Andrea Hooper

• Assisted 6-12 clients daily with personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Maintained patient dignity and comfort while supporting sensitive personal care routines.
• Managed patient mealtime by serving specialized diets and assisting with direct feeding.
• Monitored daily nutrition and fluid intake to prevent patient dehydration and malnutrition.

Mobility, Transfers & Safety Support

• Safely turned, repositioned, and lifted immobile residents to actively prevent pressure ulcers.
• Utilized mechanical lifts, wheelchairs, and stretchers to transfer patients securely.
• Supervised prescribed exercise routines and physical therapy movements to maintain client mobility.
• Escorted clients to medical appointments, social outings, and recreational activities.

Clinical Support & Observation

• Measured and recorded vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Administered medications and topical treatments strictly according to prescribed care plans.
• Documented detailed, accurate progress notes and reported health changes to nursing staff

Environment Maintenance & Emotional Well-being

• Sanitized client rooms, changed linens, and performed light housekeeping to maintain health standards.
• Offered compassionate emotional support and companionship to patients experiencing cognitive decline.
• Developed strong, trusting relationships with family members to ease transition anxieties.
• Hard Skills: Palliative and end-of-life care, dementia care practices, vital signs tracking, infection control, lift operation, and medical charting.
• Soft Skills: Active listening, crisis intervention, cultural diversity awareness, adaptability, empathy, and team collaboration.

• Patient Care: ADLs, personal hygiene, feeding, dressing, toileting
• Mobility Support: Safe patient transfers, mechanical lifts (Hoyer), turning/repositioning
• Clinical Skills: Vital signs monitoring, medication reminders, infection control
• Specialized Care: Dementia and Alzheimer’s care, palliative care, mental health support
• Soft Skills: Active listening, empathy, crisis management, team collaboration

• Assisted 15+ residents daily with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
  Managed meal service and direct feeding for specialized diets.
  Monitored and documented daily food and fluid intake.
  Mobility & SafetyRepositioned immobile patients regularly to prevent pressure ulcers.
  Operated mechanical lifts and transfer equipment safely.
  Guided physical therapy exercises to maintain resident mobility.
  Clinical SupportMeasured and recorded vital signs, including blood pressure.
  Administered medications accurately according to strict care plans.
  Reported changes in patient condition directly to nursing staff.
  Environment & Well-beingSanitized patient rooms and maintained strict infection control.
  Provided compassionate companionship to residents with dementia.
  SkillsClinical: Vital signs, mechanical lifts, medication delivery, charting.
  Care: Dementia care, palliative support, infection protocol.
  
  Soft: Crisis management, active listening, teamwork, empathy.
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