Cortney Thompson
Long Beach, CA 90804
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Objective:
To obtain a challenging position where advancement opportunities exist for
dedicated, hard working employees.
Skills & Abilities:
. Customer Service; Data Entry; Basic Computer Skills
. In Home Caregiver; General Construction; Carpentry
. Warehouse; Landscaping/Gardening; Handyman
. Hazardous Waste Operations
Employment History:
In Home Care Provider, 03/08 to 06/10
Darnell Edwards (In Home Support Services), Long Beach, CA.
. Monitor and aid patient's overall health and personal care
. Plan and prepare meals, shop and accompany to/from doctor appointments
. Maintain clean living facilities and light laundry duties
. Track and administer oral medications per doctors' orders
. Change bed linens, wash/iron patients' laundry, and clean living
quarters
. Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patient for mental health &
alertness
. Plan, prepare, and serve meals to patient according to prescribed diet
. Check patients' pulse, temperature and respiration
. Properly change wound dressings to prevent infection
. Perform various duties, obtain household supplies and run errands
. Care for individuals during periods of incapacitation, or
convalescence, providing companionship, personal care and help them
adjust to new lifestyles
. Train family members to provide bedside care
. Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services
performed, reporting changes in client condition to assigned nurse or
physician
Education:
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Career Planning Certificate,
Carson, CA
El Camino College, Automotive Technology, Compton, CA
CTC Pre-apprentice, Construction Training Program, Certificate, Long Beach,
CA
Renaissance High School, General Education, Long Beach, CA
References available upon request