Dedicated Behavioral Health Support Professional
Resume:
Heather Blanch
New Castle, DE ***** **************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Optimistic, reliable, honest, overachieving ex-nurse looking for a full-time position helping individuals or families with mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Authorised to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Peer Support Specialist
Recovery Innovation International-Wilmington, DE
October 2023 to August 2025
•Provided one-on-one support to individuals with substance abuse or mental health challenges, offering empathy, understanding, and encouragement
•Advocated for clients' rights and access to resources within the community, ensuring they received proper support services
•Aided in crisis intervention situations by providing emotional support and connecting individuals to emergency services when necessary
•Supported clients in developing independent living skills such as budgeting, time management, meal-planning, and self-care routines
Behavioral Health Technician
Aquila of Delaware, Inc.-Bear, DE December 2021 to October 2022
•Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and aids in identifying participant's hopes and dreams and the solutions they are looking for
•Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
•Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to show that recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
•Facilitating educational groups within sober living housing.
•Transport clients to 12 step meetings weekly.
•Aids in developing natural supports and community living.
•Cultivates connectedness in the person's life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
•Coordinates with the individual's clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual obtain important documents and achieve their goals.
•Completes clinical documentation as needed in EMR
•Administered random UDS’
•Observed client self administration of medications• Ensures clients personal care needs and safety are kept.
•Performs other related duties as assigned.
Administrative Assistant
Peace by piece-Bear, DE
August 2021 to November 2021
•Filing
•copying
•scanning forms for clients files
•Keeping the supply room stocked and in order
•Any other duty assigned by DOE
Licensed Practical Nurse
Governor Bacon Health Center July 2001 to September 2013
•advocated for all residents
•administered medications (oral, IM, SQ)
•assisted residents with ADL’s (transfers/toileting/eating)
•accompanied residents to outside appointments
•Wrote, noted and transcribed physicians orders onto charts/MAR/data sheets
•Administered yearly vaccinations to all 90 residents within facility
•Documented in residents chart
•communicated to other staff any significant changes from resident baseline
•Oversaw/supervised nurses aides on unit
•Any other duties assigned by supervisor
Education
Nursing (LPN)
Delaware skills center-Wilmington, DE
July 2000 to June 2001
Skills
Crisis Intervention/deescalation
Medication administration (10+ years)
Behavioural Health
Nursing
Hospital Experience
Experience with individuals with mental health conditions
Psychiatry
Case Management
Phlebotomy
Laboratory Experience
Caregiving
Geriatrics
EMR Systems
Triage
Tube feeding/trache care
Wound care (10+ years)
Social Work
Hospice Care
Vital signs
Experience administering injections
Patient Care
Employee Orientation
Copy-trading
Cryptocurrency
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
November 2023 to November 2025
LPN
July 2001 to February 2018 AED Certification
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