Linda Chitsungo
Waymark Investments, Stand 4996 Harare Drive, Waterfalls Harare,Zimbabwe
+263********* ad44he@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
A diligent and self-motivated Support Worker who is reliable and honest, with experience in residential and domiciliary settings. Experience and knowledge in person centred care and promoting independence and choice. Experience and knowledge in supporting patients with all the activities of daily living. Experience in working within the dementia and challenging behaviours unit. Diligent, flexible, team player with a positive attitude. Excellent understanding of the physical and mental challenges affecting patients. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to ensure the health, safety, welfare and independence of patients. Experience and knowledge in manual handling, assessing risk and management of pressure areas. Up to date knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults.
Experience
Ray of Hope Nursing Home (Senior Citizens)
Care Worker /Support Worker
Provide individualised care to service user and helped them maintain their independence. Applying empathetic communication skills when liasing with families and providing emotional support. Observing service users' conditions, measuring and recording food intake and output vitals. Maintaining a daily journal of activities and reported any physical or cognitive changes to the family. Encourage patient or service user to make their own decision to promote their independence which can lead to them regaining their confidence and improving well-being. Assist residents with dressing as needed and assigned, so that resident will be dressed for season and time of day.
Administering bedside and personal care,such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance. Performing housekeeping duties such as cooking, moping floors,washing clothes,and dishes. Implemented group activities (movie nights, games, hobbies) 6-10 times per month, that improved resident and staff engagement by 34%.
Running group sessions for clients presenting with more challenging and complex behavioural needs. Waterfalls Nursing Home.
Volunteer Healthcare Assistant
Monitoring signs and symptoms of COVID-19, an if condition gets worse, would advise senior stuff or call for an ambulance.
Helping them access alternative care arrangements, if needed. Managed bed to chair transfers and bed turns for 50% of patients. Aided residents with everyday activities including mealtime,bathing, toileting,and Grooming. Followed national control guidelines, on how to use personal protective equipment when entering room of a person who had tested positive to COVID-19 and perfoming hand hygiene. Care and support for patients by monitoring frequency and consistency of stools and the patient's reports of abdominal pain or cramping.
Monitored patient schedules, including doctor appointments, exercise routines, medication schedules, recreation and family visits.
Ensuring health and safety, infection prevention and control measures such as cleaning and disinfection principles and following cough etiquette.
Observe, monitor and record clients' physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff.
Ensuring information regarding patients is kept in strictest confidence and documented accurately on daily reports sheets.
Attend to patients who are confined to bed and help lift and turn them using the equipment outlined in their care plans as necessary for their care and comfort. Achieved exceptional high standards of hygiene and health & safety,no incidents during 2 years at Waterfalls Nursing Home.
Education
Alison Education
Diploma in Caregiving
2023
2022
2017
2008
Pass
Alison Education
CPR,AED,First
Pass
Alison Education
Introduction to Caregiving
Pass
ABMA EDUCATION UK
Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management
Pass
Chitepo High School
GSCE
5 Subjects
Skills
Safeguarding children and adults
Person Centered Care
Patient Record Keeping
Administering medication
End of life Care
Basic Life Support
Catheter care and maintaince
Basic wound care and dressing
Manual handling
Risk Management
Interests
Cooking and baking
Reading
Organising events in the community
Playing sports (football and Tennis)
Playing monopoly and solving puzzle games
Participating in fundraising events for charity
Travelling and meeting new people
Languages
English
Reference
Mercy Dzingira - Ray of Hope Nursing Home
Administrator
ad44he@r.postjobfree.com
Nyasha Chindare - Waterfalls Nursing Home
Human Resources Manager
ad44he@r.postjobfree.com
+263 242-***-****
Lucas Sharara - Sally Mugabe Hospital
Public Healthcare Specialist
ad44he@r.postjobfree.com
Additional Information
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