Cheryl Osalla
Guelph,ON
Summary
Dedicated Personal Support Worker with extensive experience at Paramed Home Health, adept in disability care and medication organization. Excelled in client relationship management, ensuring compassionate care and privacy. Achieved significant improvements in patients' well-being by leveraging geriatric care skills and emergency preparedness.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Paramed Home Health
Guelph, Ontario
11.2014 - Current
- Assessed patients' physical conditions and identified health problems requiring further medical intervention.
- Supported bathing, dressing, and personal care needs.
- Maintaining client environment cleanliness by cleaning surfaces, and washing clothes or dishes.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Transported clients to medical appointments or other destinations as needed.
- Worked closely with clinical staff to support therapeutic and behavioral plans.
- Lifted, moved, and adjusted clients to ambulate individuals for diverse needs.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations involving clients' safety or well-being.
- Recorded vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure.
- Encouraged clients to participate in recreational activities such as reading, playing games, and socializing with others.
Personal Support Worker
Riverside Glen Long-Term Care
Guelph, Ontario
10.2014 - 04.2020
- Encouraged residents to participate in activities of daily living to enhance personal dignity.
- Provided emotional support for terminally ill patients and their families.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Transported clients to medical appointments or other destinations as needed.
- Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop care plans for individual patients.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Developed positive relationships with patients by demonstrating empathy and respect for their needs.
Live-In Caregiver
Private Employer
Guelph, Ontario
04.2011 - 11.2014
- Cooked and served meals to clients according to dietary needs.
- Transported children to and from school, appointments, and recreational activities.
- Aided with bathing, dressing, teeth brushing, and diapering to promote healthy personal hygiene and good oral health.
- Performed light housekeeping tasks related to the client's care such as laundry and changing linens.
Personal Support Worker
Heritage House Retirement Home
Guelph, Ontario
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Observed clinical conditions of patients while providing direct patient care services.
Education
Associate of Science - Personal Support Worker
Cornerstone College
Guelph, ON01-2014
Skills
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Compassionate care
- Disability care
- Meal preparation
- Dementia care
- Verbal and written communication
- Housekeeping tasks
- Mobility assistance
- Client relationship management
- Medication organization
- Emergency preparedness
- Geriatric care
Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Basic Medication Safety
- Standard First aid and CPR
- Ontario Class G Driver's License
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Paramed Home Health
11.2014 - Current
Personal Support Worker
Riverside Glen Long-Term Care
10.2014 - 04.2020
Personal Support Worker
Heritage House Retirement Home
07.2013 - 10.2014
Live-In Caregiver
Private Employer
04.2011 - 11.2014
- Basic Life Support
- Basic Medication Safety
- Standard First aid and CPR
- Ontario Class G Driver's License
Associate of Science - Personal Support Worker
Cornerstone College
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