CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced and compassionate caregiver bringing 3+ years of dedicated patient care in home environments. Looking to leverage my passion and commitment to adult and geriatric patients' well-being to improve their quality of life

WORK Experience

01.2023- 04.2023

Private Home

Private Caregiver

Private (Senior Citizen)

•Provided in-home care 8 hours for an 82-year-old citizen with hypertension and diabetes, including physical care (lifting, and bathing) and emotional well-being using expert knowledge of safety and body mechanics

•Coached patient in perfoming 100% of household tasks and ADLs on their own, increasing quality of life and emotional well-being

•Assisted patient with bathing, grooming, dressing and oral hygiene, moving them from the bed

•Administered prescription medication and transported the patient to scheduled doctor appointments.

•Provided pressure care to relieve bed sores, turning the patient at 3-hour intervals

•Implemented physical therapy to support patient muscle toning and improve range of emotion.

•Shopped for, did household chores such as laundry, prepared and fed the patient nutritious meals, taking into consideration dietary restrictions.

10.2021-12.2022

Private Caregiver

Private (Alzheimer’s)

●Provided in-house care 5 days a week for a 78-year-old citizen with dementia, including moderate support of ADLs

●Responded to the physical, emotional, and developmental needs of the patient with a caring attitude that aided in building trust

●Executed light housekeeping duties, including cleaning and creating 3 healthy meals per day

●Managed patient’s schedules, including doctor appointments, physical therapy and recreational activities to support patient muscle toning & improved range of motion

●Transported the patient to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency, maintaining a 100% clean driving record

●Ensured 100% patient privacy, following best practices with sensitive data entry

07.2019—09.2021

Private Caregiver

Private (Adult)

●Responded to the physical, emotional, and developmental needs of an adult with 2 disabilities

●Executed shopping, bookkeeping, coordination of outside services for yard work, and driving patient to appointments

●Assisted with moving patient in and out of bed, bath, wheelchair, and car using patient safety best practices with zero fall incidents.

●Monitored and recorded patient’s behavior and ADLs and provided notes to the patient’s care team and family 5 days per week

11.2015—05 2019

WASH Officer

International Medical Corps

●Facilitated the provision of safe drinking water and recommended sanitation facilities to health centers

●Training the elderly and disadvantaged on disease identification, management and prevention.

●Training project beneficiaries on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse

●Documented achievements, compiled progress reports and recommendations

09.2010-10.2015

Project Officer

Organization of Rural Associations for Progress

●Facilitated trainings on Agriculture, Nutrition and Disaster Management

●Monitoring and evaluating program implementation

●Documented achievements, compiled progress reports and recommendations

09.2002—09.2010

Teacher

Department of Education

●Teaching of students in the subjects of Biology and Chemistry (Forms 3-6) and Integrated Science (Forms 1-4)

●Performing experiments on a regular basis and teaching students how to duplicate experiments under safe conditions

●Monitoring students’ work performances and behaviors

●Compiling student’s performance records and reports

References

1.Sehliselo Dube

P. O Box 1721, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands

Tel: +1-345-***-****

Email: adyts2@r.postjobfree.com

2.Hedwig Godonga

70550 Lobengula West, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Tel +263*********

Email:adyts2@r.postjobfree.com

3.Wellington Sibanda

4 Clark Road, Suburbs

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Tel +263*********

Email:adyts2@r.postjobfree.com

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