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Mary M.

Mary M.

$16.00 / hr

Riverdale, MD

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About Mary

I am available to work Monday thru Friday and sometimes on Saturday's and Holidays. Currently, I resides in fort Washington, Maryland. I have been a certified CNA in Virginia since 1998. I have provided supportive services to the mentally/physically challenged and to the elderly. I have also assisted with medical needs, activities of daily living, and instrumental activities of daily living (I am skilled in supervising medication, preparing meals, grocery shopping, doing laundry, and more). I have experience working in residential, hospital, and vocational settings. I also worked in the medical field for several years in a hospital setting as a CNA/caregiver (feeding, bathing, dressing, changing bed linens, taking vital signs and much more). Being a caregiver has given me great pleasure and the opportunity to help others by promoting good health, well-being, safety and security. I have over 30 years of experience in assisting, supervising, and offering supportive services to individuals with special mental, physical, and medical needs.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

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

Job Interests

  • Part Time

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
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Orthopedic Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Post Surgery Recovery
  • Renal and Urological Disorders
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Skin Disorders
  • Stroke
  • Tracheotomy / Ventilation
  • Vision and Eye Disorders
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Residential Counselor

Jun 2001 - Present
Alexandria-Community Services Board
I began working for the City of Alexandria, Va. in October 1989 as a part-time Residential Counselor. I was promoted in June 2001 to full time status as a Residential Counselor for the DCHS City of Alexandria, Virginia. Currently, I overseeing the day operation as a staff in a residential treatment program, to ensure the facility to maintain a clean and safe environment. Assistance and monitor clients in their activity daily living skills. Clients range from ages 25-60 years of age. This is a transitional residential home. To ensure the facility to maintain a clean and safe environment, assistance and monitor clients in their activity daily living skills. Responsible for the day operation in the facility. Provides ongoing supportive counseling to adults with mental health/and some elderly residents in a residential program. Be able to perform household tasks; such as shopping, cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning, monitor client’s medication as prescribed, and encourage client to maintain good hygiene skills. Transport and schedule cleint's appointments or other community awareness. Participates in recreational activities with the residential
Jun 2001 - Present

Ashworth College

Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

Residential Counselor

Oct 1989 - Jun 2001
Alexandria-Community Services Board
Responsible for the overseeing the day operation in the facility as a Lead Staff. Provides supportive counseling to seven adults with mental health/and some elderly residents in a residential program. Most residents at this residences is elderly. Resident ranges from ages 30 -70 or older. To ensure the facility to maintain a clean and safe environment. Assistance and monitor clients in their activity daily living skills; such as, participates groceries shopping, meal preparations, cooking, cleaning, monitor client medications as prescribed, resident’s hygiene skills, Treatment plan and other ADLS and IDLS in a residential setting. • Conduct inspection drill; such as fire drill, disaster drill, Emergency drills of the facility to ensure safety.• Provides quality care and services to the residents to ensure resident needs, requests, and concerns are meet appropriately or in a timely manner, provide orientations and assist new residents that is moving into the home.* Transport Residents to their appointments, community awareness, participates in community and recreational activities.
Oct 1989 - Jun 2001

Clinical Tech ( CNA)

Apr 1998 - Jun 2001
Alexandria Hospital
Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting patient to the bathroom. Also help patients with showers, baths or bedside bath. Take patients blood sugar, draw lab work, vital signs, assist RN in G-tube, IV, discharge and admission patients, document in patient chart. •Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients, ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water instructed by a RN. •Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, g-tube, A-line, IV. Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight on a daily basis. Collect patients urine and recording intake and output information sheet for the RN.• Transport and transfer patients as needed to different units or assistance in discharge planning. answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor. Making patients bed or setting bedroom up when a patients discharge. Sometimes, assistance in other units in the hospital; such as Medical Surgical unit, ICU (intensive Care unit) CCU (Cardiac Care Unit), Psychiatric unit, Pediatric unity and telemetry. Also do blood work and take client blood work to lab. •Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
Apr 1998 - Jun 2001

Life Skill Instructor

May 1992 - Apr 1998
Fairfax Opportunity Unlimited
Supervised and assist 6 adults with mental and physical disabilites in a vocation setting. As a Life skill instructor, teach, supervised, assistance individuals in meals, feeding, dressing, attend meetings, supervised medications as prescribed by a doctor and other ADLS.
May 1992 - Apr 1998

Northern virgnia Community College

Sep 1997 - Jan 1998
Sep 1997 - Jan 1998

Supervisor/Medication Aid

May 1986 - May 1992
Northern Virginia Training Center
Overseas and supervisor adults in mental, medical and physical health in a facility. Supervises residents in their ADLS ( medications as prescribed by a doctor, shower, laundry, bathing, assist meals, order medical supplies, community awareness, schedule and attends meetings for staff and residents, transport residents to their schedule appointments, participates in recreational activities ect..
May 1986 - May 1992

North Edgecombe High School

Aug 1980 - Jun 1983
Aug 1980 - Jun 1983
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