Patient Care Health

Ms. Arsha Westby

STREET NAME

Barea, KY

Cell: 914-***-****

Email: *****.******@*****.***

Highly motivated and innovated individual with over 15 years of experience in the medical field working in various capacities. Seeking challenging opportunities in the health care profession where I can utilize my skills, experience, and knowledge and one where I can grow professionally. Possess excellent written, oral, interpersonal and problem-solving skills necessary to achieve excellent results in a highly demanding and productive environment. Consistently contribute to investigations and lead projects while simultaneously meeting demands of day-to-day activities.

Skills

• Patient Care • Care of cognitively impaired patients/residents

• Safety and emergency procedure • Communication and interpersonal skill

• Grooming, bathing, and dressing • Toileting and transferring

• Musing assistive devices and range of motion • Infection Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Children Village _ Valhalla NY April 2021-March 2024

Youth Trauma Counsellor

• Conduct a variety of assessments to develop an individualized treatment approach for children, teens, and families

• Implemented targeted therapeutic interventions to foster the development of self-esteem among youth.

• Facilitated community-based learning initiatives to support youths in navigating the transition to adulthood and adapting to life's structure.

• Administered medication management to ensure youth maintain mental awareness and engagement with their surroundings.

• Provides trauma focused individual, family, and group therapeutic interventions specific families as dictated by the treatment plan.

• Demonstrates coordination skills in working with families, staff and other personnel of the business.

• Advocates for client and/or stimulates client to act on his/her own.

• Establishes a professional relationship with the client.

• Understands community organizations and their purposes.

• Demonstrates appropriate assertiveness skills.

• Interacts with primary, external and internal customers of the business in such a manner that the customer experiences increasing quality.

• Provide therapy using evidence-based practice modalities with warmth and compassion

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, including treatment plans and progress notes in accordance with insurance company contracts

Westchester Medical Center – Valhalla NY 2003- April 2021

Transport /Patient Care

Transport patients undergoing different medical procedures.

• Transport patients undergoing different medical procedures.

• Designed and constructed new registration, health history and insurance forms for patients.

• Worked in a highly regulated environment.

• Maintained all aspects of SSHA and HIPPA standard.

• Liaised between doctors, staff, and customers.

• Maintained the highest level of customer service standard.

• Transported specimen throughout hospital.

• Assisted the patient with personal need.

• Performed specialized interventions assigned by nursing staff such as bladder scans, straight catheter.

• Served as a unit clerk supporting the nursing staff by communicating information.

• Provided client with comfort and anxiety relief.

• Promoted safety and environmental cleanliness for mild to severe conditions.

• Performed basic household tasks, provided transportation and meal preparations.

• Communicated issues of concerns to family and assisted with care planning.

• Observed changes in health status and assessed client’s needs.

• Provided patient with the help of moving in and out of bed, grooming, bathing and other duties per requested.

Salem Hill Nursing home- Brewster NY February 2000- April 2001

Dietary Aid

• Planned, purchased, prepared, and served meals to patients according to diet.

• Kept linen and utility areas clean and emptied patients’ dirty linen hampers.

• Assisted home care with all aspects of daily care, including bathing, feeding, and dressing.

• Assist with getting beds ready for patients.

• Assisted patients with care for activities of daily living ensuring that patient needs were fully met.

• Provided encouragement, support, and comfort to patients.

• Served and collects food trays.

• Assisted with patient feeding

• Assisted in maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly environment for patients and staff

• Assisted patients in ambulating.

Two’s Company March 1996 - February 1998

Stock Clerk

• Stocked shelf, shipping and handling and maintained inventory in company.

• Read inventory reports and stocked shelf according to assignment.

• Checked sales floor shelves several times daily and added new products as needed

• Often assisted customer in locating products.

• Responsible for the accounting of products when delivered and that damaged products were given to appropriate department.

• Regularly cleaned sales floor shelves and maintained shelf stock levels.

• Assisted in maintaining a healthy back up supply in storeroom.

Education

Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) Date:

Institution

High School Equivalency Diploma 16 April 2009

State Of New York

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