Grace Z Muchenje

**** ** ****'s Chitungwiza

002********** adru4r@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a role as a care assistant assistant in which I can apply my educational background and time management skills to provide quality assistance to both qualified medical personnel and patients. Care assistant seeking entry-level role where I can grow and learn with experienced medical professionals. Work Experience

Christian Faith Church Organisation Dec 2020-current Elderly Care Assistant

● Establishing nutritious meal plans and prepared daily offerings to meet patient dietary needs.

● Entertaining, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.

● Providing safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.

● Turning and positioning bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.

● Assisting disabled clients to support independence and well-being.

● Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.

● Offering companionship and kindness to elderly patients.

● Cleaning running errands, managing laundry and completing weekly grocery shopping.

● Maintaining clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.

● Assisting clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.

● Transporting individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.

● Cooking meals and assisting patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.

● Maintaining strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.

● Liaising with key accounts to deliver targeted administrative household support.

● Assisting with daily living activities, running errands and household chores.

● Scheduling daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.

● Entrusted handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.

● Transporting clients to and from medical appointments with safety and security.

● Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.

● Assisting patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and oral hygiene.

● Guiding patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.

● Implementing physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.

● Monitoring clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.

● Replacing bandages, dressings and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing.

● Recording status and duties completed in logbooks for management.

● Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedrooms clean.

● Supporting daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.

● Providing compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being. Private Home July 2019-Nov 2019

Care Assistant

● Assisting clients with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and toileting.

● Performing light housekeeping tasks, such as dusting, vacuuming and changing bed clothes.

● Assisting in the safe lifting, transferring, repositioning and movement of clients.

● Accompanying clients to medical appointments.

● Observe, monitor and record clients’ physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff.

● Encourage clients to participate in social and recreational activities.

● Sterilizing all equipment used.

● Assisting clients with bathing and incontinence.

● Administering all prescribed medicine on time.

● Monitoring the patients vitals on a daily basis.

● Coordinating with client's family and physician regarding progress and communicated any changes in health immediately.

● Applying de-escalation and limit setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.

● Assisting with patient restraint and seclusion scenarios to create safe environment for patient and medical personnel.

Oakdene care Home. Jan 2019-June 2019

Voluntary Care Assistant

● Assisted Registered Nurses in day to day activities optimizing the best patient care available

● Involved in the general housekeeping of the facility so as to maximize hygiene and reduce pathogenic infections

● Aided staff in the hospital kitchen for the preparation of nutritious and delicious balanced meals that are essential for the rapid recovery of patients.

● Assisted with body washing toileting of bedridden patients

● Improved the general mobility of bedridden service users by as much as 20% through the implementation of mobility exercises.

● Optimized patient care by providing companionship to depressed service users.

● Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives and recording amounts consumed in a logbook. Skills

Skills

Alzhmeir's and Dementia Care.

First Aid and CPR.

Anxiety disorder expertise.

Progress monitoring.

Strong clinical judgment.

Case documentation.

Mental health assessment.

Calm headed under stress.

Empathetic.

Tactile skills.

Understanding medical procedures.

Wound care.

Patient focused care.

Passionate.

Friendly.

Caring.

Hard worker.

References

•Available upon request

Education

Florence Academy

•Dementia level 1

•First Aid

Zimbabwe Redcross Society. 2018

•Nurse Aide

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