Shanise Peterson
Westminster
Summary
Dedicated Personal Care Assistant with extensive experience at Right At Home Care, skilled in compassionate caregiving and emotional support. Proven ability to enhance client well-being through effective communication and personalized care plans. CPR certified, with strong observational skills and a commitment to fostering independence in clients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Right At Home Care
10.2024 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and comfort.
- Monitored and recorded vital signs to ensure health and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop personalized care plans.
- Provided companionship and emotional support, enhancing client well-being.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Facilitated client transportation to appointments, ensuring punctuality while providing emotional support during visits.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Direct Support Professional
ARC
01.2019 - 10.2024
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities, fostering independence and improving quality of life.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement personalized care plans.
- Monitored client progress, documenting changes and communicating effectively with families and staff.
- Provided emotional support and crisis intervention to promote positive behavior management.
- Facilitated recreational activities, enhancing social skills and community engagement for clients.
- Trained new staff on best practices in direct support services and safety protocols.
- Advocated for client needs, ensuring access to necessary resources and services within the community.
- Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
- Assisted with crisis intervention to de-escalate challenging behavior and maintain peaceful encounters.
- Enhanced quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing compassionate and consistent direct support.
- Assisted clients in achieving personal goals through tailored care plans and daily skill-building activities.
Personal Care Assistant
Right At Home Care
10.2015 - 03.2019
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and comfort.
- Monitored and recorded vital signs to ensure health and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop personalized care plans.
- Provided companionship and emotional support, enhancing client well-being.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Facilitated client transportation to appointments, ensuring punctuality while providing emotional support during visits.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD12.2007
Skills
- Emotional support
- Compassionate caregiving
- Behavior management
- Compassionate patient care
- Behavior redirection
- CPR certified
- Direct patient care
- Stress management
- Medication management
- Client relationship management
- Memory care techniques
- Observational skills
- First aid and CPR
- Time management
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Dependable and responsible
- Compassionate communication
- Relationship building
- Team collaboration
Certification
First Aid/CPR
Certified Medication Technician
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Right At Home Care
10.2024 - Current
Direct Support Professional
ARC
01.2019 - 10.2024
Personal Care Assistant
Right At Home Care
10.2015 - 03.2019
Bachelor Of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland Eastern Shore