My passion for making people's lives better, goes further than providing patients with the basic care that is needed on a daily basis.
Doing so with uplifting, patiently and kind attitude makes a big difference on their health.
As a care provider my duties included but were not limited to the following:
-Personal Care: Assisting with bathing, dressing, grooming, bowel and bladder program.
-Meal Preparation: Planning, purchase, preparation and feeding provided to patient according to the specific dietary needs.
-Medication Management: Making sure medications were up to date, ordering refills, timely administration of such and monitoring for any adverse reactions.
-Mobility Assistance: From constantly reposition patient while in bed to avoid any bed sores, to transferring patient to a shower chair/power chair using a ceiling lift, and at times a hoyer lift.
-Medical Appointments: Scheduling, keeping up with Dr. appointments, taking notes and follow directions from providers.
-Record Keeping: Log accurate records of care provided, included with keeping track of medications given such as insulin, additional medications, daily activities, vital signs, glucose level, any discomfort or unusual event.
-Companionship: Providing patient with emotional support, conversation and engaging in physical and social activity.
-Household Tasks and Miscellaneous Duties: Light cleaning and organization, laundry, grocery shopping, staying on top of bill payments, monitoring mail and bank accounts.
-Creation and Organization of Activities: Crafts, story telling, games.
-Engaging with Children: Encouraging children to participate in activities, creating a positive atmosphere.
-Perform Shows: Musical and dancing performance for children related to children's age and interest.
-Party Coordination: Provided parents with any help needed, calm the crowd, gather guests, etc.
-Provided patient with personal care, such as bathing, grooming, toilet needs.
-Meal preparation and complete feeding.
-Medicament administration
-Physical therapy
-Engaged with child in positive upbringing activities, such as singing, storytelling, dances.
BLS certified
-Swimming
-Exploring