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Erica Paige

Kansas City

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Private Duty Home Health Care Aide with extensive experience at The Caring Heart. Expert in medication administration and crisis intervention, I enhanced patient well-being through tailored care plans and emotional support, ensuring safety and dignity for clients while fostering independence and improving quality of life.

Compassionate professional in healthcare, particularly skilled in providing exceptional home care support. Known for productivity and efficiency in task completion, ensuring comfort and well-being of clients. Specialized skills include patient mobility assistance, basic medical monitoring, and personalized care plan adherence. Excel in empathy, communication, and patience, using these soft skills to enhance client satisfaction and trust.

Compassionate Private Duty Home Health Care Aide known for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Specialized in personalized patient care, medication management, and mobility assistance. Excel at communication, empathy, and patience, ensuring comfort and trust in home health settings.

Flexible and adaptable Home Health Aide experienced in catheter insertion and removal, tube feedings and medications. Assists in day-to-day activities including moving around home, exercising, and washing. Facilitates community and recreational outings including transport.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Private Duty Home Health Care Aide

The Caring Heart
Overland Park Kansas
10.2020 - Current

I took care of the elderly and all their needs

  • Documented patient status and reported changes in care needs.
  • Carried out important daily living tasks for patients by cooking meals, washing laundry and other household chores.
  • Provided patients and families with emotional support and instruction.
  • Intervened during crises situations involving physical aggression or verbal abuse to protect patients from harm.
  • Administered prescribed medications and monitored vital signs in accordance with the physician's orders.
  • Assisted with light housekeeping tasks such as laundry, vacuuming and dusting.
  • Supervised medication administration, personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
  • Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings when necessary.
  • Provided assistance with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting.
  • Assisted clients with proper exercises and rehabilitation.
  • Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
  • Delivered activities that provided cognitive stimulation and entertainment.
  • Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
  • Documented care provided and submitted notes to supervisor.
  • Provided entertainment and companionship through conversation, reading, and board games.
  • Assisted clients with bathing, dressing and incontinence care.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
  • Observed patient vital signs and medication reactions and reported health concerns or behavioral changes.
  • Massaged patients or applied liniment, alcohol rubs or heat-lamp stimulation.
  • Evaluated effectiveness of patient interventions through observation of patient response in order to modify plan of care accordingly.
  • Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.

Education

High School Diploma -

Southeast High
Kansas City, MO
05-2001

Skills

  • Medication administration
  • Vital sign monitoring
  • Patient documentation
  • Crisis intervention
  • Daily living assistance
  • Emotional support
  • Safety assessment
  • Health observation
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • Activity planning
  • Rehabilitation support
  • Patient evaluation
  • Alzheimer's care
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Nutrition support
  • Meal preparation
  • Behavioral management
  • Toileting assistance
  • Transfer assistance
  • Client laundry
  • Dementia care
  • Dressing assistance
  • Wound care management
  • Catheter care
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Bathing assistance
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Nursing care
  • Feeding assistance
  • Medical equipment operation
  • Light housekeeping
  • Dementia support
  • Patient care
  • Specialized dietary needs
  • Community activities
  • Safety procedures
  • Behavior redirection
  • Client safety and first aid
  • Bedside care
  • Medication organization
  • Care plan implementation
  • Housekeeping

Timeline

Private Duty Home Health Care Aide

The Caring Heart
10.2020 - Current

High School Diploma -

Southeast High
Erica Paige