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Care Assistant Mental Health

Location:
Harare, Zimbabwe
Posted:
March 20, 2024

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Jan **** - Present

Jan **** - Dec ****

Pamela Murembwe

*** ***** ****** ******* ******** South Africa

+27-61-934-****

ad4gab@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Profile

I am an experienced Care Assistant with 3 years of experience providing high-quality care to elderly patients. I have strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities while being a caring and compassionate Care Assistant with a background in mental health support and I am passionate about providing personalized care to patients with complex needs.

Personal Objective

To enhance my professional skills, capabilities and knowledge in an organization which recognizes the value of hard work and trusts me with responsibilities and challenges.

Work Experience

Eden Care Old Age

Assistant Nurse

•Doing colon bag care changing when it is necessary.

•Looking after the grandmother diagnosed with colon cancer, hypertension and diabetes.

•Toileting making sure patient is clean all the time.

•Catheter care as she is now bed bound.

•Pressure sore area care every 2 hours.

•Turning the patient every 2 hours.

•Help patient take her medication

•Checking vital Bp temperature on a daily basis.

•Accompanying patient for Doctors review.

Makurira Memorial Hospital

Caregiver

● Administering bedside and personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance.

● Observing patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital

● signs, and reporting changes to professional staff.

● Providing patients with help on walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.

March 2015 - Dec 2017

● Performing housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, dishes, and running

● Assisting client with bathing, dressing and other personal hygiene items.

● Administering medication, and kept a daily journal of medicine intake.

● Maintaining a daily journal of activities and reported any physical or cognitive changes to the family

● Responding to all physical and emotional needs of the patient.

● Wheelchair transfer

● Toileting, assist service users on and off the bedpan commode or toilet

● Offering emotional support, companionship.

Private Home

Nanny

● Cleaning guestrooms mid-stay and after departure.

● Making beds.

Replacing dirty linens and towels.

● Restocking guestroom amenities like toiletries, drinking glasses, etc.

● Removing garbage, recycling, and room service trays.

● Picking up and returning valet laundry items.

● The shop was closed because the owner relocated to Europe. Relevant Skills

● Good communication ● Dementia care ● First aid ● Safeguarding ● Time management ● Friend out going

Education Qualifications

Lighthouse Professional Care Limited

Caregiver

Destiny For Woman and Youth Development

Nurse Aide

Zengeza 4 High School.

Ordinary Level

Reference

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