Home Health Aide

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Melissa Swingle

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Home Health Aide with 15+ years of experience taking care of a variety of aged patients with diagnosis such as but not limited to brain injuries, special disabilities, Alzheimer’s, cancer patients, cognitively impaired, hospice, and many more. A Versatile worker with experience in personal care, home care, personal support, providing companionship, medication administering, ADLs support, and running errands. My background experience includes but is not limited to providing patients with service and compassionate care within their home environment.

6 years of customer service experience, working and excelling in both a team and independent setting for retailers. Providing a positive and warm environment, boosting overall productivity, maintaining stock handling transactions efficiently, handled customer inquiries and complaints to great satisfaction. providing effective communication skills were especially important while fulfilling customer requests. Education

•GED

•Personal Care Aide Certificate of Registry

•Home Health Aide Certificate of Registry

•Partial completion (70%) of non-transferable credits in the LPN program through Broome Tioga

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Goals

I strive to be a significant role model for anyone around me; aiming for a brighter future not only for myself but for my children as well as anyone I can give care to. I continuously aim for higher-than- expected outcomes, so I can never fail my patients with lack of support or effort. The support and care I give others helps me carry out a personal goal within myself to do more for ones in need and give exceptional care. Overall if my family and clients are well taken care of and have no worries at the end of the day, I know I have completed my daily goal of caring for others.

Experience

October 2023-present.

Home health aide –CDPAP- Lisle NY

Errands appointments, pt advocacy, house cleaning, meal preparation, healthy meal managing, managing schedules/reminders, support through ADL’s, patient focused sponsored ship.

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September2020-March2022

Community Support Professional Racker. Appalachian, NY

Build a therapeutic relationship with the client to provide better care. Provide consistency and normalcy in daily upkeep and care. Maintain a clean environment while taking care of client medical needs.

February 2019-June 2023

Home Health Aide Private Care Lisle, NY

Maintained a clean and safe environment for the clients; a geriatric woman and her disabled son. Maintained and managed 24/7 care. Weekly scheduling. Medication administration. Performed any errands needed. Estate upkeep. Financial responsibilities. Upkeep activities of daily living for the clients. Meal preparation. House cleaning and maintenance. Grocery shopping (misc. Shopping). Advocating for both.

December 2005-Current

Home Health Aide Monahan Eldersitters LLC Whitney Point, NY

Provided intermittent care to a patient that needed temporary assistance over the years. Dispensed medication on a regular and consistent basis. Completed all daily tasks as living, such as healthy meals prepared, and hygiene upkeep, light housekeeping, small errands, 4

January 2005- August 2006

Hospice Aide- private employer- Kirkwood NY

Duties including being on call 24/7, errands, emotional support, light housework, meal prep/planning, med administration, scheduling 24/7 care for two clients (husband/wife), found coverage for call ins/covered call ins, caring for client after wife passed.

May 2004-September 2004

Hospice home health aide- private employer- Whitney point NY

Duties: comfort care, medical procedures, repositioning to comfort for pt, preventative wound care, animal care, light housework, companionship, ADLs as tolerated, mobility as tolerated.

May 2004- December 2004

Hospice homecare aide- private employer- Binghampton NY

Duties: Comfort care, med administration, peri care, foley care, detailed care plan documentation, I/o’s, preventive wound care, comfort support, specific meal preparation, companionship, specialty music and art therapy,

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April 2002- October 2004

Home health aide- Private employer- Chenango forks Duties: meal preparation, light housework, med management, errands, appointment scheduling/ attending, ADL’s, Live in weekend stays, specialty care (sundown syndrome and PTSD)

o October 14, 2023-Current

Home health aide- Ideal – Endicott

Duties: health care assistance within facilities, ADLS, bathing, eating, fun activities, patient centered care. Etc.

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