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Allison Walters

Winona

Summary

Dedicated Direct Support Professional committed to prioritizing individual needs through efficient, compassionate care. Strong communicator with a focus on fostering consistency, promoting independence, and enhancing quality of life through personalized support strategies.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Direct Support Professional

Home and Community Options Inc.
Winona
08.2023 - Current
  • Assist individuals with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, and toileting.
  • Drive clients to doctors' appointments and social outings.
  • Monitor the health and well-being of clients, and report health changes.
  • Maintain the cleanliness of clients' environments by cleaning surfaces, washing clothes, or washing dishes.
  • Prepare healthy meals and snacks for clients, and provide assistance with eating when necessary.
  • Organize oral medications for clients, following dosage and schedule requirements.
  • Promote independence through the encouragement of personal choice-making skills.

Senior Food and Beverage Server

Sugar Loaf Senior Living
Winona
03.2022 - 08.2023
  • Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely preparation and delivery of orders.
  • Ensured compliance with health codes and safety regulations.
  • Effectively communicated with impaired geriatric individuals and fulfilled all of their needs.
  • Checked with customers to determine satisfaction with meals, promptly taking action to correct problems.
  • Explained menu items, describing ingredients and cooking methods upon request.
  • Successfully communicated with other staff members regarding customer requests or complaints to provide prompt resolution.
  • Completed cleaning duties by sweeping, mopping floors, vacuuming carpets, setting tables, and sanitizing server stations.

Radiography Internship

Gunderson Palmer Hospital
West Union
01.2025 - 04.2025
  • Accurately positioned patients and adjusted radiographic equipment to capture optimal diagnostic images, while ensuring patient comfort and safety.
  • Applied ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles to minimize patient and personal radiation exposure.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of anatomy, pathology, and radiographic techniques to assist in producing high-quality diagnostic images.
  • Maintained a clean and organized exam room, restocked supplies, and followed equipment maintenance protocols.
  • Assisted in safely transferring patients between beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and imaging tables, using proper body mechanics and transfer techniques.

Education

High School Diploma -

Winona Senior High School
Winona

Some College (No Degree) - Radiologic Technologist

Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, MN

Skills

  • Patient safety
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Medication administration
  • Meal preparation
  • Health monitoring
  • Transportation assistance
  • First aid and CPR
  • HIPAA compliance

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Radiography Internship

Gunderson Palmer Hospital
01.2025 - 04.2025

Direct Support Professional

Home and Community Options Inc.
08.2023 - Current

Senior Food and Beverage Server

Sugar Loaf Senior Living
03.2022 - 08.2023

High School Diploma -

Winona Senior High School

Some College (No Degree) - Radiologic Technologist

Minnesota State College Southeast

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