Care Assistant Support

TARISAI SHAMBAMUTO

CARE ASSISTANT

Phone Number: +263-***-***-*** / 715 727 404 Email Address: ***************@*****.*** Female.

Personal Profile A compassionate, caring and self-motivated Care Assistant with vast experience caring for both elderly and children with learning and physical disabilities. Highly organized and skilled at balancing the needs of service users in both medical and personal capacities. Adaptable professional who can effectively multitask in challenging situations and meet critical deadlines. Adept at facilitating patient movement, daily care support, plan nutritious and healthy meals for the service users. Organize daily activities to encourage health and mental wellness of service users. Healthcare

Education

ALISON

Diploma in Caregiving

MOHCC

Diploma in General Nursing

Key Skills • Emergency Care

• Grooming Assistance

• Counseling

• Therapy Assistance

• Medication Administration

• Errands Running

• Meal Preparation

• Records Management

• Mobility Assistant

• Relationship Establishment

• Medical Needs Assessment

• Monitoring

Work History

Feb 2021 – Current RIVERSIDE NURSING HOME, Zimbabwe. Position: Care Assistant

Responsibilities

Responsible for facilitating daily living activities such as assisting with bathing, dressing, and use of the lavatory.

Responsible for cleaning and tidying the service user’s room and doing laundry simultaneously.

Ensures that a safe environment is provided for the service user by monitoring their surroundings for hazards such as fire hazards or tripping hazards.

Observes service users constantly and ensures that any changes in physical or emotional health are communicated to the family or doctor.

Prepares and serve healthy, nutritious meals, considering any special dietary needs and personal preferences

Assists in partaking in meals and ensuring that medication is administered in a time-efficient manner.

Provides emotional support, by counselling the service users and encouraging them to be positive.

Mobility assistance: helped with getting in and out of a wheelchair, car, or shower.

Promotes independence by supporting service users to having positive outcomes.

Takes service users temperatures, pulse and weight

Completes documentation and care plans accurately. Mar 2020 – Jan 2021 EASTERN 24HR HOSPITAL, Zimbabwe. Position: Care Assistant

Responsibilities

Assisted with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and cooking, exercises.

Maintained professional relationships and adhered to all procedures and regulations.

Maintained confidentiality of information.

Created a safe environment by locking cabinets with dangerous substances.

Regularly checked on the patient throughout as appropriate.

Helped the patient mobilize with the support of aids and personal equipment.

Promoted the mental and physical health of the patient by talking and encouraging participation in activities

Assisted with medication as outlined in the care plan Knowledge And

Abilities

May 2015 - Feb 2020

Position: General Nurse

Safe patient handling

Meal preparation and cooking, housekeeping and good sanitization standards

First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Clean driving record

Reliable, self-motivated and very organized and understand the importance of punctuality.

Always very calm, gentle and very passionate about caring

Very attentive, supportive, compassionate, empathetic and sympathetic.

Observant and sensitive to the needs of others in need of help and support.

Respectful, maintaining dignity and privacy of service users and maintaining positive attitude.

Fluent in spoken and written English with excellent communication skills within multidisciplinary teams.

Highly organized and flexible to work any days from Monday to Sundays (Days or nights)

Fast learner, easily adaptable and willing to do all the required training Awards and

Achievements.

Instigated social/emotional support to improve service user’s morale, gaining positive feedback.

Actively helped service users with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, and eating, increasing their comfort level.

Implemented risk management initiatives that reduced the chances of incorrect medication administration.

Reorganized the rooms setting which increased the mobility level of the service users. Computer Skills

Spoken

Laungages

• Excellent in MS Office 2010(MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook email) &Internet Explorer

• English, Ndebele, and Shona.

Certifications,

Licences and

Requirements

Interests

• Valid Passport

• English IELTS

• Valid TB Test Certificate

• Valid Police Clearence

• Clean Driver`s License

• Full Covid 19 Vaccination

Team Building,

Socializing,

interaction,

travelling,

business.

Reference

• References Contact Details Available upon request.

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