Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Beachside Manor
04.2022 - Current
Assisted clients with daily living needs, including bathing and personal grooming, to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
Kept patients mentally alert by entertaining, conversing and reading aloud to patients.
Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and all doctor's appointments.
Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles.
Assisted patients with personal requirements, including keeping spaces clean and helping with grooming.
Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.
Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching, and strength building.
Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
Branch Service Manager
Access Bank Plc Nigeria
Ikeja, Lagos
09.2014 - 02.2021
Handled customers' complaints and questions with utmost professionalism to restore satisfaction and maintain loyalty to branch.
Managed branch vault and cash supply to keep appropriate level of currency on hand.
Helped customers effectively navigate bank technology such as kiosks and mobile access to reduce common questions and unprofitable interactions.
Cross-sold products such as consumer loans by listening to customers and understanding needs and taught staff to implement similar processes in every interaction.
Protected branch assets through security monitoring and effective assessment techniques at each customer contact point.
Oversaw daily branch preparations to consistently open on-time and maintain readiness to serve customers' needs.
Built trusting relationships with members by offering sound financial advice and personalized service.
Processed customers' deposits, transfers and cash withdrawals.
Coached staff to improve efficiency and revenue with more effective procedures and approaches.
Trained staff in bank products, operations procedures and successful sales strategies.
Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve accuracy of financial reporting.
Designed and maintained financial models to identify and measure risks.
Complied with established internal controls and policies.
Reviewed historical records, current operational data and forecasting information to identify and capitalize on system enhancement opportunities.
Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
Education
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland And Labrador
Mount Pearl, NL
01.2023
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
St John Ambulance Saint-Jean
St. John's, NL
09.2022
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
The Michener Institute of Education, UHN
Toronto, ON
04.2022
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
Prosafe First Aid Training School Inc
Surrey, BC
01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Ambrose Alli University
Ekpoma, Nigeria
12.2008
Skills
Patient Care
Medical Records Management
Medication Administration
Meeting planning
Cleaning
Tactful Communication
Medical chart documentation
Medication Management
Compassionate Patient Care
Care Plan Implementation
Direct Patient Care
Chronic Disease Management
Incapacitation Care
Client Relationship Management
Light Housekeeping
Compassionate Care
Client Rapport
Accomplishments
Management and resident's family commendation for prompt discovery of a resident in distress outside the home at night needing emergency medical attention due to cardiac arrest..
Collaborated with team in the development of an efficient and feasible work schedule that guaranteed an effective work-life balance.