Patient Care Technician/ Certified Nursing Assistant
Resume:
PHYLLIS HAWKINS LAWSON
*** ****** ******, *******, ******* 30901
Email: **********@*****.***
Caregiver, Inc.
Direct Professional Support
January 2025 to present
**** ********* Center Drive
Augusta, Georgia 30909
I assist clients with developmental disabilities. I take he client out on runs with the assistance of other staff. I do vital signs, sat up meals and sure that the clients are safe.
Piedmont Augusta
Patient Care Technician, Oncology
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, Georgia 30901
I was a PCT on the oncology floor. I helped with vital signs, bathing and surgical baths when needed. I made sure the patients were comfortable because I had to deal with comfort care patients and our that passed away.
Paraprofessional
September 2022 to October 2023
37 Hours/Week
Richmond County Board of Education
864 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Assist teachers in their teaching duties and other general responsibilities with the classroom schedule and provide staff support in an educational environment for Pre-K-5th grade which are children with special needs. I also work with the children individually and in groups to oversee basic instructions in Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies, picture representing tools and follow up drills and prescribed activities to ascertain the progress of the children.
Set up appointments for field trips and other outings for the children to apply and expand upon what they have learned in the classroom. Exercise crisis management methodologies and strategies such as the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) to determine hostile behaviors in children with special needs to avoid conflicts and ensure safety for everyone around. We also work with the principal and/or assistant principal to resolve any complaints by having face-to face conversations with the parent(s) or legal guardian and keeping them updated on students' progress.
Maintain confidentiality with student records according to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy (FERPA) compliance and policies.
Substitute Teacher
August 2021 to September 2022
Kelly Services
1450 Greene Street
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Follow lesson plans provided by the regular Teacher to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students. Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment. Adapt teaching methods to
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fit the needs of each individual student. Supervise students in and out of the classroom, including in the halls, on the playground and in the cafeteria. Provide in-class and at-home
assignments based on the available lesson plan. As a long-term substitute, I had to develop lesson plans and assignments consistent with the regular teacher's past lesson plans.
Patient Care Technician
April 2019 to August 21, 2021
Augusta University Medical Center
1120 15th Street
Augusta, Georgia 30912
Monitor patients by taking vital signs, for those patients with special wounds, utilize turn and reposition techniques. Provide updates on patients in the hospital's power chart system, charting every two hours on eating, drinking, fluid input and output. When needed, feed the patient and assist with personal hygiene needs, such as toileting, bath, oral. For patients scheduled for surgery, provide a surgical bath within guidelines and period before surgery, if needed, assist Transport with moving the patient to the transport bed. Observe HIPAA guidelines regarding information on the patient. Complaints by family members reported to the Supervisor or Charge Nurse to be investigated and resolved. Assist RN with wound cleaning, attaching urine catheter and other duties as assigned.
Certified Nursing Assistant
March 2016 to April 2019
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
1101 15th Street
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home is a long-term care facility that becomes a home for our veterans when their loved ones can no longer successfully care for them. This is a 250-bed facility that assists with activities of daily living that includes being served three meals and beverages and snacks in between meals, and also help transport veterans to the inhouse rehabilitative services for their scheduled rehab.
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Assists veterans with bathing, dressing, and grooming needs. Accompany veterans to doctor/dental appointment offsite and assist with social services that provide support to the veterans with learning disabilities, physical disabilities/illnesses, and mental illnesses. This support can cover practical activities, personal care, and social work, intended to help the veteran and his family/friend/significant other receiving social care to live comfortably.
Health Service Technician
East Central Regional Hospital
October 2013 to March 2016
100 Myrtle Drive
Augusta, Georgia 30906
East Central Regional is a psychiatric facility in Augusta, Georgia. It sits on 420 acres out in South Augusta. It is a long-term facility that treats individual inpatients for psychiatric problems, intellectual and developmental disabilities. Eligibility for intellectual disability such as severe autism, cerebral palsy, or epilepsy that impairs intellectual by age 18) or adaptive functioning must have originated from birth or during the development years (by age 22). These factors present a truly diverse group of patients to care for and ensure safety and comfort.
My duties included assistance with activities of daily living to include personal hygiene, feeding, monitoring testing equipment, record, and monitor pre and post treatment vital signs, perform basic EKGs, and enter this data into clinical applications in a timely manner. I collected lab specimens. I was the lead technician, with responsibility for creating the daily assignments for the other technicians and assisting them with certain aspects of patient care. I was assigned a pager as needs would arise, I could be paged to respond quickly to assist with medical and personal needs for the staff and patients.
EDUCATION
Capella University
Certificate in Health Informatics and Technology
Graduated in 2018
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Capella University
Masters in healthcare administration
Graduated in 2016
University of Phoenix, Augusta Campus
Bachelor of Science in Business
Graduated in 2012
REFERENCES
Kay Roland, RN
Director of Nursing
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
1101 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912
*******@*******.***
Brenda Dent
Senior Administrative Assistant
Children’s Hospital of Georgia
1446 Harper Street, BT 1848
Augusta, GA 30912
******.****@******.***
Denetha Hawkins
LPN
Department of Veteran Affairs
950 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30904
**************@*****.***
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