Mental Health Assistant
Resume:
Takesha Jackson
Elk Grove, CA 95624
adgqmg@r.postjobfree.com
Certified Nurse Assistant with twelve years experience in an acute and skilled hospital setting.
Skilled in various nursing departments: Telemetry, Med/Surg, Ortho, PACU, Pediatrics, Family care and wound center. Experience in working with autistic adults in a group home setting. Experience working with at risk youth suffering from the effects of abuse, neglect, and sexual exploitation. Current experience providing mental health services to youth and families. Certified training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).
Employment History:
4/2020 : Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
Behavioral Specialist: Supporting youth with developing skills to manage challenging behaviors associated with mental health diagnosis through therapeutic interventions. Documenting services provided, and case management.
1/2019 - 4/2020 : Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento
Residential Counselor : Providing youth with leadership and supervision while ensuring their safety and security. Encouraging youth to complete daily activities such as chores and personal hygiene. Transporting youth to and from school and appointments. Encouraging positive actions and decision making through positive thinking, problem solving,and coping skills. Implementing appropriate strategic plans for de-escalating crisis situations. Maintaining knowledge of each youth target behavior and therapeutic behavioral interventions. Documenting such as shift summary, incident reports, SCARS, and law enforcement reports.
2/2016- 12/2018 : Golden Years In-Home Senior Care Sacramento, Ca
CNA : Assisting clients with activities of daily living: showering/Bed bath, grooming, vital signs, transporting to and from Dr. appointments, light cooking/housekeeping, charting on client care, implementing care plans.
4/2013-10/2014: Campbells Care Home
Sacramento, Ca
Direct Support Staff : Assisting consumers with activities of daily living showering, grooming, recreational activities, transporting to and from appointments, techniques in de-escalating behavior (SIB’s). Light cooking/housekeeping and charting.
3/2005-9/2012: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, Ca
Worked in float pool as CNA performing patient care duties; vital signs, I&O's, charting. Caring for post op patients, transferring patients for procedures, ulcer prevention techniques.
Employed with Memorial for seven years.
1/2002- 8/2004: Emmanuel Convalescent
Bakersfield, Ca
CNA : Performing patient care for geriatric patients in a skilled nursing setting, which entailed assisting with activities of daily living, vital signs, room care, dressing changes, catheter and colostomy care, transferring patients, ulcer prevention techniques. 2/2002- 3/2002: Pleasant Care Convalescent Hospital Bakersfield, Ca
CNA : Performing patient care for geriatric patients in a skilled nursing setting, which entailed assisting with activities of daily living, vital signs, room care, dressing changes, catheter and colostomy care, transferring patients, ulcer prevention techniques. Education
Foothill High School
Bakersfiel, Ca
Completion Date: 6/1996
Bakersfield Adult School
Bakersfield, Ca
Certified Nurse Assistant Program
Completion Date: 12/1998
University of Phoenix:
Sacramento, Ca
Human Services BS Program
Concentration: Child and Family Services
1/2014- 4/2019
Certificates/Diplomas
H.S Diploma
Bachelors: Human services
CPR/First Aid
Certified Nursing Assistant
Therapeutic Crises Intervention training ( TCI )
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