ambulation.
- Fostered positive relationships between clients and co-workers by aiding in preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and other errands.
- Documented all observations and daily progress notes.
- Managed general health care of client by overseeing medication schedules.
- Worked with patients to improve decision making skills.
Education
High school or equivalent -
St.Louis Job Corp
St. Louis, MO02.2014
Skills
- DSP(1 year)
- Direct Care
- Direct Support
- Team Collaboration
- Client satisfaction
- Care Planning
- Autism Experience
- Meal Preparation
- Medication Administration
- Patient Management
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Vital Signs
- Special Education
- Cleaning Experience
- Special Needs
- Assembly
- Elderly Care
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Respectful
- Compassionate
- Dependable
- Responsible
- HIPAA Compliance
- Care Plan Adherence
- Decision-Making
- Critical Thinking
- Personal Care Aide
Certification
- Driver's license
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
Timeline
Caregiver
FORGET ME NOT Senior Services LLC
01.2020 - 03.2023
Psychiatric Technician
St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
12.2019 - 04.2021
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Saint Anthony Hospital
09.2018 - 07.2022
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Caring solutions
09.2016 - 11.2017
Caregiver
Deer Valley Resort
06.2015 - 09.2016
High school or equivalent -
St.Louis Job Corp
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