Erin Gallant
Health Care Aide
Coquitlam,BC
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive experience at Extendicare Health Services, specializing in dementia and end-of-life care. Excelled in providing compassionate communication and critical thinking to enhance patient well-being. Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration, significantly improving patient comfort and satisfaction. Skilled in patient advocacy and quality improvement, ensuring high standards of care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mc Garrell Long Term Care
Extendicare Health Services
11.2023 - Current
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- provided meals to residents
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
- Assisted residents with mobility support ( lifts, transfers, walkers, two person etc )
Resident Support Aid at Mount Hope Long Term Care
St. Josephs Health Care London
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Developed positive rapport with residents by demonstrating genuine empathy, respect, and understanding; created a welcoming atmosphere that encouraged open communication.
- Improved residents'' quality of life by providing compassionate care and assistance with daily activities.
- Enhanced the residential environment by maintaining a clean, safe, and organized living space for all residents.
- Assisted PSWs with lifts and transfers
- Assisted PSWs with bathing and grooming residents
- Assisted feeding residents in dining room
Clothing Sales Associate
Dynamite
04.2020 - 02.2021
- Maintained a clean and organized store environment for optimal customer experience and ease of locating merchandise.
- Restocked shelves and organized displays in alignment with merchandising standards.
- Boosted store sales through effective merchandising, appealing visual displays, and strategic product placement.
- Offered personalized customer service to all customers to support satisfaction and loyalty.
- Cleaned, closed, and secured store at end of shift.
Education
Diploma - Personal Support Worker
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
London, ON11-2022
Skills
- Dementia care
- End-of-life care
- Critical thinking
- Patient advocacy
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Quality improvement
- Compassionate communication
- Caregiver relations
- Eager to acquire new skills and knowledge
- high level of behavioral unit experience
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Gentle Persuasive Approach
- CPR/AED Certification
- Fire safety and evacuation
- Lifts and transfers
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeTimeline
Mc Garrell Long Term Care
Extendicare Health Services
11.2023 - Current
Resident Support Aid at Mount Hope Long Term Care
St. Josephs Health Care London
03.2021 - 04.2022
Clothing Sales Associate
Dynamite
04.2020 - 02.2021
Diploma - Personal Support Worker
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
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