Carrie MacLachlan
St. Catharines
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Bayshore Home Health
St. Catharines, ON
07.2022 - Current
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks and Point of care charting for management.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements
- Meal prep & assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Blood pressure monitoring
Personal Support Worker
March Of Dimes Canada
Thorold, ON
07.2015 - 11.2021
- Non-Medical support care, with the Niagara Assisted Living Outreach Program.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided personal care, including bathing, dressing.
- Meal preparation
- Range of motion exercises
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Medication reminder and assistance for clients.
- Companionship and socialization
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Always ensured the client's safety
Security Guard
Guardian International Security
Thorold, ON
10.2012 - 06.2014
- Communicated with security team and building supervisors using two-way radios, mobile phones and other technological devices.
- Patrolled internal building spaces and facility grounds to identify and deter threats to assets.
- Secured premises and personnel by patrolling property and monitoring surveillance equipment.
- Responded quickly to incidents and assessed active situations for security concerns.
Education
Health Care - Early Childhood And Gerentology
St. Thomas Adult Learning Center
St. Catharines, ON06.2015
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Bayshore Home Health
07.2022 - Current
Personal Support Worker
March Of Dimes Canada
07.2015 - 11.2021
Security Guard
Guardian International Security
10.2012 - 06.2014
Health Care - Early Childhood And Gerentology
St. Thomas Adult Learning Center