Patient-focused Home Support Worker with experience in providing compassionate and comprehensive care to clients as well as family members who require additional emotional support.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Day Program Worker
Home Care Queens
09.2021 - Current
Provides support to families and caregivers by offering a variety of group and individual activities in a safe and comfortable environment.
Supports clients with activities of daily living.
Monitor clients for any changes in physical and emotional behaviors.
Reporting any changes in clients overall health status to supervisor and maintaining open communication with families.
Home Support Worker
Home Care Queens
06.2021 - 09.2021
Enhanced client comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
Improved independence and quality of life for clients through assistance with daily living tasks.
Monitored vital signs and reported health concerns to healthcare professionals in a timely manner.
Developed trusting relationships with clients, establishing rapport and open communication.
Resident Care Worker
Beach Grove Home
06.2014 - 06.2021
Caring for individuals as a whole including physical, emotional, spiritual, and psycho social needs.
Monitor, report and record changes in health status of each individual.
Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships.
Kept close eye on behavior and emotional responses of clients to address concerns and protect each person from any harm.
Education
Resident Care Worker Certificate -
Marguerite Connolly Training & Consulting
Charlottetown, PE
06.2014
Skills
Privacy and confidentiality
Follow person center care approach
Work with compassion and empathy towards clients and family
Ability to work individually and as team player
Able to adapt to different situations
Dementia and Alzheimer's experience
Knowledge of PIECES to access people and situations
Additional training
Caring for Persons with Dementia course
DementiAbility Workshop
Teepa Snow Positive Approach to Care Seminar
Gentle Persuasive Approach
TLR Assessor Training
WHIMIS
Standard First Aid Certificate
Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP)