Health Care Healthcare Assistant
Resume:
Cheryl Tshuma
Mbizo
Kwekwe
Zimbabwe
************@*****.***
Professional Summary.
A qualified and compassionate Healthcare assistant. Confident in providing care to children, adolescents and adults. Able to monitor and record vital signs and observations in line with professional guidelines. Exceptionally sensitive and dedicated Caregiver with a strong record of health care service and client satisfaction. Adept at handling a variety of client issues and problems with kindness and professionalism. Flexible scheduling availability to include evenings, some weekends, and emergency situations as required.
Key Skills and Attributes.
● Medication administration and tracking
● Client intakes and assessments
● Errand management
● Document and records management
● Care-driven guardianship and daily life facilitation
● Compassionate communication sensitive to client needs
● Client transportation, appointment setting, and schedule management
● Daily lifestyle facilitation, including dressing, feeding, and task prioritization
● Emergency response and crisis intervention
● Adaptation to special needs and individualized requirements
● Problem-solving, troubleshooting, and flexibility in the face of challenges
● Relationship building with ability to form a rapport with clients of all ages and backgrounds Work Experience
Caregiver: Private Homestead
October 2015 -December 2017
• Assisted my old mother with meal preparation, feeding and monitored intake to achieve nutritional objectives.
• Supported her with mental support and physical activities such as knitting,pottery, gardening to achieve her cognitive thinking and improve her way pf life and sustain her needs.
• Planned meals, purchased ingredients and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for her well-being.
• Bathed her, cleaned house,ran errands,managed laundry and complete weekly grocery shopping.
• Assisted her with medication, monitoring and doctors appointments. Care giver: Heart Touch Care
Jan 2019 -August 2023
● Maintaining and updating client condition and activity documents on a regular basis.
● Performing duties such as cooking, cleaning, and other household tasks for clients on a daily basis.
● Informing supervisor promptly of any incidents or irregularities regarding client behavior.
● Identifying defective facility equipment and report to supervisor accordingly.
● Documenting client medication distribution and intake as needed.
● Ensuring adherence to all facility, local, state, and federal rules in all performed tasks.
● Transporting individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
● Helping patients care for themselves by teaching proper, safe use of ambulation assistive devices such as canes or walkers.
● Providing assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
● Documenting vitals, behaviour’s and medications in client medical records.
● Providing safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
● Transporting patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities. ● Entertaining, conversing and reading aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
Volunteer Community Elderly Care Jan 2018-Dec 2018
● Attended to 10+ elderly patients on a daily basis with different illnesses and ailments.
● Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating and drinking and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
● Organized and maintained medication closets and first aid supplies.
● Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
● Aided patients with walking and limb exercises to improve strength and balance.
● Participated in cleaning and maintenance of medical equipment to assist in department function and regulation compliance.
● Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
● Arranged bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed and chairs.
● Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
● Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation. Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
• Supported clients with social and physical activities in residential and care home.
• Assisted with their personal care.
• Administered medication and monitored their vital signs.
• Assisted with their shopping .
Notable Achievements.
● Identifying relevant information and observation gotten from patients by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities and detecting changes in circumstances or events and reporting them to the Nurse and Ward Manager for immediate and urgent care.
● Assisted patients throughout the assessments process and provided them with relevant education which increased positive relative feedback by 50%
● Provided non-medical home care service to elderly/disabled patients. Focused on personal care, companionship, homemaking, and transportation.
● Achieved the high end of the pay scale based on client reviews of 96% "excellent." Awarded 100% ratings for punctuality, efficiency, and compassion.
● Maintained 100% clean driving record while transporting clients to appointments, shopping, and accompanying them to museums and cinema.
Education
1 Alison
Diploma in Caregiving
Diploma Health and Social Care
Diploma Dementia Care
Diploma Mental Health
Certificate Basic Life Support
Certificate CPR, AED and First Aid
Certificate Elderly Care and Caring for the
Disabled
2 University of Tasmania
Certificate Understanding Dementia and
Care
Certificate Understanding Traumatic Brain
Injury
Microsoft word
Email and internet
Additional information
Ukvi IELTS B2
Negative TB Test
Driver's license.
Valid Passport
References:
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