Care Giving Nurse Aide

COSMAS CHIMHANDA Caregiver

Address: * *** ***, ******** ******,

Johannesburg, South Africa

Telephone: +27-84-801-****

Alternative No: +27-61-994-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Profile

Kind and Compassionate male caregiver who knows how to keep a level head during emergencies. Able to provide a number of services to patients to make them feel comfortable and safe at all times. Possess certification in nurse aide, first aid techniques as well as CPR. Excel at exemplifying proper bedside manner. Specialization in looking after elderly patients.

Care Work Skills

• Ability to work on my own initiative and prioritise my work load.

• I can work in a multi cultural environment.

• Awareness of food hygiene principles.

• Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills

• Coping with difficult situations using tact and diplomacy.

• Can safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults.

• Physically fit and able to move around and respond quickly to emergency situations.

• Complete paperwork with accuracy and good attention to detail.

• Caring, compassionate and patient.

Other Skills/ Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical

• Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking

• Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in health systems

• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Highly analytical and numerate skills

Professional Care Experience

• Administering medication

• Working in the community to provide healthcare support to patients in their own homes

• Treating patients with compassion, empathy, and respect

• Preparing clinical equipment for nurses

• Recording vital signs such as temperature and blood pressure

• Dressing wounds in compliance with best practices and safety standards

• Building trusting relationships with patients

• Providing personal assistance to elderly patients, including bathing, dressing, and feeding Key achievements

• Receiving positive feedback from patients and their families for a caring attitude

• Enabling patients to live in their own homes and retain as much independence as possible

• Achieving high standards of hygiene, health and safety with zero incidents

• Maintaining a perfect attendance record

Work Experience

Mr. Luckson Mudzingwa (Private Care) Caregiver Home Based Care April 2021 – July 2022 Outline: Caring for an elderly gentleman who had a stroke and is now wheelchair bound. He also has dementia. My responsibilities are:

• Personal care – grooming and dressing up

• Changing patient sides on bad days

• Administering medication as prescribed by the doctor

• Managing the schedule and keeping the patient as active as possible

• Light housekeeping

• Preparing nutritious meals for him

• Running household errands

• Providing companionship

Junes Haven Caregiver Practicals August 2022 - October 2022 Responsibilities

• Assist over 40 residents aged 50 to 97 with daily needs including bathing and dressing, turning positions the frail patients frequently, transferring from bed to wheel chair. Making beds, brushing teeth a hair, mouth care.

• Assisted with making nutritious meals.

• Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.

• Oversee Residents schedules consisting of exercise routines, doctor appointments, medication intake, recreational activities and family visits, taking patients to walks.

• Implement story-telling, movie nights and game challenge that improved resident and staff engagement.

• Changing nappies and bed pan assistant, record keeping, patient assessment.

• Worked under the guidance and supervision of senior Nurses

• Helped clients with feeding.

• Making sure clients are well and always fed.

Education and Qualifications

• Diploma in Caregiving – Alison Academy

• Caregiver Course Certificate - School of Khanya

• First Aid Course - School of Khanya

• Basic Life Support Certificate – Florence Academy

• GCE Ordinary Level Certificate

• IELTS Overall 5.5

• Police Clearance

Health

• Fully Vaccinated

• TB Test

Additional

• Willing to relocate Anywhere

References

• Available on upon request

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