Catherine Okebaram
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Compassionate Support Worker with a wide range of medical care skills applicable to positions in public and private healthcare environments. Adapt at meeting patient needs in a timely manner. Focused on maintaining patient care requirements.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support worker
Progressive Housing Society
11.2023 - Current
- Support and supervise homeless adults who may be facing multiple barriers
- Assist with medication administration, wound care, and other medical tasks under the guidance of a healthcare professional
- Ensure a clean and safe environment that meets health & safety standards
- Interview and provide necessities, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for vulnerable adults
- Complete required records and maintain statistical data.
Support Worker
Strive Living
12.2023 - Current
- Enhanced the quality of care for clients by providing personalized support and assistance with daily living activities.
- Improved client satisfaction by promptly addressing concerns and implementing feedback in a timely manner.
- Established trusting relationships with clients and their families through empathetic communication and active listening.
- Provided crisis intervention services when necessary, effectively de-escalating challenging situations while maintaining client safety.
- Developed strong rapport with clients by consistently demonstrating respect, understanding, and genuine concern for their wellbeing.
- Delivered compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill clients, ensuring comfort measures were in place during final stages of life.
Support Volunteer
Union Gospel Mission
02.2023 - 04.2023
- Enhanced client satisfaction by providing empathetic and timely support to individuals seeking assistance.
- Improved team efficiency by organizing and maintaining accurate records of volunteer activities and client interactions.
- Increased client engagement through active listening and providing tailored guidance for their unique situations.
- Collaborated with fellow volunteers, fostering a supportive and cohesive team environment to better serve clients.
Assistant Care Aid
Empathway
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Assisting residents as necessary with activities of daily living including bathing, personal hygiene, grooming, toileting and dressing
- Complies with the facility policies and procedures pertaining to the care of the residents
- Lean into the expertise of the health and wellness coaches (RN and LRN) and work together with them to make lives better for the resident
- Mobility assistance and follow up with medications administration
- Help the residents with meals, cleaning, escorting, diaper changes, getting dresses etc
- Emotional support and help with organizing, packing, or cleaning for a trip, or general house care and cleaning
- Attentive to care, consideration, and confidentiality of residents, staff, and visitors.
Caregiver
Right at home
01.2022
- Experience with dementia patients
- Experience with Schizophrenic patients
- Assistance with cleaning, cooking and grocery shopping
- Performing daily vitals checks on patient
- Provided daily report on patient’s well-being and progress
- Great interpersonal skills with both patients and family members.
Assistant Health Aide
UND Nursing care
01.2019
- To assist Qualified Nurses in the performance of their duties as requested
- To report any changes in residents' physical or mental condition to the Named Nurse or his/her deputy and maintain accurate records on all forms and systems as required
- To be courteous and polite at all times
- To answer outside telephone calls politely and relay messages efficiently
- To maintain confidentiality at all times
- To encourage and assist residents to participate in leisure pursuits and ensure their social and emotional needs are met.
Education
Master of Science - Global Health And Human Service Adminstration
Fairleigh Dickinson University
05.2024
B.sc (Hons) Medical Laboratory Science -
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology
05.2016
Skills
- Patient Support
- Administrative management
- Time management
- Activities of daily living
- Personal errands assistance
- ADL support
- Care plan implementation
- Medical office administration
- Patient care
- Multitasking abilities
- Teamwork
- Relationship Building
- Mobility assistance
- Broad knowledge of medical care techniques in various settings
- Especially adept at meeting patient care requirements
- Ability to assist patients with a variety of daily healthcare tasks
Languages
English
Professional Working
Certification
Occupational first aid
Naloxone training
WHIMS
MANDTS training
Food safe
Current TB test result
Timeline
Support Worker
Strive Living
12.2023 - Current
Support worker
Progressive Housing Society
11.2023 - Current
Support Volunteer
Union Gospel Mission
02.2023 - 04.2023
Caregiver
Right at home
01.2022
Assistant Care Aid
Empathway
01.2021 - 04.2021
Assistant Health Aide
UND Nursing care
01.2019
Master of Science - Global Health And Human Service Adminstration
Fairleigh Dickinson University
B.sc (Hons) Medical Laboratory Science -
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology
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