Care Assistant Support Worker

AUXILIA CHIEDZA MUTIMBA

Health Support Worker/Care Assistant

Phone: +277********/+278********

Email: ***************@*****.***

Physical Address: 1163 Shakashead Ballito 4301

Personal Profile

A dedicated and caring caregiver who is committed, courageous and confident in the face of challenging situations. Derives great satisfaction from safeguarding the service user's health, safety and well-being and compassionate towards vulnerable individuals. Exceptionally competent working both individually and as part of a team and has excellent communication skills both written and oral with a strong command of the English language.

Work Experience

Period: May 20-20March 2023 Care giving Assistant at Circle Healthcare Duties:

•Giving direct personal care to patients with physical, emotional needs, cultural needs and social needs.

•Updating each resident’s risk assessments and daily diaries to ensure the needs are met Grooming of individuals, personal hygiene, washing, dressing, hair care, nail care

•Assisting residents with mobility challenges using recommended Manual Handling Techniques

•Preparing and serving meals as well as assisting residents with feeding where relevant

•Medicine administration as well as observing and recording patients’ reactions to medication in order to chart the best plan of action to ensure their improvement

•Assisting residents with shopping as well as scheduled visits to therapists as well as outdoor walks

•Turning of bedridden residents to avoid bedsores

•Providing companionship and support to residents as well as their families through positive interaction and best course of action to improve patients’ health

•General housekeeping including cleaning of Home, damp dusting, bed making and changing soiled linen

Period: January 2017–February 2020 Assistant Caregiver at Nazareth Care Home Duties:

•Supporting nursing staff with care of incontinent patients

•Maintaining a clean, tidy and well ventilated environment

•Adhering to care plans with special emphasis on dietary requirements as well as medication administration

•Monitoring patients on commodes

•Ordering, maintaining and recording medicinal stocks to ensure they are replenished

•Assisting with personal care of patients including but not limited to bathing, grooming, nail cutting, hair care, skin care and shaving

•Providing companionship through positive interaction with patients

•Turning of bedridden patients in order to avoid bedsores

•Manual handling of patients needing assistance in accordance of recommended guidelines

•Meal planning and preparation in line with Care Plan dietary requirements

Key Achievements

•Recorded accident occurrence rate decreased 60% at Nazareth Care Home

•Maintained medicinal stock levels above 80% at Circle Healthcare

•Stock leakage decreased by 30% in the first month at Nazareth Care Home

Key Skills

•Infection Prevention Control

•Wound Care

•Fire Safety

•First Aid and Basic Life Support

•Care plan management and implementation

•Medicine Administration

•Managing bedsores and pressure area care

•Care plan management and implementation

•Managing bedsores and pressure area care

•Pediatric as well as Geriatric care

Educational Qualifications

•Special Needs Course (Child and Adult Care) – Chilton Au Pair Placement and Training (2022)

•Elderly Care Assistant Course – Chilton Au Pair Placement and Training (2022) First Aid CPR Special Needs – Chilton Au Pair Placement and Training (2022)

Strengths

•Highly adaptive under pressure

•A quick learner who is willing to learn and able to socialize

•Problem solving

•Able to work both as a team and individually

•Excellent literacy and numeracy skills

•Strong oral as well as written communication skills - English

References

Dorothy Mhuriro

Nazareth Care Home

+278******** email:****************@*****.***

Moses Shenjere Circle Health care

+278******** email:*********@*****.***

Additional Information

•COVID test available

•Driver’s License Available

•Willing to relocate

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