April Delorme
Calgary,AB
Summary
Responsible and caring, Home Health Aide with excellent communication skills demonstrated by over 26 years of experience in healthcare. Proficient in providing exceptional in-home support to patients with a wide range of disabilities, illnesses, or other challenges.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse's Assistant
Genuine Home And Health Services
Calgary, AB
08.2021 - 09.2023
- Cared for Paraplegic and Quadrapalegic clients in their own homes
- Duties included bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, ROM exercises, bladder and bowel management, suctioning, transfers with transfer equipment, prevent complications such as pressure ulcers, UTI's and respiratory infections, provided pain management and wound and dressing care.
Youth Support Worker
Community Living Alternative Services
Calgary, AB
12.2015 - 01.2017
- Established a trusting and meaningful one to one relationship with children, youth and families
- Implement strategies with a team of health professionals, family, friends and caregivers that include planned daily activities, coordinated treatment interventions, structured environments and organized recreational and social activities
- Provided in-home support with health and daily living tasks such as washing, eating, dressing, transportation, budgeting and assist with self-medication.
STAR/FASD Mentor
Southeast Resource Development Council
Winnipeg, MB
08.2014 - 01.2015
- Encourage addiction-free lifestyle during and after pregnancy
- Maintain a close relationship and home visitation with program participants
- Encourage and assist participants in setting positive goals that are suited to their needs
- Support participants with legal and CFS issues
- Case documentation following case management protocols
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder education to service providers and participants.
Education
Primary Care Paramedic Diploma -
Criti Care EMS Academy
07.2007
Mature Student Diploma -
Aboriginal Community Campus
06.2003
Health Care Aide Diploma -
College of Health and Family Support Studies
07.1999
Skills
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Critical thinking
- Experience working in various health care settings
- Medication administration
- Specialized in Paraplegic and Quadriplegic patients
- Able to lift 50 lbs and over
- Work with health care professionals such as Registered Nurses, Doctors, Physiotherapists
- Wound and dressing care
- Intravenous care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Direct Patient Care
- Care plan implementation
Certification
- ASIT - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training version 11
- Tattered Teddies (Suicide Prevention Skills for Children)
- Trauma in the Child
- FASD 101
- Traditional Parenting Training for Trainors
- Suicide Talk
- Safe talk
Timeline
Nurse's Assistant
Genuine Home And Health Services
08.2021 - 09.2023
Youth Support Worker
Community Living Alternative Services
12.2015 - 01.2017
STAR/FASD Mentor
Southeast Resource Development Council
08.2014 - 01.2015
Primary Care Paramedic Diploma -
Criti Care EMS Academy
Mature Student Diploma -
Aboriginal Community Campus
Health Care Aide Diploma -
College of Health and Family Support Studies
- ASIT - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training version 11
- Tattered Teddies (Suicide Prevention Skills for Children)
- Trauma in the Child
- FASD 101
- Traditional Parenting Training for Trainors
- Suicide Talk
- Safe talk
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