Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Awards
Languages
Certification
Practicing Wound Care for Paraprofessionals
Timeline
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DONNA JESSICA IKEGWUONU

Oshawa,Canada

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Personal Support Worker with strong interpersonal skills and genuine passion for assisting others. Skilled and experienced in providing exceptional personalized care to clients in need, ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being to the fullest extent. Proven track record of enhancing quality of life for clients through keen observation and attentive care.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Bayshore Health Care
05.2024 - Current
  • Deliver personal care services aligned with care plan or assignment sheet to maximize client emotional, spiritual, physical comfort, well being, and safety to the fullest extent.
  • Provide compassionate and client-centered care that is within the provincial scope of practice for a PSW, duties like skincare, haircare, mouthcare, bathing, bowel and bladder care, positioning and moving, exercise, basic wound care, feeding including special diets, assisted with oxygen administration and medicine reminder.
  • Perform specialized, client specific procedures for which recognized training and current competency is demonstrated.
  • Observe and document client conditions according to company standards, report unusual events or changes to the immediate supervisor or the office.
  • Understands and implements infection prevention practices.
  • Participate in any ongoing internal and/ or external continuing education activities assigned for me.
  • Adhere to company's policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate in proactive health & safety activities while performing all duties, and responsible to notify immediate supervisor of any health & safety risks or concerns.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client and corporate information, but open to effective communication with client and among healthcare team for better assessment.
  • Complete other tasks as requested.

Personal Support Worker: Student Placement Community

LIVITA CENTENNIAL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE
02.2024 - 03.2024
  • Assisted experienced PSWs and RPNs in providing support and care to residents, gaining valuable experiential knowledge
  • Participated in taking and checking vital signs of residents
  • Aided in flushing and changing an indwelling catheter bag to a leg bag ensuring proper medical asepsis technique were followed to prevent infection
  • Assisted with changing and replacing oxygen tank and monitoring its contents for resident safety
  • Conducted AM/PM room census for meal times prompting in a calm and respectful manner
  • Assisted with daily housekeeping services that promotes residents' comfort
  • Coordinated with the activities director and chaplain to organize a hymnal sing-along for 'Christian residents'

Personal Support Worker: Student Placement Facility

GLEN HILL STRATHAVEN
01.2024 - 02.2024
  • Shadowing and assisting experienced PSWs in providing support service and care to residents thus acquiring practical expertise across multiple caregiving domains
  • Maintained 100% adherence to DIPPS principles by practicing and providing optimal client-centered care when giving care
  • Ensured residents' safety by performing hand-hygiene diligently
  • Skilled in providing client-centered personal care including bathing, dressing, grooming and elimination
  • Experienced in assisting with safe and comfortable transfers, lifts and other assistive mobility devices
  • Managed a caseload of 3 residents within a 40 minutes timeframe before breakfast and assisted every other AM&PM meal time plans
  • Displayed exceptional observational abilities that has significantly improves residents' quality of life during caregiving
  • Efficiently managed time and tasks assigned to me within stipulated timeframe and manner
  • Facilitated safe, informed decisions through effective communication with residents, families and team members

General Custodian

BEST- FOR A CLEANER WORLD
07.2023 - 05.2024
  • Top-notch cleaning performance and assistance to clients
  • Proficiency in preventing falls and trips by adopting dry mop skills
  • Collaborated with management and the security department
  • Trained new hires for performance and growth
  • Displayed proper company's image by dress code and conduct to clients
  • Delivered safely and timely services to ensure clients safety

Education

Diploma - PSW

Trillium College
Oshawa, Ontario
03-2024

B.Sc. - Political Science

University of Abuja
12-2007

Skills

  • Empathy and compassion
  • Communication
  • Safety transferring and lifting
  • Punctuality and time management
  • Safety awareness
  • Observation and reporting
  • Assistance with ADLs
  • Team player
  • Critical and analytical thinking
  • Cultural sensitivity

References

Provided upon request.

Awards

  • PSW Certificate (NACC)
  • Diploma in PSW
  • B.Sc. Political Science (2nd class upper division)
  • First Aid & CPR/AED
  • Mask Fit Test
  • AODA
  • WHIMS
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Gentle Persuasive Approach

Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

· PSW Certificate (NACC)

· Diploma in PSW

· B.Sc. Political Science

(2nd class upper division)

· First Aid & CPR/AED

· Mask Fit Test

· AODA

· WHIMS

· Occupational Health and Safety

· Gentle Persuasive Approach

· Practicing Wound Care for Paraprofessionals




Practicing Wound Care for Paraprofessionals

A little red spot could degenerate to an open wound with drain and foul odor if not swiftly attended to. Basically, every small or big, open or closed wound start from a little, sometimes neglected red or purple spot depending on the skin types. As a paraprofessional, I am directly in contact with the skin of my clients on a daily basis and since I am the eyes and ears to the healthcare team, it is my duty to report any unusual spot i witness during care to the team for better assessment.

Clients skincare products, dresses, footwear and exposure to sunlight and other radiations must be taken into considerations when discussing wound care.

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Bayshore Health Care
05.2024 - Current

Personal Support Worker: Student Placement Community

LIVITA CENTENNIAL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE
02.2024 - 03.2024

Personal Support Worker: Student Placement Facility

GLEN HILL STRATHAVEN
01.2024 - 02.2024

General Custodian

BEST- FOR A CLEANER WORLD
07.2023 - 05.2024

Diploma - PSW

Trillium College

B.Sc. - Political Science

University of Abuja
DONNA JESSICA IKEGWUONU