Home Attendant Resume
Home attendant is responsible to take care of the home and the person residing in it. The home is generally a private one, and the person could be an elderly patient or a child or an adult who needs assistance in bathing and toileting. He or she also performs household chores, and do grocery shopping.
Certain tasks also include changing the bed linens, cleaning patient's room, washing and ironing patient's clothes, preparing and serving food, and administering medications. Since the tasks to accomplish depends on the employer and the condition of the patient, it is required to know what is expected from you and then write the resume.
Resume Sample
Thelma L. Powell
3432 Tetrick Road
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Phone: 863-298-0786
Email: tlpowell@freemail.com
Career Objective:
To work as a home attendant and provide excellent customer service to clients.
Summary of Qualifications:
- Experienced in providing clinical and non-clinical care to patients
- Skilled in assisting people in taking bath, toileting, and grooming
- Complete knowledge of dressing wounds and controlling infection
- Excellent communication and hazard identifying skills
- Ability to prepare and serve food to patients
- Competent in keeping the patient's area clean and hygienic
Work History:
Home Attendant
T. C. Williams Home, Winter Haven, FL
2012 - present
- Assist clients in performing daily living activities
- Prepare and feed meals to patients
- Check vital signs and administer medications as prescribed by the doctor
- Arrange for transportation for patients' checkups
- Change bed linens and send the spoiled clothes to laundry
- Do other household chores and grocery shopping
- Take patients for walks and read them newspapers
Home Attendant
James Thomas Sweet Home, Winter Haven, FL
2009 - 2012
- Assisted patients with shampooing, bathing, nail care, mouth care, and other personal care as needed
- Gave proper medications to the patients according to the doctor's prescription
- Kept a clean and safe environment for the patient through careful observation, and following safety measures
- Helped clients in getting in and out of the bed
- Manipulated wheelchairs and walkers while climbing stairs
- Maintained a record of services provided daily
- Massaged patients and applied heat-lamp stimulation
Education:
Associate Degree in Nursing
Daffodils Nursing College, Winter Haven, FL
2008
References:
Available upon request.
