Level Caregiver Care Giver

CYNTHIA OWUSU AMPADU

Accra, Ghana +233********* ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Courteous midwife with knowledge and skills in all fields of health care being mental health, child care, community nurse and midwifery positively committed to service changes to achieve goal of multidisciplinary non-hierarchal patient centered services for women throughout child bearing years. Excellent coaching medical support and communication skills in career spanning and dedicated to provide mutual respect and companionship to health care needs. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational job skills eager to secure entry level caregiver position and ready to help team achieve company goal Willing to relocate Anywhere

SKILLS

Nursing

Child health

School health

Health promotion

Antenatal and Postnatal

HIV Aids counselor and advocator

Communication skills

Customer service

Food preparation

Driving

Medication Administration

Childcare

HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

Case

Home Visits

Glucose Testing

Health Screening

Breast Feeding

Newborn Assessments

Emotional Care

Postpartum Counseling

Patient Admission

WORK HISTORY

Registered Midwife Pantang Psychiatry Hospital December 2022 - Current

Duties:

Assisted mothers with breastfeeding, self-care and postpartum healthcare.

Offered primary care to expecting mothers and newborn infants.

Gave emotional support to expecting mothers by answering questions and alleviating concerns.

Handled labor and delivery for moms choosing alternative birth methods.

Performed prenatal and postnatal examinations.

Checked general and mental health and overall comfort of mothers in prenatal appointments.

Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during and after labor.

Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.

Giving of health education to pregnant women during their routine antenatal visit.

Mental Health Advocate Pantang Psychiatry Hospital Dec 2019 - Nov 2021

Duties:

Contacted clients in person, by phone or in writing to ascertain compliance with required or recommended actions.

Provided Home based care for people with dementia and home care for people with mental health disorders

Helped people identify and abstain from substance abuse

Provided Health promotion and sensitization programs on mental health care

Assissted patient at the Rehabilitation center with basic needs

Transported or accompanied clients to scheduled health appointments or referral sites.

Performed basic diagnostic procedures such as blood pressure screening,weight check,random sugar testing and screening.

Planned healthy meals with patients and their family

Planned outreached programms to eradicate mental illness and abtainance to substance abuse.

Planned school health programms and health talks to create awarness on substance abuse and mental disorders.

Created awareness on stress and stress management at the workplace and homes.

Mental Health support Worker Ghana Health Service – Accra- Madina July 2011 - July 2014

Duties:

- Provided daily care and home assistance to out patients.

-Laised with mental health professionals in administering medication,monitoring patients physical and mental welbeing.

-provided patient with safety meassures and assessed their risk factors.

-Provided emotional support to depressed and demential patients and their families.

-Supported and helped with health care needs including,checking blood pressure and visiting hospital for regular check ups.

-Laised with community leaders to creat awarness on substance abuse and crating recreational centers for the youth.

-kept accurate patients record and maintained cofidentiality.

-Provided patient with information on dangers of substance abuse and prevention methods.

-Laised with professionals in providing therapeutic assistance and rehablitation.

-provided and supported some clients who are in need of physical and personal support and care like cooking and keeping their homes neat.

-Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercise integrated from congnitive behaviour therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.

-Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment

Community Health Nurse Ghana Health Service July 2014 - July 2017

Duties:

- Dedicated my nursing profession to help those less fortunate, provide maternal and reproductive health services, neonatal and child health services, treatment of minor ailments, health education and referrals, many at the level of the household

I was trained as a HIV counselor and care giver to people living with HIV from 2010 to 2017 which I performed my tasks diligently and also visits my clients in their homes

I visited schools to give health education and inspections every month

I gave immunization and weighing of children 0-5years against childhood diseases during child welfare clinic

I wrote monthly report of my work

I participated in all national immunization campaigns

I went for home visit to look after the aged, pregnant women, children and people with health conditions and I give family planning services.

I gave counseling to mothers concerning their child nutrition and diet

HIV/AIDS Counselor Atibie Government Hospital - Kwahu April 2009 - June 2011

Duties:

Created health awareness for HIV/AIDS

Counseled and tested walkin and diagnosted client

Provided Home based care for people living with HIV

Provided and helped my client identify Opportunistic infections prevention for people living with HIV

Provided information on Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV

Provided Early infant diagnosis of HIV

provided information on safe sex methods and abstainance .

EDUCATION

Nurses and Midwifery training college pantang from 2017 to 2019.

University of cape coast 2018 to 2019.

Nurses And Midwiferey Training School Akim Oda from 2006 to 2018

Preset Pacesetters Institute Accra from 2002 to 2005

Pank international school from 1993 to 2002

WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING

Emotional support for people living with mental disorders – 2011

Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV/AIDS -- 2017

Early infant diagnosis of HIV by using dry blood sample -- 2015

Home based care and psycho social training -- 2010

Implementing HIV AIDS into family planning services -- 2011

Intensive training in TB, HIV/TB management care and support -- 2014

CPR Training -- 2016

Customer Care Training -- 2016

Refresher course on HIV AIDS -- 2012

Behavioral Change and Communication in People living with Dementia -- 2014

Transforming hopelessness to hope through human resource development -- 2011

CERTIFICATIONS

Diploma in midwifery

Registered Midwife Certificate

Ghana national service scheme

Community health nurses certificate

West African Secondary School Certificate Examination 2002 to 2005

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

I have been awarded by opportunities industrialization centers International (OICI) for participating in the training of psychosocial counseling and home based care for people with mental disorders in 2010.

I obtained an award for Management, Care and support for HIV/TB patients by National TB Program (NTP) in 2014

I Obtained an award for being a hard working personal in the prevention of mother to child transmission of Hiv/Aids(PMTCT ) in 2017

LEADERSHIP ROLL

Public Relation Officer 2019

Entertainment Prefect 2008

Sports Prefect 2005

LICENSES

Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana Registered midwife (RM 26546)

Nurse's and Midwifery Council of Ghana Community health nurse(CHN 8701)

Republic of Ghana Driver’s License CYN-130*****-*****

National service scheme NSSGHS4528921

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All my documents bear my previous name as Cynthia Twumasi. I have changed my name to Cynthia Owusu Ampadu which has gone through all formal and right process. Nevertheless all documents in the old name still holds and are valid

Medication Administration

Vital Signs

Patient Care

Infection Control Training

Experience Administering Injections

Home Care

Social Work

Meal Preparation

Cleaning Experience

Caregiving

Computer skills

Home Health Care

Pulse Checking

Intramuscular Injections

Community Mental Health Programs

Supporting Daily Living Needs

Disease Treatment

Home Health Care Expertise

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Baby Delivery

Nursing Diagnosis

Prenatal Health

Infection Control Procedures

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