SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVMENTS:
• Skilled in both the medical field and behavioral sciences
• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Medical Transcription
• Independent, motivated worker
• Committed to quality care by maintaining excellent verbal and written communication between all members of the treatment team.
• HIPPA training
• CPR training
• Certified Residential Medication Aid (CRMA)
• CNA (former)
• Behavioral/Rehabilitation Specialist I
• Direct care
• Direct Support Professional Certificate
• Adult Health Care Certificate
• Able to manage crisis situations.
• Mandt Certified (until September 2009)
• Promoting community integration, encouraging independence.
EDUCATION:
Northeast Technical Institute, Scarborough, ME 2006
• Medical Transcription Program Certificate
• NHA-Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT)
United Technologies Center, Bangor, ME 1999
• Health Occupations, CNA certificate
EXPERIENCE:
CCARC, Inc, New Britain, CT 2009-Present
Assistant Manager
• Assist with managing a group home and Supported Living Program by ensuring residents are suited with competent staffing to meet their needs.
• Budge resident’s money for weekly spending, needs and vacations.
• Scheduling for approximately 15 staff and substitute employees working within the group home and Supported Living Program.
• Medication Administration.
• Completing all documentation, and turning all monthly documentation in to the proper departments in a timely manner.
• Create and implementing protocols for resident’s health and safety.
• Follow up with doctor’s appointments and orders.
• Punch detail, to ensure that employees punched in and out properly, fixing and reporting errors to payroll department.
• Provide direct care to residents, maintaining their health and safety.
Port Resources, South Portland/ Gray ME 2007-2009
Direct Support Professional
• Complete monthly, quarterly, 6 month documentation on an individual within the program. Job title was: Advocate
• Complete appropriate paperwork each shift.
• Assist individuals working towards goals set by the individual, guardian(s), and other members of the “team”.
• Assist with activities of daily living: menu planning, grocery shopping, household responsibilities, personal care if required.
• Manage “crisis” situations, and aggressive behaviors.
• Administer medications, and document appropriately.
• Transport individuals as needed to activities, appointments, and outings.
• Promote independence and build self esteem by seeking and creating opportunities for individuals to exercise their strengths.
Home, Charleston, ME 2004-2007
Stay at home mother to a child with Autism.
• Researched and sought out services for early intervention, for my child with special needs, to improve my child’s quality of life.
• Maintain daily communication between service providers and myself (the parent), and tracked my child’s progress.
• Create and follow through with various treatment plans for my child’s development.
• Advocate for more services, better programs for children with special needs.
Atlantic Home Health Care, Bangor, ME 2003 – 2004
Behavioral Specialist I
• Work with families of children diagnosed with mental illness, behavioral issues and other special needs, including developmental disabilities.
• Encourage community integration for children and families.
• Taught coping skills to children.
• Implement treatment plans created by the families and the Behavioral Specialist II.
• Advocate for the needs of children and families of children with special needs.
Common Sense Housing, Eddington, ME 2002 – 2004
Direct Care Worker
• Encourage and enable community integration for individuals who were diagnosed with mental illness, physical impairments, and the elderly.
• Assist with activities of daily living.
• Disperse medications to individuals living in group homes.
• Charting and ordering of medications.
• Provide job shadowing to new employees.