Kelcey McMullen
Saint Joseph
Summary
Dedicated Direct Support Professional with a proven track record at Choice’s, excelling in medication administration and compassionate caregiving. Skilled in enhancing client well-being through personalized support and emotional encouragement, I foster independence and safety while ensuring compliance with care plans. Committed to empowering individuals with disabilities to thrive.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Choice’s
Saint Joseph
01.2025 - Current
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Developed relationships with families of those receiving services to ensure continuity of care.
- Monitored client's well-being, safety and comfort under physician direction.
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Instructed individuals in self-advocacy skills to increase autonomy and decision making abilities.
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Assisted in planning and implementing recreational activities for participants.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
Direct Care Staff Member
Missouri quality care
Cameron
02.2024 - 12.2024
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Administered medications or treatments as directed by physician or nurse.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations involving client health or safety.
- Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Helped clients communicate with loved ones by typing written messages and relaying verbal messages.
- Ensured safety of all clients in accordance with facility regulations.
- Accompanied or transported clients to appointments, errands and social activities.
- Entertained or read aloud to patients to improve mental health and alertness.
- Participated in training programs as required by state licensing regulations.
- Provided emotional support and encouragement to clients during difficult times.
- Leveraged database management system to track and report service hours, details of activities and progress on goals.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
Education
High School Diploma -
South Park Christian Academy
Saint Joseph, MO04-2020
Skills
- Medication administration
- Patient documentation
- Emergency response
- Care plan implementation
- Client communication
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Emotional support provision
- Safety compliance
- Skill development
- Client transportation
- First aid training
- Medication management
- Community activities
- Hygiene assistance
- Attention to detail
- Compassionate caregiving
- Heartsaver first aid (first aid)
- Staff collaboration
- Communication skills
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- Caring companionship
- Bathing assistance
- Wellness and nutrition knowledge
- Personal Safety Techniques
- Disability care
- Individualized support planning
- Dressing assistance
- Personal care assistance
- Dementia care
- Certified in CPR/AED
Certification
- CPR/first aid/AED
- Med 1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Choice’s
01.2025 - Current
Direct Care Staff Member
Missouri quality care
02.2024 - 12.2024
High School Diploma -
South Park Christian Academy