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Alyssa L.

Alyssa L.

Covid-19 Vaccinated

$16.00 / hr

Salt Lake City, UT

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About Alyssa

I am a highly empathetic person and enjoy helping others. If I know I have helped eased someone's burden or helped them pursue their passions, I am fulfilled. I have an excellent work ethic and I'm detail oriented. My personality easily lends itself to senior care and companionship. I have a neuroscience and cognitive science education background and am training to become an Occupational Therapist.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

  • Bathing
  • Dressing & Grooming
  • Toileting
  • Medication Reminders
  • Meal Prep
  • Groceries & Shopping
  • Transferring & Mobility
  • Exercise
  • Transportation
  • Housekeeping
  • Companionship

Job Interests

  • Part Time
  • Short Term

Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.

Skills & Expertise

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Arthritis
  • Blood Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • COPD
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Palliative Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Home Care Aide

Jun 2019 - Mar 2021
Private Care
* Private care for a client post cardiovascular accident * Perform stand-pivot transfers using a gait belt * Provide physical assistance with perineal care, oral hygiene, dressing, showering, and meal preparation * Take vitals and administer medication * Assist with CPAP machine nightly * Transport client in wheelchair accessible van to appointments * Perform physical therapy home exercise program
Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

Colorado State University

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

Home Care Aide

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Public Partnerships
* Private care for client with multiple sclerosis * Assist with bed mobility, transfers using a hoyer lift, slide board transfers, dressing including AFOs, oral hygiene, shaving and grooming tasks, showering, and meal preparation * Perform daily stretches to reduce spasticity * Administer oral and topical medications * Apply and change dressings for wound care * Pickup groceries and medications
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

Home Care Aide

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Home Care Assistance Inc
* Offered companionship and emotional support to clients * Care for clients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and cardiovascular accident * Schedule client's appointments, communicate with doctors, and advocate for clients * Assist clients with grooming, bathing, wound care, and oral hygiene
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

Home Care Aide

Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
Nurse Next Door
* Provide companionship to clients * Manage patient schedules and ensure all doctor's visits are kept * Perform housekeeping duties and meal preparation * Drive patients to the grocery store and assist with grocery shopping * Administer medications according to the pharmacist's recommendations * Aid patients in physical and occupational therapy exercise programs * Assist patients in grooming, bathing, wound care, and dental hygiene * Accompany clients during fulfilling activities such as shopping, professional basketball games, and watching movies at the theater * Document patient care and behavior and report changes or abnormalities to supervisors
Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

Rehabilitation Aide

Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Burger Rehabilitation Systems
* Assisted patients with proper use of equipment and therapy exercises * Aided patients by applying electrostimulation therapy, vasodilation therapy, heat packs, ice packs, paraffin dips, traction, and ultrasound * Provided compassionate care by actively listening, encouraging, and supporting patients in therapy * Prepared and restocked occupational therapy and physical therapy treatment rooms * Maintained a safe and clean working environment by sterilizing treatment areas and equipment * Performed clerical duties such as scheduling patients, answering phone calls, making appointment reminder phone calls, answering insurance questions, and processing copayments
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

University of California - San Diego

Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
La Jolla, CA
Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

San Diego Mesa College

Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
San Diego, CA
Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
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