Abigail Brago Ofosuhene
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Experienced support worker prepared for role in personal assistance. Skilled in providing compassionate care, managing daily tasks, and ensuring clients' well-being. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving results. Reliable and capable of responding to changing needs, with expertise in communication, problem-solving, and empathy.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Chartwell Retirement Residences
07.2024 - Current
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
- Administered medications as prescribed, ensuring proper dosage and adherence to schedules.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Promoted continuity of care by communicating effectively with other Personal Support Workers during shift changes or handoffs.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
Unregulated Care Provider
Chartwell Retirement Residences
07.2024 - Current
- Enhanced patient health by accurately administering prescribed medications according to schedule.
- Achieved high levels of efficiency while distributing medications by organizing daily routines around individual patient schedules and needs.
- Demonstrated adaptability in the face of medical emergencies, providing crucial assistance during critical situations as needed.
- Contributed to positive patient outcomes by closely monitoring and reporting any adverse reactions or changes in condition following medication administration.
- Took patient vital signs, height, and weight measurements and monitored glucose and patient wellbeing.
- Assisted in inventory management, ensuring an adequate stock of medications was always available for patients'' needs.
- Reported changes in patient status regarding drug therapy.
- Safeguarded patients from potential drug interactions by carefully reviewing their medical histories before administering any new medications.
- Streamlined communication between healthcare providers and pharmacists, ensuring accuracy in both prescription orders and dosage instructions.
- Prepared medication doses accurately by following medication administration record (MAR) written by healthcare providers.
- Identified and reported medication errors to avoid distributing wrong medication to patients.
- Reordered medication to maintain adequate supply.
- Documented medication administration into electronic medical records (EMR) to avoid duplication of medication dosages.
Education
Master of Philosophy - Public Health
University of Ghana
Ghana07-2019
Skills
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Medication and appointment reminders
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Interpersonal communication
- Emotional support
- Housekeeping tasks
- Fall prevention
- First aid and safety
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Chartwell Retirement Residences
07.2024 - Current
Unregulated Care Provider
Chartwell Retirement Residences
07.2024 - Current
Master of Philosophy - Public Health
University of Ghana
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