CHRISTINE VACHON
Guelph,ON
Summary
Compassionate Home Support Worker with background in providing tailored care to elderly, disabled, and recovering patients. Strengths include effective communication, patient-focused care, and ability to perform domestic tasks efficiently. Known for fostering comforting environments and promoting patient independence. Have consistently improved quality of life for clients in previous roles. Compassionate professional focused on helping clients maintain personal hygiene and assisting with activities of daily living. Skilled in preparing meals, maintaining organized living spaces and documenting behaviors. Committed to emotional and social support to promote overall wellness.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Support Worker
Right at Home Canada - In home Care and Assistance
Wellington , Ontario
09.2021 - Current
- Provided home support services to elderly individuals, including assisting with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Organized recreational activities for clients in their homes or other community settings.
- Assisted individuals with mobility issues in transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice versa.
Personal Support Worker
ParaMed Home Health Care
Guelph
02.2021 - 09.2021
- Performed hygiene maintenance via sponge baths
- Conducted toileting routines
- Operated different lifts to ensure safe and efficient patient movement
- Medication administration.
- Exercises/ambulation
- Implemented turning techniques to prevent bedsores.
- Meal prep/General Housekeeping
- Grooming/shaving men and
- Assisted clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Provided companionship to isolated or lonely clients by engaging in conversation and accompanying them on outings.
- Recorded vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
personal Care Aide
Schlegel Villages Riverside Glenn, Guelph
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Assist in dining room and feeding
- Perineal Care/toileting
- Offloading residents
- Ambulatory Assist/assist with ADL’S
- Used Mechanical lift from laying down to sitting in a wheelchair
- Oral care and grooming for women
- General cleanup
Sales Specialist
Prime Communications Canada Inc
07.2019 - 02.2021
Recreational Assistant
Schlegel Villages Riverside Glenn
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Help seat/assist in dining room with meals/clean up
- Decorate/cleanup for events/helping supervisor and running my own programs
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Caregiver of The Year
Right At Home Canada - In Home Care And Assistance
Wellington, ON01-2023
09.2021
First Aid and CPR Training -
Conestoga College
Guelph, ON07.2021
Skills
- Adaptable to Guidance and eager to learn
- Effective Communication
- Dependable/Responsible
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Behavior redirection
- Medication Administration
- Compassionate client care
- Observational skills
- Meal Preparation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Home Support Worker
Right at Home Canada - In home Care and Assistance
09.2021 - Current
Personal Support Worker
ParaMed Home Health Care
02.2021 - 09.2021
personal Care Aide
Schlegel Villages Riverside Glenn, Guelph
01.2021 - 05.2021
Sales Specialist
Prime Communications Canada Inc
07.2019 - 02.2021
Recreational Assistant
Schlegel Villages Riverside Glenn
06.2018 - 10.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Caregiver of The Year
Right At Home Canada - In Home Care And Assistance
First Aid and CPR Training -
Conestoga College
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