AGNES SEREBOUR NYARKO
Personal support worker
Mississauga,ON
Summary
I am compassionate, a critical thinker, and an analytical person. I am innovative and self-motivated with a solid mentality to identify and overcome challenges independently. I constantly demonstrate a high sense of teamwork, the ability to identify an opportunity for expansion, and an appreciation for inclusion and diversity. I am adaptable, solution-focused, and passionate about providing good quality daily care to patients. Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
5
5
year of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Villa Minto Long Term Care Home
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Provides appropriate safe techniques in assisting with activities of daily living
- Maintain a clean and healthy environment for resident
- Immediately reports any changes in Resident to the Nurse in charge
- Recognize emergencies and the appropriate action to take
- Assists in all needed areas as been directed
- Able to create a community wide environment that protects the confidentiality of the residents, Team members and activities of the home
- Provided an accurate complete of any required documentation on the POC.
Bethammi Nursing Home
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Developed Skin care assessments by applying moisturizer and keeping elderly patients always hydrated
- Documented any skin tear using the Point Click Care
- Vital signs, Cognitive, Pain, Skin, fall, and head-to-toe assessment
- Ensured the dignity of my patients and their preferences are being addressed
- Demonstrated ability to work under high-pressure situations
- Educate patients about Infection prevention control by proper hand hygiene
- Documented any changes in the urine like kinks, color, or smell of the urine.
Personal Support Worker
Care Touch Home HealthCare
03.2023 - 04.2023
- Providing morning care to residents
- Reporting any changes of behavior in client to the supervisor
- Infection prevention control by proper hand hygiene technique
- Advocating for residents’ safety in their homes by reporting family issues and safety hazards to the supervisor
- Assisting residents with activities of daily living
- Assisting client with standard housekeeping and weekly grocery shopping runs
- Ensure residents maintained good personal hygiene, including bathing oral care and environmental hygiene.
Schlegel Villages of Sandalwood
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Assisting in serving meal to residents according to their diet and documented the percentage they will eat using the Point Click Care
- Vital signs, Cognitive, Pain, Skin, and head-to-toe assessment
- Independently taken the full patient load of my shift
- Demonstrated strong capability to work under high-pressure situations
- Infection prevention control by proper hand hygiene and proper donning and doffing ppe
- Conducted skills like draining catheterization, urine collection for urinalysis
- Able to manage a case load of 3 to 6 patients at a time
- Measure and record height and weight
- Expect in partial bed bath and peri care.
Personal Support Worker
Orchard Villa Retirement and Long-Term Care
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Providing emotional, physical, and mental support to residents
- Developed clinical experience for a different type of diagnosis with the help of other health care and support professionals
- Assisting in maintaining safe, clean, and positive client environment
- Provided nursing care to two assigned clients per shift
- Facilitate patients’ movement and daily care
- Educated and advocated for patients
- Developed excellent therapeutic communication with patients and family members
- Performed electronic documentation after each procedure through POC
- Documents, reports, and observe any physical and psychological changes to supervisor or the nurses in charge
- Turned and re-positioned resident and encouraged the movement to prevent skin sores.
Education
Humber college Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Etobicoke, ONKumvux college
Komfo Anokye
Diploma - nursing
Ghana
Skills
- Can safely operate mobility and ambulation
- Proper documentation on the POC
- Proper techniques in assisting with personal hygiene
- Skin and wound care
- Knowledge on common cognitive issues and mental health such as depression, dementia, and anxiety
- Nutrition knowledge and preparing meal
- Administration of medication – Assisting in feeding
- Compassion, Empathy, People skills, Communication skills
- Knowledge on sphygmomanometer and stethoscope
- Bathing resident – Cleaning
- Dementia knowledge – Companionship
- Client confidentiality
- PROFILE
- Graduate of Personal Support Worker Program at Humber College
- Knowledge on social support to assist residents with the right level of care for them and their families like abuse and neglect, care for cognitive and dementia or mental health concern also point Click Care, Microsoft Word, and Internet Explorer
- Knowledge in palliative care and what to put in a comfort basket
- In-depth knowledge of principles and processes for providing quality care, clients’ needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluating client satisfaction
- CPR, Standard First Aid, and possess a current and clean Police Record Check
- Organized, able to prioritize tasks, manage time well, and able to manage multiple demands and tasks simultaneously
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Responsible, diligent professional, and willing to learn new things
- Dependable individual who excels in challenging and competitive environments; supportive team player with a solid work ethic in delivering high-quality nursing care to patients
- Demonstrated compassion, flexibility, and a client-centered approach to caregiving; always committed to the health and safety of my resident’s
Accomplishments
- Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in dementia care: Supporting Persons with responsive behaviors 2023.
Languages
English
Professional Working
Swedish
Professional Working
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Villa Minto Long Term Care Home
11.2023 - 02.2024
Bethammi Nursing Home
05.2023 - 10.2023
Personal Support Worker
Care Touch Home HealthCare
03.2023 - 04.2023
Schlegel Villages of Sandalwood
01.2023 - 04.2023
Personal Support Worker
Orchard Villa Retirement and Long-Term Care
09.2022 - 01.2023
Humber college Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Kumvux college
Komfo Anokye
Diploma - nursing
Ghana