• Dynamic MHA Candidate who offers a background in Alzheimer s / Dementia Care, Geriatric Client Care, Cognitive Therapeutic Methods, Care Plans Development, Mental Competency Assessment / Evaluation, and Physical / Mental Documentation, and exhibits an ability to see the big picture within evolving medical scenarios.
• Excellent Communicator who builds synergistic relationships by seamlessly interfacing between physicians, healthcare staff, facility teams, clients / patients, and families, and has delivered compassionate care during career.
• Top Performer who can make sound decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a facility s vision, value, and goals, and has supported volunteer endeavors with high-profile Harvesters, XXXXXXSU Regional Fair, Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Cancer Society, and St. Lawrence Church to drive community success.

Live-In Care Provider

  Utilize broad scope of healthcare knowledge toward providing 24x7 care to geriatric clients within their homes, including managing the medical needs of various clients with Alzheimer s Disease or other forms of dementias.

  Support clients with ADLs, medication administration, and behavioral redirection while efficiently maintaining safety and cleanliness of client homes, preparing balanced meals, and maintaining detailed status documentation.

  Develop comprehensive care plans with nursing staff to meet individual client needs.

  Use Cognitive Therapeutic Methods to develop engaging, mentally stimulating activity plans.

Live-In Care Provider

  Strategically steered high-quality 24x7 care of geriatric clients within their homes, including accurately documenting client status while assisting with various household chores and preparation of daily balanced meals.

  Proactively assisted with ADLs, medication administration, and behavioral redirection.

Bioethics Externship

  Capitalized on the opportunity to shadow geriatrician Dr. Jon Dedon in accurately assessing hospitalized patients as well as residents in a long-term care facility in order to determine mental competency, including participating in residential care plan reviews, as well as presenting patient care case studies to small groups of peers for discussion.

  Demonstrated experience in observing numerous Ethics Review Board meetings where key cases were presented.

  Identified ethical concerns related to patient care and prepared case studies based on data.

Detention Deputy

  Drove detention center success by proactively monitoring detainees in housing units to ensure the safety of detainees, detention center staff, and the community, including assisting in inmate physical detainment as required.

  Continually enforced Detention Center policies to optimize operations security.

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Social Services Internship

  Led solutions-focused observations and interactions with residents to effectively establish competency understanding, including performing resident assessments prior to initiating services and with care plan updates.

  Conducted Mini Mental Performance Inventories on residents noting any declines from previous measurements.

  Optimized services efficiency by preparing documents related to resident behavior, nutritional status, and activity.

  Coordinated efforts with staff to develop behavior modification techniques.

  Actively documented weekly changes in levels of physical or mental functioning.

Research Associate

  Directed targeted behavioral experiments with Alzheimer s patients in a secure environment, including monitoring to determine cause and effect on themselves and other residents, as well as preparing IRB proposals.

  Expertly analyzed data and presented results to the director of the program, along with means of intervention.

  Designed an experiment where cause / effect behaviors of Alzheimer s patients were studied.

Security Counselor

  Promoted a safe and therapeutic environment for residents through enforcement of housing unit rules, including engaging residents in motivation, rehabilitation, re-socialization, and behavior modification skills to meet goals.

  Participated in preparation of individual treatment plans as an active treatment team member.

Certified Nursing Assistant

  Played a vital role in assisting residents with ADLs, including dressing, bathing, grooming, eating, and ambulation.

  Engaged residents in social activities and encouraged participation in community activities, along with monitoring, communicating, and documenting changes, as well as assisting nurses with individual residential treatments.

  Ensured up-to-date recordkeeping by documenting changes in behavior, independence, and health.

Master of Healthcare Administration (In Progress)

Master of Arts in Bioethics

Bachelor of Science in Biology (Human Biology; Minors in Chemistry & Gerontology)

Diploma in Business (Sales, Marketing & Business Management) South Central Technical College

Certificate in Care Management Boston University

Officer ￨ Second Lieutenant (2009 2014) United States Army

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