Care Assistant Giving
Resume:
Profile
I am a highly motivated and focused health care assistant with a proven background in the hospital and home setting. My primary objective as a Health Care Assistant is to bring comfort and ensure the relief of my patients. My focus is to ascertain that they have the right medication and that they get the nourishment they need at the right place and at the right time. My experience as a Healthcare Assistant with Chiredzi Hospital for three years now has given me the opportunity to improve my work in Care Giving, effective communication, confidentiality, vitals taking and exercising empathy and compassion. My care certificate training has generally equipped me with sufficient expertise and competence to fulfill my role. Further to that, I got a practical experience when I was taking care of my grandmother who had dementia at some point.
Core Skills
●Personal care skills
●Stoma care skills
●Passionate and empathetic
●Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
●Caring and Committed
●Active Listening skills
●Reliable and dependable
●Team player
●Seizure control
●Case and behavioral management
●Attention to detail
●Analytical and critical thinking
●Flexible and adaptable
Exceptional and Hardworking
Career Summary
Jan 2021 – May 2023 Health Care Assistant Chiredzi Hospital
Outline
Currently in a Hospital environment to care, monitor, examine and serve patient needs. Working with dementia patients and geriatric cases
Key Responsibilities
●Providing and documenting personal care
●supporting and enabling access to, and work collaboratively with, other health and social care
●Bathing and dressing patients
●Turning or reposition patients who are bedridden
●Ensuring all documentation relevant to those who use our service is accurate and up-to-date at all times.
●Caring for geriatric patients
●Collecting information about conditions and treatment
●Assisting patients in adhering to treatment regimes
●Boosting patient morale to stimulate recovery
●Suggesting and implementing improvements to routine treatment plans from caregivers, nurses and Doctors
●Lifting patients into beds, wheelchairs, exam tables
●Examining patients for bruises, blood in urine or other injuries/wounds
●Clean Sanitize patient areas
●Changing bed sheets and restock rooms with necessary supplies
Jan 2020– Dec 2020 Volunteer Care Giver Masvingo Uniting Presbyterian Church
Outline
Offered voluntary services at the Church’s care home for the elderly and orphans.
Key Responsibilities
●Caring for disabled patients
●Assisting with mobility
●Serve meals and help elderly people and children eat
●Assisted the patient to adapt and provide a safe living environment for him.
●Called for medical help, giving first aid and emergency medication.
●Assisted the patient to adapt and provide a safe living environment for him.
●Stayed with the patient and take them to social events and to a doctor safely.
January 2019– Dec 2019 Health Care Assistant Masvingo PSMI Medical Centre
Outline
Offered Healthcare services at the Medical Centre home for the elderly and orphans.
Key Responsibilities
●Assisting geriatric patients to walk and eat
●Monitoring dementia patients movements
●Listen to and record patients’ health concerns and report that information to nurses
● Measure patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature
●Observe patients' physical, mental, and emotional conditions.
●Report abnormal changes or patterns to nursing staff.
●Empty bedpans and change dirty linens.
●Ensure that the patient had medication on time
●Keep all doctor’s appointments and follow doctor’s orders
●Work with the physiotherapist to help the patient
● Aid patient with everyday activities including personal hygiene
●Be patient and offer social support when needed
Qualification and Documentation
Alison Care Certificate (UK)
Degree in Social Anthropology
Clean Driver’s License (ZIM)
Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) Level C 1
References
1) Mr Raison Mutambara (Nursing care Manager) Chiredzi Hospital
93, Liondrive, Thsvovani, Chiredzi
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2.)Mr. Isheanesu Kasanhayi (Administrator)
Masvingo Uniting Presbyterian Church,
389 Production Brigade, Masvingo
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3.) Mr. Shingirayi Muzenda
(Charge Nurse)- Masvingo PSMI Medical Center
Num 44 Robertson
Masvingo
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Caroline Hove: Health Care Assistant
Location: Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263-*********
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