Direct Support Front Desk
Resume:
Qualese Barnes
Jamaica, NY *****
***********@*****.***
Professional Experience
Direct Support Professional
Community Options- Queens, NY
November 2023- Present
● Monitoring residents seizures and VNS devices by ensuring that their proper diet and medication is consumed as well as daily.
● Administering medication through a GJ Tube and orally. Apply topicals, track and take vital signs. Upkept narcotic count and non-narcotic medication.
● Assist with bed baths, grooming, bathing residents, administer suppositories and keep track of the residents bowel movements.
● Care for stoma site by preventing leakage, infections and GJ tube by flushing daily to prevent clogging. Administer enemas as needed.
Autism Support Professional
Life’s WORC - Queens, NY
February 2021 to October 2022
• Helping residents improve their communication skills by assisting them with learning new words and putting sentences together to advocate their wants and needs
• Worked with residents on goals daily such as use of public transportation, telephone use, money management, social interaction, cooking, cleaning and basic ADL’s
• Demonstrated teaching techniques described in each person behavior management plans, Assisted individuals with increasing their productivity and independent living functions
• Assist with medical appointments, administer medication and take vital signs on a daily basis Medical Receptionist/Front Desk
Fairview Nursing Care Center - Queens, NY
November 2020 to February 2021
• Answered incoming phone calls, kept track of medical records, scanned documents for patient’s charts and updated charts as needed.
• Made rounds for 40+ elderly patients to ensure safety.
• Communicated daily with families of the patients regarding their status.
• Organized and assisted with discharges and visitation for families. YAI- Assistant Supervisor
Young Adult Institute - Ronkonkoma, NY
February 2020 to May 2020
• Provided program oversight; managed facility staff schedule and daily, monthly, and annual budget for food, clothing, medical supplies, and housing allowance.
• Provide staff training, mentoring, supervision and oversee clinical programming.
• Educated Individuals and family members on procedures for continuing proper health care and encourage them to partake in self-care activities.
• Completed weekly banking for in-house clients Oversee and maintained information according to HIPPA regulations and New York State regulations
Assistant Habilitation Specialist
WellLife Network - Flushing, NY
October 2018 to July 2019
• Provided training in activities of daily living, performed activities for individuals requiring total support such as
(shaving, toileting, hand washing, tooth brushing, etc.)
• Provided behavioral interventions when necessary, following the least restrictive OPWDD approved techniques, required by the situation
• Successfully completed and performed all techniques required in AMAP, SCIP, CPR, First Aid. ● Participated in various appointments (medical, psychiatric, etc.) for assigned participants as required Direct Support Professional
Innovative Resources for Independence - IRI - Jamaica, NY February 2018 to October 2018
• Demonstrated activities of daily living, such as bathing, grooming, and dressing to train residents in daily self-care practices
• Worked with residents on achieving formal and informal goals such as use of public transportation, telephone use, money management, social interaction, etc.
• Developed and followed recommended teaching techniques, behavior management programs, etc. Assisted individuals with increasing their productivity and independent living functions.
• Administered medication daily and monitored vital signs. Education
High school diploma in Criminology
Queens High School Of Teaching - Bellerose, NY
September 2011 to June 2015
Some College in Liberal Arts
Monroe Community College - Rochester, NY
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
New York Medical Career Training Center
April 2024
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