Patient Care Nursing Assistant
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Kenya
FAITH CHEBUKWA
MURUMBA: Healthcare
assistant
A diligent, compassionate and self-motivated health care assistant who is reliable and honest. Vast experience in the hospital, special needs school and residential settings. Experience and knowledge in person centered care and promoting independence and choice. Experience and knowledge in supporting patients with all activities of daily living. Experience in working within the dementia and challenging behaviors 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
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PROFESSONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
• 15 Care Standards
Certification: Online
Caredemy Education
Company, UK, 2023.
• Diploma in caregiving:
Alison Education
Company, 2023.
EXPERIENCE
Health Care Assistant: 05/2020 to date
Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital - Nairobi, Kenya
• Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient care delivery.
• Assisting in the daily activities of patients, including bathing, grooming, and dressing, while preserving their dignity and promoting independence.
• Monitoring vital signs and reporting any anomalies promptly to nursing staff, contributing to accurate patient assessment.
• Maintaining a clean and organized patient environment, minimizing infection risks and promoting patient comfort.
• Licensed Driver: NTSA, Kenya • Effectively communicating with patients and families, JOB TRAININGS
• Basic First aid
• CPR
EDUCATION
2006
A-Levels Certificate:
01/2003 to 12/2006
Kenya Certificate of
Secondary Education
Mukumu Girls High School
- Kenya.
2002
O-Levels Certificate:
providing emotional support and addressing their concerns.
• Assisting with mobility and transfers, utilizing proper techniques and equipment to ensure patient safety and prevent injuries.
• Recording and maintaining accurate patient records, ensuring confidentiality and adherence to data protection regulations. Special Needs Child Caregiver: 01/2018 to 04/2020
Holmeside International School - Karen, Nairobi
• Maintained excellent children relationships by offering practical and emotional support throughout care.
• Provided children with exciting and mentally stimulating activities to improve quality of life.
• Cleaned children rooms, completing tasks such as changing beds, dusting bathroom sanitization.
• Took care of children with Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, and other special needs conditions.
• Supported the patients and family members with ADHD and Autistic kids.
• Assisted with ADL like feeding, toileting, bathing
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01/994 to 12/2002 Kenya
Certificate of Primary
Education
St. Theresa Isanjiro Primary
School - Kenya.
Diploma of Higher Education:
01/2008 to 12/2010 Business
Technical Education in
Information Science Kenya
Technical Teachers College -
Nairobi
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Communication, Patience,
Leadership, Empathy, Problem
solving, Time management,
Compassion, Organization,
Observation, Positivity,
Cleanliness, Social skills,
Active listening, Physical
strength and Clean.
MY SKILLS
Safeguarding children and adults.
Patient record keeping.
Medicine administration.
Basic life support. Basic wound
Care and dressing.
Manual handling
Osteoarthritis, Diabetes,
Depression and dementia, Cancer,
Cardiovascular disease, Autism,
Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome,
ADHD.
LANGUAGES
English: First Language
• Address social work assessments, crisis
intervention and care planning.
• Monitored children's conditions to make timely
interventions and reduce hospital re-admissions.
Live in Dementia Caregiver: 11/2013 - 12/2017
Private Family Residence - Karen, Nairobi
• Accompanied her to all public spaces and carefully watched over her safety as well as safety of those others around her.
• Frequently distracted the patient within the family residence with different activities like singing favorite songs, photo album best moments and favorite books.
• Built quiet time during the day with my patient.
• Carried out basic physio with patient daily for
rehabilitation purposes and strength enhancement.
• Promoting a two way conversation as long as possible with my patient.
• Conducted daily health checks to monitor patient's physical healthy.
Elderly Caregiver: 01/2011 to 10/2013
Residential Family Home - Nairobi, Kenya
• Assisted with bathing, toileting, dressing and feeding for my patient.
• Did Laundry within the home and ensuring hygiene.
• Assisted to do shopping and groceries and meal
preparations to my patient.
• Reminded my patient about medications to the elderly as prescribed by the nurse.
• Helped my patient with mobility assistance to move around the home compound and short distances outside the residence.
• Dressed and cleaned wounds to prevent risk of infections.
• Helped my patient get in and out of beds.
• Aided in wheel chair transfers and
• Offered full emotional support and friendships to my patient. English:
Proficient
REFERENCES
C2 Shop Attendant: 01/27-12/2008
Barakat Wholesalers and Company - Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Provide a positive customer experience with fair,friendly and courteous service.
• Register sales on a cash register by scanning items, itemizing
• Available Upon Request
IELTS ENGLISH TEST
• Ongoing.
and totaling customer purchases.
• Resolves customer issues and answers questions.
• Processes return transactions Discount purchases by redeeming coupons.
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