TIFFANY LAFAYETTE
Parkton,NC
Summary
Dedicated Personal Caregiver with extensive experience at Christian Faith Home Care, skilled in compassionate client care and medication management. Successfully enhanced client well-being through tailored care plans and emotional support, fostering strong relationships. Proficient in documentation and dietary monitoring, ensuring optimal health outcomes for diverse patient needs.
Experienced personal caregiver, knowledgeable about safe patient ambulation, personal grooming assistance, and housekeeping. Remains current on relevant medical conditions and working with qualified healthcare staff to maximize care. Devoted to patient physical comfort and emotional support.
Committed personal caregiver offers 20+ years in home healthcare. Dedicated to delivering consistent and focused attention to client safety, comfort, and dignity. Well-versed in direct patient care and recordkeeping.
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.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Caregiver
CHRISTIAN FAITH HOME CARE
01.2024 - Current
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Provided basic grooming and hygiene assistance to patients.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Homecare Practical Nurse
Hospice Compassus
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Assessed patients' health status and developed individualized care plans to suit needs.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living to promote independence.
- Provided emotional support and kind companionship to patients and families to increase overall wellness.
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Personal Care Assistant
LOUISE REDMAN
04.2020 - 01.2023
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching, and strength building.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
Personal Caregiver
ROBERTA REDMAN
03.2013 - 04.2022
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Provided basic grooming and hygiene assistance to patients.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Personal Caregiver
STEWART WALKER
01.2010 - 03.2013
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Provided basic grooming and hygiene assistance to patients.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Personal Caregiver
WILLIAM CHINN
09.2005 - 01.2010
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Provided basic grooming and hygiene assistance to patients.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Education
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - PHLEBOTOMY
CUMBERLAND NURSING ACADEMY
Fayetteville, NC01-2024
No Degree - Psychology
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC03-2019
No Degree - BEAUTY/COSMETOLOGY
Empire Beauty School
Winchester, VA09-2008
Skills
- Client companionship
- Client documentation
- Quality program protocols
- Compassionate client care
- Medication organization
- Personal hygiene
- Community activities
- Companionship
- Client transportation
- Emotional support
- Routine management
- Disability support
- Cooking and meal preparation
- Progress documentation
- Empathetic listening
- Nutrition
- Toileting assistance
- Client safety and first aid
- Behavior redirection
- Patient care
- Social interaction
- Assisted lifting
- Dietary monitoring
- Behavioral management
- Shopping and errands
- Light housekeeping
- Dementia care
- Compassionate care
- Recreational activities
- Medication management
- Meal preparation
- Physical therapy support
- Safe driving
- Clinical quality program standards
- Care plan management
- Medication administration
- First aid training
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Care plan assessment
- Dressing assistance
- Fall prevention
- Case management experience
- Case management
- Patient lifting techniques
- First aid and safety
Timeline
Personal Caregiver
CHRISTIAN FAITH HOME CARE
01.2024 - Current
Homecare Practical Nurse
Hospice Compassus
01.2023 - 12.2023
Personal Care Assistant
LOUISE REDMAN
04.2020 - 01.2023
Personal Caregiver
ROBERTA REDMAN
03.2013 - 04.2022
Personal Caregiver
STEWART WALKER
01.2010 - 03.2013
Personal Caregiver
WILLIAM CHINN
09.2005 - 01.2010
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - PHLEBOTOMY
CUMBERLAND NURSING ACADEMY
No Degree - Psychology
Fayetteville Technical Community College
No Degree - BEAUTY/COSMETOLOGY
Empire Beauty School
Similar Profiles
Yudelkis EspinosaYudelkis Espinosa
Registered Nurse at Faith Home Care LlcRegistered Nurse at Faith Home Care Llc
Oluwatosin OdoOluwatosin Odo
Adult Caregiver at FAITH FOUNDATION CARE HOMEAdult Caregiver at FAITH FOUNDATION CARE HOME
Vuyela ChimuzingaVuyela Chimuzinga
Healthcare Assistant(volunteer) at Faith Home CareHealthcare Assistant(volunteer) at Faith Home Care