Teri D.

$20.00 / hr

Kerrville, TX

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About Teri

I am a very experienced, dedicated, caring, compassionate, Certified Nursing Assistant with over seventeen years if experience in the healthcare field. I have worked with a wide variety of patient's of all ages, disabilities, and medical needs:: Alzheimer's, Dementia, Mental Health , Down Syndrome, Autism, Mental Retardation, Parkinson's , Hospice Patient's , or patients recovering from cancer treatments, heart attacks, strokes ,and major surgeries.. I have also worked in a variety of healthcare places such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, ,clients homes, group homes, physiatrist hospitals , drug treatment facilities, hospitals and emergency rooms . My focus is always on providing my patient's with the best care attainable. I am a patient advocate above all else and feel every patient should feel cared for and listened to in every situation. I am very loyal to my patients and there families and will do whatever I can to make their experience a positive one. So if your looking for quality care by someone who loves what they do, then look no further; I'm defiantly the one you want.! I plan on further my skills by becoming a (LVN) License Vocational Nurse, and will be attending classes in the fall . I am very well rehearsed in all First Responder roles such as CPR (child/ adult) First Aide, and Heimlich Maneuver. I have been taking these courses for over sixteen years and I'm very proficient and knowledgeable in the event these skills are needed,. I have had to resuscitate two of my prior clients over the years. All of my training and shots are current CPR/First Aide is up to date until 2023.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

Bathing
Dressing & Grooming
Toileting
Medication Reminders
Meal Prep
Groceries & Shopping
Transferring & Mobility
Exercise
Transportation
Housekeeping
Companionship

Job Interests

Full Time
Part Time
Short Term
Overnight
Holiday Shifts

Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.

Skills & Expertise

Alzheimer's Disease
Arthritis
Cancer Recovery
COPD
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Hearing Disorders
HIV/AIDS
Home Health Care
Hospice Care
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Disorders
Stroke
Tracheotomy / Ventilation
Vision and Eye Disorders
Senior Care
Elder Care
Home Care

Languages

English

Experience & Education

Traveling Certified Nursing Assistance

Apr 2020 - Present

Medley Healthcare Staffing

Same duties as mentioned in my resume profile above and my last three employers : ShiftKey, All American Healthcare, and Dedicated Nursing Associates.

Apr 2020 - Present

Certified Nursing Assistant

Mar 2020 - Present

All American Healthcare Serves, Inc

Provide personal hygiene for elderly patients or those recovering from surgeries, injuries, or accidents by assisting with their basic needs such as showering, bathing, dressing and eating. Observe changes in my patient's behavior, emotional state, or physical condition, implement individualized care plans and offer support to patient's to maintain their dignity, privacy, and comfort. Assist in maintaining a clean. tidy, and safe environment . Report environmental deficiencies including equipment or lighting problems to my charge nurse. Just started this job almost a month ago.

Mar 2020 - Present

Home Health Aide

Jun 2021 - Present

Home Instead

Provide companionship, conversation, meal preparation, medication reminders , incidental to appointments and help with errands . 1:1 assistance with hands on activities of daily living , including bathing , toileting, and dressing.

Jun 2021 - Present

Certified Nursing Assistant

Feb 2020 - Present

ShiftKey Healthcare

Assisted patient's with IADL's and ADL, including bathing, peri-care, serving meals , feeding patient's as necessary. ambulating, turning and positioning patient's and providing fresh water and snacks between meals.

Feb 2020 - Present

CNA Certified Nursing Assistant

Jan 2020 - Present

Dedicated Nursing Associates

Working with all types of patient's in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and private homes. Assisting patient's with basic care task such as eating, grooming, peri- care, dressing, bathing, wound care, exercise, catheter care, monitoring intake and outtake, errands, transportation, medication supervision and reminders .

Jan 2020 - Present

Hospice Nurse

Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

New Century Hospice

Palliative end-of-life care, but it is so much more. Palliative care involves treatment of individuals who have a serious illness in which a cure or complete reversal of the disease and its process is no longer possible. Hospice care included focusing on the quality of life for my patients and their family members who are experiencing an advanced, life-limiting illness. I provided compassionate care for my patients who were in the last phases of incurable disease so that they could live as fully and comfortably as possible

Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

Direct Care Attendent

Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

La Hacienda Drug Treatment Facility

My job as a DCA included insuring patients compliance with the program rules and guidelines. I walked across the enormous campus numerous times a day, during my 10 hr shift ensuring the patients safety , conducting vehicle, luggage, personal body searches and room searches when necessary. I have been employed as a nursing assistant for many years and this type of job was more like policing patients , which I decided was not the type of job I was looking for.

Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

Foster care provider for MHMR

May 2017 - Jul 2019

Foster care provider

Fostered three persons with special needs in my home. Provided them eith a safe, supervised , comfortable family environment. I assisted with their daily living skills, daily activities, helped eith their personal care task; helped meal planning and preparation. Transported them to community activities personal shopping ect, This was a great experience but due to uncontrollable situations I had to stop fostering.

May 2017 - Jul 2019

Personal/ Home Care Provider

Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

Caprock Home Health Svc Inc

In this position I worked in the clients home with an autistic young man. I assisted this client in daily living skills and helped improve his performance in is daily living skills, household skills, ect

Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

Home Healthcare Aid/ CNA

Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

Kindred at Home

I worked with two clients in their homes my male client had the later stages of dementia , I providing him with bathing assistance . brushing his teeth and hair , every aspect of a person's daily living skills . I kept his household clean and organized assisted him with groceries, husking him out to eat, to get his haircut ect. My other client was bedridden and in the last stages of life. I assisted her daughter in bed baths , dressing Round care , and repositioning. I loved both of these patient very much as well as their families. The male patient I saved his life while he was choking by using the Heimlich maneuver. I received letters of recommendation from both of my patient's families . I left this company after the passing of these to patients because they could not offer my a position as a CNA.

Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

Howard College

Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

Big Spring, TX

Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

Howard College

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

Big Spring, TX

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

Northwest Vista College

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

San Antonio, TX

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

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