Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Timeline

Beverly Michaelis

Oshawa,ON

Summary

Dedicated PSW with extensive experience in dementia care and patient support, notably at Aspira Emire community. Excelled in providing compassionate care and emotional support, alongside proficient health assessment skills. Achieved significant improvements in clients' daily living quality through personalized rehabilitation techniques and effective team collaboration.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

PSW-MED UCP

Aspira Empire Crossing Retirement Communities
06.2024 - Current

UCP Memory Care Dementia and Alzheimer

Seasons Clarington
04.2022 - 07.2024


• Comfortable and knowledgeable to work with

clients/residents with multiple health conditions such as:

Alzheimer’s, seniors with immobility, and hearing loss, vision-

impaired, Diabetes, heart conditions, dementia.

• Providing bedside care or personal care such bathing,

toileting, perineal care, and helping with dressing and

personal hygiene.

• Assisting with ambulation, positioning, and transferring.

• Performed routine housekeeping including making beds to

provide clean and organized living space for the health

and wellness of the client.

• Prepare and maintain records of client progress and

services performed, reporting any changes in client

condition to manager or supervisor/nurse on duty.

• Provided companionship throughout the day, engaging

clients in conversations and activities.

• Prepared healthy meals and snacks to meet the client’s

dietary needs, and requirements.

• Followed policies and procedures in administering care to

clien

PSW Community

Paramed
03.2024 - 06.2024

· Assist patients with activities of daily living including skin, hair, and oral care along with bathing, toileting, & peri-care

· Prepare nutritious meals and snacks, including special diets, as determined by the care plan

· Provide basic housekeeping tasks and companionship to help your patients enjoy a better quality of life

· Worked with clients in rehabilitation

PSW Clinical

Aspira Tradition of Durham
10.2023 - 12.2023

· Assisted with cutting, queuing and feeding clients

· Worked with legally blind dementia clients with performing ADLS like dressing, feeding, bathing.

· Provided comfort measure for Palliative clients such as skin care, wound care, infection control, and diet intake.

· Assisted with dining needs delivering meals, preparing meals, and tidying up.

Senior Caregiver

Senior Helpers
01.2018 - 03.2019
  • Provided companionship and helped the clients totake care of themselves, and complete tasks.
  • Light housekeeping (change bedding, laundry,dishes, bathroom, and kitchen)
  • • Assistance with daily activities including groceryshopping, personal appointments, and prioritizationof outdoor excursions and exercise.• Planned and engaged with residents in non-medicalleisure activities in both in-home and long-term care,hospital Settings.• Provided Emotional support, Empathy, Patience.
  • • Managed clients to appointments, groceryshopping/stores, daily living needs.

Education

High School Diploma -

Parry Sound Highschool, Oshawa, ON

Graduate Certificate - Personal Support Worker

Computek College , Ajax, ON
01-2024

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Health assessment
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Medication administration
  • Health education
  • Rehabilitation techniques
  • Emotional support
  • Family communication
  • Team collaboration
  • Basic nursing care
  • Palliative care
  • End-of-life care
  • Patient intake
  • Compassionate care
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Dementia care
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • Fall prevention
  • Strong ethics
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Respectful and compassionate
  • Problem-solving
  • COVID-19 safety policies
  • First aid and safety
  • Hoyer lifting equipment
  • Daily living assistance
  • Multitasking and organization
  • ADL assistance

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Certification

  • CPR/AED Certification
  • First Aid Certification
  • Driver's License
  • C.A.R.E.S Training
  • WHMIS


Timeline

PSW-MED UCP - Aspira Empire Crossing Retirement Communities
06.2024 - Current
PSW Community - Paramed
03.2024 - 06.2024
PSW Clinical - Aspira Tradition of Durham
10.2023 - 12.2023
UCP Memory Care Dementia and Alzheimer - Seasons Clarington
04.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Caregiver - Senior Helpers
01.2018 - 03.2019
Parry Sound Highschool - High School Diploma,
Computek College - Graduate Certificate, Personal Support Worker
Beverly Michaelis