Medical Development
Resume:
Objective
Obtain employment as a nanny or child care provider which will allow for
the development of my career.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Work Experience
Child and Family Services Specialist, Nebraska Department of Health and
Human Services Omaha, NE
* Investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect to assure
children's safety and well being.
* Establish working relationships with children and families quickly.
* Practice wraparound services to maintain children in their home
environment.
* Maintain professional working relationships with co-workers, police
officers, county and defense attorneys and judges.
Infant, Toddler and Two's Teacher, Good Shepherd School for Children, St.
Louis, MO 5/2007-6/2010
* Planned activities and curriculum for infants and toddlers to
stimulate growth and development according to Creative Curriculum
guidelines.
* Established supportive relationships with children and families and
communicated with parents and caregivers frequently.
* Supervised and directed assistant teacher and teacher floats.
* Provided children with individual attention.
Related Experience
Student teacher, MU Child Development laboratory, Columbia, MO
9/2008-12/2008
* Learned to assess children's developmental levels.
* Planned, implemented, and evaluated developmentally appropriate
activities for children.
* Developed rapport with parents and presented assessment findings in
parent student conferences.
Child Life Intern, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
9/2009-12/2009
* Completed 500 clinical hours at the Nebraska Medical Center.
* Assessed the needs of patients and families daily and provided
preparation, education and programs accordingly.
* Provided therapeutic and medical play according to developmental
levels.
* Gained experience in training and supervising volunteers in aspects of
child development and appropriate communication skills with children
and their families.
* Attended and participated in patient care conferences, committee
meetings, and in-services.
* Maintained a safe and clean playroom environment appropriate for age
and development of patient.
* Participated in assembling and maintaining toys and equipment for
playroom and child life use.
* Gained experience in charting by documenting patient and family
interactions in medical files, in a concise and objective manner
noting important development and behavior issues which impact the
patient's care.
* Planned, adapted and improvised toys, games, and activities to meet
the needs of individual children.
* Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of
patient's ages 0-21 years.
Child Life Practicum, MU Children's Hospital, Columbia, MO
1/2009- 5/2009
* Completed 100 clinical contact hours within the Child Life program at
MU Children's Hospital.
* Observed work of staff child life specialists
* Provided developmentally appropriate therapuetic activities for
pediatric patients.
* Explored processes of patient prioritization, preporation,
distraction, and coping technigues.
Child Life Volunteer, MU Children's Hospital, Columbia, MO
9/2007-5/2008
* Communicated with child life specialists to provide activties for
patients in the playroom and at bedside.
* Supervised activities in the pediatric playroom.
* Ensured safety of all patients in the activity areas.
Certifications
CPR and First aid certified - Expiration April 2011
Certified Child Life Specialist - Expires December 2015
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