Mental Health Patient Care

Abby Akinbuwa-Onwueme

Phone: 346-***-****

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

Patient Care Technician

Career Profile

Accomplished Youth Mental Health Specialist, Senior Disability Support professional, willing to obtain a mental health position in any career-oriented care home and handle all duties sincerely and honestly keeping the facility's philosophy and policies above everything.

Core Competencies

Youth Mental Health CPR First Aid Driver’s License Vulnerable Sector Food safety Certification Hand Hygiene Child Safe Environment Certification MS Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Police Certification-Australia and Canada Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Case Management Community Access and Lifestyle Day-Options Autism Drug and Alcohol Intellectual Challenges Speech

Professional Experiences

Patient Care Technician—UNIFIED HEALTHCARE - 01/21 - Till Date

Vital Signs Monitoring – Measure and record patients' blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rates to assist in their medical care.

Assisting with Daily Living Activities (ADLs) – Help patients with bathing, dressing, feeding, grooming, and mobility, ensuring their comfort and hygiene.

Collecting Specimens – Obtain blood, urine, or other lab samples as needed for testing and diagnosis.

Medical Equipment Setup and Maintenance – Set up, clean, and maintain medical equipment such as EKG machines, dialysis machines, or IV stands.

Patient Safety and Support – Provide emotional support, prevent falls, and ensure patient rooms remain clean and safe while reporting any changes in patient conditions to nurses or physicians.

Skilled Nursing Assistant - Stamd Healthcare Inc. Houston 03/2024 – 03/2025.

Assisted youth with their challenges to maintain their physical and emotional well.

Conducted one-on-one treatment interventions to assist the youth with meeting goals.

Followed clinical treatment plans and action steps assigned to each adolescent.

Performed Family Team Meetings for children and their families.

Collaborated with professional team members to support and encourage the youth to make informed choices, be involved in decisions, and have control over their lives.

Supported individuals with special needs/physical handicaps (such as autism, mental retardation, and Cerebral Palsy) and helped them gain independence in their homes and communities.

Provided the tools and encouragement needed to interact in social environments such as hospital volunteerism, karate, and other sport activities.

Assisted in everyday activities of individuals to ensure self-awareness as well as awareness of their surroundings.

Earned respect and trust from individuals with special needs and well as from coworkers.

Senior Disability Support Worker - Senior Helpers - 06/2024- 02/2025

Managed the daily operation of assigned residences to assure quality services that meet the therapeutic, social, emotional, health, and safety needs of the clients, in accordance with Bedford Group Philosophy of Care, established Policies & Procedures, Standards of Conduct, Best Practices, and regulatory requirements.

Provided team leadership for all homes, scheduled Direct Support Worker and Team Lead staff, provided home-specific onboarding and training, and ensure team members understand their roles and are performing to expectations.

Monitored client and staff safety, minimize risks, and ensure the environment is always safe,

Supported at least 10 clients at their Day Options when engaging in activities such as Swimming, bowling.

Effectively assisted clients with community Accessibility during shopping Cinemas, Bowling etc.

Assisted to improve their lifestyle such as in cooking, Gardening etc.

Assisted in daily medications and ensuring that they follow through with the schedule for medication.

Documentations of all daily activity/Occurrences at each shift. Incidence recording is done electronically using the Microsoft office and updating their activity sheet for government funding body called NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme).

Assisted with planning and implementing move-in/move-out procedures, such as overseeing or setting up furnishings in new housing units and setting up or cancelling utilities.

Education

Bachelors, Business Administration, University of Lagos, 2010

Master of Science in Marketing Research University of Lagos, Nigeria Jun. 2015

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