Personal Support worker/ Nurse aid

GETRUDE PHIRI

Kitwe Copperbelt Zambia

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Objective

A calm and patient- focused health care assistant with experience and expertise in delivering high quality care to clients in a busy hospital, and committed to caring for the elderly,persons suffering from illnesses and those with disabilities,in a way that improves their overall quality of life. Iam a professional with 5 years experience in providing quality patient care to include all aspects of their physical, nutritional and emotional wellbeing.Iam Good at providing on hand support for all nursing and doctoral staff, and fully trained on basic Nursing health such as performing venepuncture, blood, urine and spirometry testing.Committed to comply with all first aid, health and safety practice procedure.

Experience

Kitwe Teaching Hospital

Nurse Assistant

Key Responsibilities

Performing basic Nursing care such as wound dressing and catheter care under the instruction of Nursing team

Maintaining accurate patient records in line with practice guidelines Assisting with drug administration after full training and under the supervision of the nursing team.

Offering personal hygiene, bathing, dressing and feeding of the patients Ambulating and transfer of patients from wheelchair to bed and from bed to wheelchair Bed making and changing bed linen

Helping to manage patients physical disabilities including mobility and incontinence and making sure privacy and confidentiality are highly maintained at all times Monitoring patient conditions by taking their temperature, pulse and weight Repositioning patients, performing motion exercises and assisting the patient to dangle on the edge of bed.

Maintaining electronic patient Healthcare Records by completing forms, Reports and logs

2018 - 2023

December 2007

August 2010

July 2024

2001

Ministry of Health/ Kitwe College of Education

Nurse Aid/ Psychosocial counselor

Key Responsibilities

Counseling and providing psychosocial support to patients Worked with different people and assisted those with learning disabilities in their learning process and made sure they felt part of the society. Ensured individual rights were maintained and diversity in health and social care is followed. Providing patient comfort by transporting patients, answering patients calls and reporting observations of the patient to RN.

Conducting Outreach advocacy and rehabilitative services. Ensuring records are Maintained for continuity of care to the patients. Reasured patients, careers and relatives during periods of stress and uncertainty Indentifying concerns of patients health and escalating to the clinical team Assisted patients with their equiries and responding to all request promptly Education

Copperstone University

Diploma Social Work

Kitwe Teaching Hospital

Psychosocial Counseling

Terrelle University

Certified Health Care Assistant

Matero Girls High School

GCE O Level Certificate

Skills

Effective communication

Clinical Skill

Empathy and compassion

Team player

Ability to Multitask

First Aid trained

Physical Edurance

Medical records management

Medical knowledge and terminology

Household Management

Languages

English- fluent

Licence

Licenced Diplomatic counselor

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