Care Assistant Support Worker
Resume:
BEATRICE TAWANHIRA CARE ASSISTANT /SUPPORT WORKER
Address: **** ***********, ****** ********
Contact: +263*********/ +263*********
Email : *********@*****.***
LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/tawanhira-beatrice
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Energetic, reliable, hardworking care assistant with +11 years of experience. Providing comprehensive support and care to patients Skillful in solving complex problems and situations .Caring for elderly, disabled and injured patients in healthcare setting. Skilled at balancing the needs of service users in both medical and personal capacities. Adaptable professional who can effectively multitask in challenging situations and meet critical deadlines. Adept at facilitating patient movement, daily care support, plan nutritious and healthy meals for the service user. Organise daily activities to encourage health and mental wellness of service SKILLS
●Progress documentation ●Teamwork and Collaboration
●Patient-Focused care ● Organization and Time Management
●Medication monitoring ● Analytical and Critical Thinking
●Excellent Communicator ● Direct Patient care & care plan
●Risk assessment & data confidentiality ● Multitasking Abilities
●Safeguarding knowledge handling ● Health assessment and monitoring
●Monitoring vital signs and behaviors ● Meal planning and preparation
●Dementia and Alzheimer’s care ● Basic life support
●Problem -solving skills. ● End of life care & Catheter care
●CPR, AED &First Aid.
●Microsoft package (Ms Word, Excel, power publisher, Windows Professional, Spreadsheets, SEO, CRM, Email and Outlook.
WORK HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE
ST GILES SPECIAL SCHOOL : NURSE AIDE/SUPPORT WORKER (01/01/2015 to CURRENT) RESPONSIBILITIES: Palliative care, Bowel care, catheter care, tube feeding management, Tracheostomy suctioning, nasogastric tube feeding, Chronic illness care, Dementia and Alzheimer’s care, Spinal injury care, Stoma care, Brain injury care, Gastronomy tube feeding, Geriatric care & frail care patients.
●Emptying and changing of urine bags.
●Sending specimens to and collecting results from laboratory.
●Sending dirty packs to and collecting sterile packs form ccssd department.
●Administered fluid and solid medication to those requiring assistance.
●Performed high-quality end of life care in residential setting.
●Positioned and transported patients in wheelchair or on movable beds
●Completed regular checks on patient vitals, condition and recovery.
●Changed bed lines and washed patient clothes regularly, maintaining proper hygiene standards.
●Assist service users with getting up in the morning, dressing, washing, bathing and toileting.
●Make and change beds, tidy rooms, do light cleaning and empty commodes
●Improving 60% satisfaction ratings by providing faultless personal care.
●Offering compassionate physical and emotional support to service users, enhancing overall health and wellbeing
●Assisting service users with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions
●Dress wounds according to best practices for improving circulation and descreasing the risk of infection.
●Changing the diapers and sleeping position of bed ridden patients every 2 hours to prevent bedsores
●Help patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care
●Changed lines in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
●Promoting good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing
●Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patient’s condition or environment to care plan manager.
●Supervising frequent activities such as medication and personal hygiene to provide safe living environment for service users
●Preparing nutritious, delicious meals that received 80+% positive service users feedback
●Prioritising person-centred care to maximise independence for clients with dementia and limited mobility.
●Maintaining 100% clean driving record while running daily errands for service users including shopping and prescription collection.
●Established turning and repositioning routine for bedridden clients that led 70% reduction in reported bedsores.
●Applied safe transportation techniques to transfer clients between rooms ensuring 0% incidents.
●Helped clients to consistently meet nutritional needs, providing eating encouragement and support to prevent malnutrition.
●End of life care patients, catheter care, tube feeding, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease care and geriatric care.
●Set tables, and trays service meals, feed service users who need help .
●Administered Cpr following basic life support for health care provider during emergency cases to help patients encountering cardiac arrest.
●Offering palliative care to service users with serious and terminal illnesses.
●Turned and adjusted position of patients comfort and avoid bedsores.
●Lift and assisted patients to help with mobility problems. PRIVATE PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMER’S DISEASES CARE ASSISTANT / SUPPORT WORKER
RESPONSIBILITIES: (01/01/2014 to 01/12/2014)
● Turning patient every 2 hours to prevent bed sores .
●Preserved client dignity while performing tasks related to personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, toileting, bedpan changes, oral care and showering.
●Controlled and administered medication, establishing reminders to ensure 100% on-time intake.
●End of life Patient care with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.
●Kept an eye out for any changes in the client's physical, emotional and mental condition.
●Work with numbers of patients including elderly care and end of life patients. .
●Escorting patients to various departments such as x-ray, scan, Physiotherapy etc.
●Collecting surgical and general stores from the pharmacy.
●Provided expert patient advice across pain management, treatment plans and medication options.
●Documented care plans, hospital actions and patient activities in line with best practices. OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCE: Security Operator (01/01/2000 to 01/12/2018) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
●MURURI SECONDARY SCHOOL – Olevel (1998)
●VICTORY TRAINING ACADEMY- Care Certificate (2022) ACCOMPLISHMENTS
●Follow 100% care plans and ability to recognize anomalies in general condition and report to manager
●Established 90% genuine rapport, diffuse tense situations, maintain confidentiality, and interact with individuals
●lmproved 90% reviews by successfully handling patients complaints INTERESTS & HOBIES
● Socialising, Music, Singing, Swimming, Reading, Movies REFERENCES
● Available on request
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