Name; Monicah Wanjiku Kamau

E-mail; adzd38@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile number with the code :+254*********

Postal/physical address: Kahawa Sukari

Nationality: Kenyan

Gender: Female

CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am committed, compassionate, optimistic individual who has a golden heart with a passion in caring of the patients, their families, friends and residents needs, I would like to highlights some of things I have done regarding caregiving.

Growing up in my rural area, I had an aunt who was suffering from depression and mental issues and I would take care of her in area of bathing, washing clothes, cooking, moving around with her among many needs.

I would visit her house to give her breakfast, sweep her house and assist her with what she require at that most before I rushed to school. Later in the evening I would go and prepare meals and wash her clothes.

She had clinics at Mathari Hospital where I would accompany her once in a month for her reviews, assisted her with carrying files and medication.

My grandmother is an elderly person. When COVID-19 came, we moved with my family to stay in up country where she lives among our homesteads. She is diabetic, high blood pressure, and slightly blind can’t see well due to her illness and old age. She needs a lot of assistance on daily basis. We have been there for her, and she is a happy person. I think I have values that align with the organization’s values that is why I feel am fit and right candidate for the position. SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Highly motivated, hardworking, and willing to be hands-on with patients and to do personal care tasks like toileting, washing, dressing, and assisting with meals.

• Robust physical stamina for performing strenuous and repetitive tasks. Ability to interact and coordinate with associates across all levels.

• Caring, kind, cheerful, friendly, good-hearted individual with an approachable and tactful nature.

• Willingness to perform tasks that endure long hours.

• Ability to work under pressure with or without supervision.

• Effectively work independently or as a team member but use their own initiative.

• The desire to work with people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

• An open-minded, outgoing, and quick learner, always eager to gain knowledge that is not only beneficial to the patients but also for professional development.

• Observes and follow all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal safety materials.

• Ability to read and understand safety regulations and perform all tasks safely.

• Possess good communication skills both oral and written, fluent in English, listening, reading, interpreting instructions, and procedures.

• Honest, trustworthy, respectful, patient, empathetic and flexible.

• Able to complete routine documentation.

• Assertive and confident with a proactive approach to work. TEAM WORK SKILLS:

Possesses excellent teamwork skills which have enabled me to establish and maintain effective working relations.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING:

I have the ability to identify and prioritize activities and assignments, make necessary adjustments as required, foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning. WORK EXPERIENCE

ST Joseph Hospital –Nairobi Kenya (Feb 2017 – Dec 2019) Duties & Responsibilities

• Introducing myself to the patient and saying who I am and explaining what I am going to do and how I can help them.

• Helping with mealtimes.

• Escorting service users to have their medications.

• Ensuring all food and drink is within easy reach of each patient.

• Spending time with patients by keeping them company.

• Refreshing patient’s water jugs as required.

• Assisting the Nurses and Nursing Assistants.

• Ensuring the patient has the correct meal.

• Listening and chatting with patients.

• Helping patients to take part in social and recreational activities.

• Helping patients fill out menu cards if instructed by the healthcare team.

• Encouraging patients to eat and reminding them where necessary.

• Encouraging service users to attend to their personal hygiene.

• Taking service users for short walks.

• Helping with cleaning within the kitchen.

2021 - To Date: Aayden Consulting Limited

POSITION : BDS Expert

Key Achievements:

-Training SMES on how to improve their businesses.

-Transformation of social lives of thousands of poor rural women through training on financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills in addition to enabling them to access renewable energy products and water tanks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Training business people in business growth and sustainability.

-Tracking sales goals and reporting the obtained results as necessary.

-Training trainers of trainers in business growth and sustainability.

-Overseeing activities being carried out and its performance.

-Developing sales through team motivation counseling and product knowledge education. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

-Training and workshop

-Strategic marketing program.

-Customer satisfaction, loyalty and relationship program

-Team building.

Career

Studying secondary school education while caring for relative

• Assisting with personal care/hygiene such as bathing, toilet needs, change of clothes, and washing clothes.

• Meal preparations.

• Accompanying appointments.

• Assisting with medications as prescribed by the doctor.

• Housekeeping such as sweeping, and cleaning utensils.

• Making bed and changing bedding.

• Supporting with basics such as eating and drinking. EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2001 – 2003 : Bridge College

Diploma in Secretarial and Business management

1996 – 1999 : Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Giachuki High School

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2004 : Certificate in Computer Packages

: Wab Commuter College

HOBBIES

-Travelling

-Community work

-Outdoor activities

REFEREES

Caroline Kiambi

Human Resource

St Joseph Hospital

Telephone No. +254*********

Purity Mbakah

County Coordinator Ayden Consulting Limited

Telephone No. +254*********

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