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Princess Dlamini

Care Assistant

Well-qualified Personal Care worker skilled in delivering top-quality home care support. Effective at ambulating patients, meeting personal grooming needs and administering medications. Detail-oriented in maintaining clean and organized personal areas to support daily living safety. Completes domestic duties, helps patients with self-care and hygiene and provides companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly patients, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with ability to advise family regarding health concerns, nutrition and household activities. Currently seeking role where skills can be further developed. m

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South Africa

SKILLS

Recording vital signs

Medication prompting and

administration

Palliative care

Medical procedure

knowledge

Documenting behaviors

Wound care specialist

Dementia and Alzheimer's

knowledge

Preventative Care &

Rehabilitative Care

Safeguarding

Companionship and

emotional support

Chronic disease management

LANGUAGES

English

Full Professional Proficiency

SOFT SKILLS

Excellent interpersonal skills

Teachable spirit

Professional demeanor

Empathetic

Friendly and engaging

Flexible and adaptable

WORK EXPERIENCE

Elderly Care Assistant

Home Care

01/2022 - Present,

Assisting patient with medication reminders and taking doctor's prescribed medications.

Organising healthy meals and snacks according to specific dietary requirements. Assisting the patient by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.

Recording the client's information by making entries in the journal and notifying the family of changing and unusual conditions

Checking client's pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation level, blood sugar, and weight on a daily basis.

Entertaining, conversing with and providing emotional support to patient. Maintaining sanitary environment through daily cleaning and regular deep cleaning.

Care Assistant

Private Residence

01/2020 - 12/2021,

Worked closely with family members, providing support with routine procedures such as dressing changes, catheterization, and wound care. Responsible for maintaining accurate patient records, including recording vital signs, medication administration, and other important information about the patient’s condition.

Effectively communicated with patients and their families. Providing clear instructions on procedures, answering questions, and providing emotional support.

Served meals and provided feeding support for patient when they needed it. Prepared and provided hot beverages.

Aided patient with walking and limb exercises to improve strength and balance. Promoted patient's mental and physical activity by talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting,, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and contributed as needed to a person’s end-of-life care.

Achievements/Tasks

Achievements/Tasks

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CERTIFICATES

Diploma in Caregiving, Alison

Academy (2022)

Diploma in Education, Hillside

Teachers College (2016 -

2018)

GCSE Advanced Level (2013)

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION

Seeking visa sponsorship

TB test certificate

English proficiency

Clear criminal record

Driving licence

OTHER ROLES

Teacher, Destiny Charter Schools (2018 - 2020)

Temporary School Teacher, Ministry of Education (2014 - 2015) ACHIEVEMENTS

Frequently received heart warming appreciation and recommendations from clients for impeccable service.

Provided voluntary home based care for elderly patients within the community through the church community outreach branch. Successfully completed some care courses which have helped much in gaining healthcare knowledge and have completed experiential training. REFERENCES

Mr Jannesen ad2ajp@r.postjobfree.com

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