Davida Gyabaah
Brampton,ON
Summary
An experienced and compassionate Personal support worker with a strong commitment to care for patients in any healthcare setting. Seeking to leverage experience and background to obtain employment within a reputable organization that offers a high level of care to residents/ or patients, values exemplary teamwork and rewards hard work and talent. Skilled at providing assistance with activities of daily living, ambulation, daily grooming and staying on top of medical appointments. A proven ability to provide companionship and to engage residents/ patients in order to maximize the quality of their lives.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Extendicare West Oak Village
Oakville, ON
01.2024 - Current
- Utilized adaptive equipment appropriately when assisting residents with mobility-related tasks or exercises.
- Engaged residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted residents with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help residents achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound residents to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in residents' health status to charge nurse.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of residents by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Guided residents to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Enhanced resident comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
Personal Support Worker
St. Leonard’s Place
Brampton, ON
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Volunteer/Internship Student
Amica Peel Village - Memory Care Unit
Brampton, ON
11.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed experience working on the memory care floor.
- Built strong relationships with residents to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged residents in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in residents' health status to RCP's.
- Used software named 'Yaardie' to maintain records of services performed and apparent condition of residents.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, and perineal care.
- Assisted residents with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help residents achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound residents to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Provided safe mobility support to help residents move around personal and public spaces.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Education
Certificate - Personal Support Worker
Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Mississauga, ONDegree - Child And Youth Care
Humber Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Toronto, ONSkills
- Mobility Support
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- High sense of responsibility
- Cultural competence
- Bedsore Prevention
- Ability to Lift
- Progress Documentation
- Care Plan Assessment
- Behavior Redirection
- PPE Usage
- Interpersonal communication
- Client Transportation
- Developing Client Trust
- Problem solving
- Meal Assistance
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
- Gentle Persuasive Approaches in Dementia care - Certificate completed 10/16/2022.
- Palliative Care for the Allied Health Worker - Certificate completed 11/11/2022.
- Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 steps - Certificate completed 09/06/2022.
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Extendicare West Oak Village
01.2024 - Current
Personal Support Worker
St. Leonard’s Place
02.2023 - 10.2023
Volunteer/Internship Student
Amica Peel Village - Memory Care Unit
11.2022 - 01.2023
Certificate - Personal Support Worker
Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Degree - Child And Youth Care
Humber Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning