Christina Shade
Evansville
Summary
Reliable Direct Care Worker offering exceptional care in home environments. Passionate about supporting patient progress by monitoring medication reactions, observing behaviors and teaching healthy habits. Dedicated to patient safety, wellness, and happiness.
Overview
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Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Savita
Evansville
08.2026 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Savita
Evansville
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities and personal care tasks.
- Supported clients in developing life skills and achieving personal goals.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure client safety and well-being.
- Documented client progress and reported observations to supervisors.
- Implemented recreational activities to enhance social interaction among clients.
- Maintained a clean and organized living environment for clients.
- Communicated effectively with clients to build trusting relationships.
- Participated in training sessions to learn best practices in support services.
- Monitored individuals' behaviors, documented observations, reported any changes or concerns to supervisor.
- Provided direct care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, fostering activities of daily living.
- Provided assistance to individuals with daily activities such as personal care, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Accompanied individuals on outings to promote independence and integration into the community.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Assisted individuals in learning and developing new skills.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Used approved crisis intervention techniques in emergency situations.
- Encouraged positive behavior through modeling appropriate responses and reinforcing desired behaviors.
- Assisted with planning and coordination of activities and outings based on individual needs.
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Reported changes in client condition to administrators, facilitating nursing intervention.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Facilitated social interactions between participants and their peers in the community.
- Instructed individuals in self-advocacy skills to increase autonomy and decision making abilities.
- Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
- Developed relationships with families of those receiving services to ensure continuity of care.
- Leveraged database management system to track and report service hours, details of activities and progress on goals.
- Encouraged and reassured clients throughout transitions to facilitate smooth discharge.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
Education
Schroonlake Ny
New York, NYSkills
- Behavioral monitoring
- Life skills training
- Medication administration
- Team collaboration
- Activity planning
- Progress documentation
- Rapport building
- Communication strategies
- Conflict resolution
- Empathy development
- Time management
- Cultural sensitivity
- Community integration
- Indirect patient care
- Behavioral management
- First aid and safety
- Relationship building
- State regulations
- Positive reinforcement
- Daily living support
- Safety monitoring
- Mobility assistance
- Support plan management
- Report writing
- Community activities
- Individualized support planning
- Disability awareness
- Client safety and first aid
- Wellness and nutrition knowledge
- Recreational activities
- Health and safety requirements
- Client support
- Direct patient care
- Compassionate caregiving
- Healthcare
- Verbal and written communication
- Self-care promotion
- Patient care
- Problem-solving
- Cultural awareness
- Appointment scheduling
- Social skills development
- Care plan assessment
- Housekeeping tasks
- Crisis intervention
- Multitasking and organization
- Health services
Certification
- CNA home health license
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Savita
08.2026 - Current
Direct Support Professional
Savita
Schroonlake Ny