CHOCOLATE C. OBASOANYA
*****.*.****@*****.***
**** ******** ****** ****** ** 08105
OBJECTIVES
A hard working professional who has a genuine desire to help people, Chocolate has over 20 years’ experience in developing a level of care that is unique to every situation and is greatly helped in doing this by her ability to quickly build up relationships with clients and thereby gain a greater awareness of their practical and social needs. She has an ability to successfully encourage clients to be involved and independent as much as possible, she is currently looking for a suitable position with a progressive employee who rewards hard work and commitment.
EDUCATION:
PhD Health Care Administration Student North Central University USA
MPH Imo State University Owerri, Imo State Nigeria
PGD Imo State University Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
WAHEB/HND School of Health Technology Oji River, Enugu State Nigeria.
WASC Girls' Secondary School Oba
EMPLOYERS:
1.Babcock University Ilisan Remo Ogun State Nigeria 2/16/2011-- 5/22/2014
Title Director Student Support Services
2. Covenant University 9/9/2007- 2/4/2011
Title Director Students Counseling Monitoring and Support Services (Quality Control).
3. Ministry of Health Anambra State Awka 1988 2007
Title Director Primary Health Care coordinator (PHC)
EXPERIENCES:
• Working with children and clients with physical or learning disabilities, supporting them on a weekly or daily basis as required.
• Working with other health and social care professionals to provide individual care and development plans.
• Evaluate and manage a monthly case load of 50-75 clients.
• Assess clients’ needs, design and implement comprehensive care plan.
• Educate and counsel patients about health, wellness and parenting as well as other areas needed
• Research, develop and maintain community resources, initiate referrals for clients and families.
• Conducts immunization and well child clinics.
• Assessing the level of care a child/client meets.
• Aiding and advising a child/clients family on career.
• Supporting clients with recreational activities.
• Going with clients to, and from a residential home.
• Organizing leisure activities.
• Visiting clients in their homes.
• Assisting clients get used to new caring responsibilities.
• Developing care plans for clients.
• Assisting with clients’ general comfort.
• Helping people with mobilization.
Areas of Expertise:
• Health care
• Patient care and assisting careers
• Counseling
• Advanced first aid
• Supportive care
• Giving care advice
• Health and safety
• Administrative duties
• Personnel development
• IT skills
• Giving care advice and supervising
Professional Skills:
• Able to work with other health and social care professionals to draw up care plans for clients.
• Can work with all kinds of people in situations which can be stressful or emotionally draining
• Having a respectful approach to clients.
• Able to relate to people from a wide variety of cultural and social backgrounds.
• Good knowledge of basic health care and hygiene standards.
• Calmly dealing with anxious or aggressive clients.
•Can think quickly and solve problems as they arrive.
•Able to quickly build relationships with clients.
•Experiences of working in ministry and private institutions.
•Skilled in caring of clients of different ages.
•Preparing accurate staffing and shift records
Personal Skills:
• Having a warm and engaging personality.
•Having a respectful approach to clients.
•Always working to health and safety guidelines.
•Remaining calm under pressure.
•Ability to use own initiative.
•Have good stamina and both physical and emotional endurance.
•Excellent team working skills and the ability to use own initiative
•Tactful in sensitive situations.
•Able to work long and stressful shifts.
• A friendly and caring approach to all areas of work
Honors:
Award by Pre Degree students 2013-2014 batch as "Best counselor for the year 2013 at Babcock University.
Best Mathematics student Onitsha zone Anambra State for the 1984.
Best French student Onitsha zone Anambra State for the year 1985.
References:
Available on request.