Esther Chindah
Halifax,NS
Summary
Kind Caregiver with experience addressing physical and emotional needs. Familiar with scheduling and managing appointments, coordinating household support, and offering caring companionship. Well-organized with medications and physically fit to handle any client need.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Health of the Sick
Rivers State, Port Harcourt
01.2016 - 10.2019
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Supported bathing, dressing and personal care needs.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Maintained daily living standards by assisting clients with personal hygiene needs.
- Recorded vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Facilitated communication between healthcare providers regarding the status of each client's health.
- Assisted clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Administered medications according to physician's orders and monitored responses to treatment regimens.
Continuing Care Assistant
Compassionate Home of Elderly in Nig
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
02.2015 - 10.2016
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Observed changes in patient's condition or behavior and reported any concerns to supervisor or physician.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Monitored vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate and temperature.
- Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients' needs.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Education
BBA - Business Management
Cape Breton University
Sydney, NS07-2025
Skills
- Household Organization
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Meal Preparation
- Clinical Documentation
- Progress Documentation
- Incident Reporting
- Medication and Appointment Reminders
- Housekeeping
Certification
- Personal Support Worker (PSW)
- First Aid/CPR/AED
- Dementia Experience + Cradle
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Health of the Sick
01.2016 - 10.2019
Continuing Care Assistant
Compassionate Home of Elderly in Nig
02.2015 - 10.2016
BBA - Business Management
Cape Breton University
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