Home Health Aide
A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.
Home Health Aides in Charlotte, NC
Clinical Social Worker
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.
Clinical Social Workers in Charlotte, NC
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist
Ms. Montoya M. Christian is a Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist in Charlotte, NC
with special training and skill in the geriatric specialty of respiratory therapy, and holds the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care.
As a Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist, Montoya M. Christian performs
advanced respiratory therapy procedures. Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapy - Registered is
the treatment of lung disease in the elderly. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists include asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and lung cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists
include pulmonary function test, blood gas analyzer, chest physiotherapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol medication, and mechanical ventilation.
Care of older patients who have age and/or disease related decremental pulmonary changes. Diagnosis and treatment is very important for this group since chronic lung disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among them. Furthermore, as this segment of the population increases, life expectancy is being extended.
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists in Charlotte, NC
Nurse's Aide
An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse; (2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal course generally of less than one year) and experienced in performing patient or client-care nursing tasks that do not require the skills of a specialist, technician, or professional. Examples of tasks performed by nurses aides include changing clothes, diapers, and beds; assisting patients to perform exercises or personal hygiene tasks, and supporting communication or social interaction. Specific education and credentials are not required for this work.
Nurses Aides in Charlotte, NC
