Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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AMINA RAGE

1014- 10 Willowridge Road, Etobicoke, Toronto,ON

Summary

Compassionate Personal Care Assistant with hands-on experience providing companionship and emotional support to residents, and promoting professional growth and development. Committed to creating positive rapport with patients and providing quality patient care.

Overview

6
6

Years of professional experience

10
10

Certifications

Work History

Personal Support Worker

P.S.W
Toronto, Ontario

· Qualified Personal Support Worker with highly developed skills in all aspects of

health care

· Six years of experience working as a Personal Support Worker

· Well-organized, reliable and resourceful individual

· Quick and hard worker with a positive attitude

· Self-motivated and able to function well independently or in a team environment

· Excellent communication skills both written and oral in English, Swahili and Somali

· Always Willing to take on new challenges.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Helped clients with all personal needs, from simple cleaning and daily exercise to bathing, dressing and personal grooming.
  • Assisted with basic care for elderly patients, including scheduling appointments, exercise and reminders for medication.
  • Laundered clothing and bedding and changed linens to prevent spread of infection.
  • Performed light housekeeping duties such as, making beds, sweeping floors and sanitizing surfaces.
  • Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients, as well as social integration and showing empathy to clients.
  • Provided patients and families with emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living skills and adaptation to disability or illness.

Personal Support Worker

Private Home
Toronto, ON
01.2018 - 09.2020
  • Assisted client with daily needs, including personal hygiene, dressing, bathing, grooming and transferring from chairs to bed.
  • Provided personal hygiene assistance including oral care, shampooing hair, changing bed linens and doing laundry.
  • Delivered high-quality, geriatric care to private client.
  • Took and recorded patient temperature
  • Engaged client in physical and mental activities to sustain quality of life.
  • Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
  • Provided companionship to isolated or lonely clients by engaging in conversation and accompanying them on outings.
  • Transported clients to medical appointments or other destinations as needed.
  • Educated families about the patient's condition and provided support during difficult times.
  • Prepared meals according to dietary needs of individuals served.
  • Maintained a safe environment for clients by ensuring all equipment is properly stored when not in use.
  • Developed positive relationships with patient by demonstrating empathy and respect for their needs.

Food Service Handler

CLS Catering
Toronto, ON
06.2018 - 11.2019
  • Dish wash (loading used cutlery and dishes) for airline equipments on the machine..(Egypt airline, Etihad, Emirate, Carthy pacific, eva airline, Pakistan, China south and east, Westjet, Korean airlines).
  • Sorting out dishes for different airlines.
  • Loading dishes in a proper way on the machine Pulling out all used dishes from the trolley and placing them on the table, then disposing left overs into garbage and placing dishes onto the machine to be cleaned.
  • Pre soaking of equipments, linning up trolley ready to be washed and sanitized.
  • Cleaning up surrounding area, receiving clean dishes and packing them into proper trolleys or storage.
  • Delivering of equipments to food department; preparation of cutlery and crockery.
  • Preparation of meals for the flight as per instructions by placing food orders into different containers according to the flight, ensure proper follow up of food handling practices.
  • Following food safety standards; hygiene and checking the right order.
  • For Cutlery section, i was making sure the right cutlery is selected, wrapped in napkin and packed, Sorted different spoons, knives and forks for different airlines.
  • Ensuring they are all clean and with no stains, and placing them into appropriate containers.

Personal Support Worker

Carepartners
Toronto, ON
11.2020 - Current
  • Maintaining daily living standards by assisting clients with personal hygiene needs.
  • Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
  • Made beds, swept floors and sanitized surfaces to support activities of daily living.
  • Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
  • Lifted, moved and adjusted clients to ambulate individuals for diverse needs.
  • Engaged with patients and families to provide emotional support and daily living instruction.
  • Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
  • Assisted with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
  • Coordinated patient care plans with doctors and registered nurses and communicated treatment steps to patients.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safe
  • Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
  • Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
  • Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
  • Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Personal Support Worker 2017

Medix College
Toronto, ON

High School Diploma -

Afgoye High School

Hodan Primary Junior School

Skills

Language Skills:

Fluent in English, Somali, Swahili and other African languages

Computer Skills:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft outlook

Certification

  • Personal Support Worker Certificate
  • Pharmacology Training
  • First Aid, AED and CPR training
  • Crisis intervention Training
  • Safe management Training
  • Palliative Care Training from Pallium Canada
  • Workplace Respect: Prevention of Violence and Harassment in the Workplace Training
  • Patient Safety and Privacy Training
  • Dementia Training
  • PSW approach to quality care {Closing the Gap Training} University of Toronto.
  • Community support work volunteer
  • WHIMS Training certificate
  • Food Handling certificate
  • Mask fitting training and Covid Training
  • Workplace violence and Safety Training
  • Office Administration certificate
  • Volunteer/School council board member training and workshops.

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Carepartners
11.2020 - Current

Food Service Handler

CLS Catering
06.2018 - 11.2019

Personal Support Worker

Private Home
01.2018 - 09.2020

Personal Support Worker

P.S.W

Some College (No Degree) - Personal Support Worker 2017

Medix College

High School Diploma -

Afgoye High School

Hodan Primary Junior School
AMINA RAGE