Jotina Matereke

CONTACT

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PERSONAL SUMMARY

A warm and kind Care Assistant who can work on the frontline of care delivery, helping service users to overcome their everyday difficulties. I take pride in working and getting tremendous satisfaction from making a difference to the lives of people. I can inspire professionalism in others. My key strengths include being able to deal with clients with challenging behaviour. In my current role I assist my client with their personal care, meals and other activities whilst providing listening ear when in need.

CAREER HISTORY

1.Private Career (July 2022 to Date, Bindura Zimbabwe, Ngwarati Family)

Key Responsibilities

Instructing patient on health matters and personal habits to do with hygiene and diet

Helping patient with their toileting needs, including continence promotion

Preparing food and serving meals and refreshments.

Assisting patient with feeding, bathing, and dressing.

Leading in development of care plans.

Helping to create a stimulating and homely environment.

Responsible for care and protection of residents’ property.

Applying Safe Manual Handling techniques at all times.

Dispensing and administering medication as directed by medical practitioner and family members.

Monitoring client’s conditions by taking their temperature, pulse respiration and weight.

Making, changing, and ensuring that rooms are clean and tidy.

Using appropriate infection control to maintain a clean and safe working area

Segregating and disposing of waste materials.

Providing support to relatives and friends.

2.PARTNERS PRIVATE CLINIC, Gokwe Zimbabwe- January 2022- June 2022

Role :Part Time Voluntary Care Giver

Key Responsibilities

Serves as a liaison for communication and education of patient and family.

Supporting unit operation and patient flow by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental services.

Serving healthy, nutritious meals, considering any special dietary need and special and personal preferences, and feeding if required.

Setting up equipment required by healthcare professionals.

Reporting any changes which may affect the clients care plan mishaps and accidents to management.

Personal care according to personal needs of patients, treatment and care plans while promoting privacy, independency, and safety.

Dementia care, assisting according to needs as symptoms progress.

Observing and recording patients’ conditions and vital signs including blood pressure and blood glucose checks and nebulization as required.

Continence care, changing pads, assisting to go to the toilet or use of bedpans.

Catheter care, emptying urine bags, measuring urine output if required.

Companionship and emotional support.

Moving and handling, use of zimmer frames, wheelchairs, stretcher beds and turning patients prevent bedsores.

Chaperoning patients for scans and x-rays.

Carbonization of rooms after patient discharges and bed making.

Sluicing before taking soiled linen to the laundry

Wound Care according to nurses’ direction and supervision.

3.Milo hospital ZIMBABWE –,Bulawayo Zimbabwe ( 1september 2005 to 31 November 2006)

Role: Assistant Accounts secretary

Key Responsibilities

ADMINISTRATION

Computer typing

Receiving phone calls

Filling business correspondence

Dealing with out going malls

Ensured all personnel files are up to date

Scheduling of accounts

Ensuring of confidentiality and security information

Supplying information to public

Any other duties delegated by superior

Compassionate Communicator- Verbal and written communication skills- First Aid and Safety.

COMPETENCIES

Code 10 drivers license

Valid Police Clearance

TB Test Report

English Proficiency CEFR Level C1 (Ecctis).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma In Care Giving - 2022.

Diploma In business administration Denmark College Bulawayo

REFRENCES

Available upon request

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