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Holly Annand

Navan,ON

Summary

  • Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities.
  • Dependable employee establishes rapport and trust with patients and helps complete daily living tasks to enhance quality of life. Driven to prioritize individual needs with attention to important details. Valued as accommodating, kind-hearted team player dedicated to expanding knowledge and responsibilities.
  • Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
  • To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

PSW

Retirement Home
06.2012 - 11.2014
  • Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and personalized care.
  • Enhanced patient comfort by assisting with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
  • Ensured medication adherence for patients by administering prescribed medications on time and monitoring their effects.
  • Reduced risk of falls by consistently conducting safety checks in the home environment and implementing preventive measures.
  • Supported patients'' emotional well-being through active listening and empathetic communication while respecting privacy and confidentiality.
  • Promoted independence among patients by developing individualized care plans that focused on their unique needs and abilities.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to ensure seamless delivery of services for optimal patient outcomes.
  • Monitored vital signs regularly to detect early warning signs of health issues, promptly reporting any changes to supervising medical staff.
  • Maintained a safe environment for patients by following proper infection control procedures during personal care tasks.
  • Assisted with meal preparation according to dietary restrictions, promoting healthy eating habits among patients.
  • Documented patient progress accurately and thoroughly in accordance with regulatory requirements, ensuring continuity of care between shifts or when transitioning between providers.
  • Built trust-based relationships with clients through consistent reliability and punctuality in attending scheduled appointments.
  • Maintained clients'' dignity by providing discreet assistance with personal hygiene tasks, such as toileting and incontinence care.
  • Assisted clients in maintaining their physical fitness through encouragement, gentle exercise guidance, and support during ambulation or transfer activities.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.

Volunteer

Salvation Army Thrift Store
02.2013 - 04.2014
  • Separated clothes and hung them up
  • Put price tags on them
  • Facilitated access to services for vulnerable populations by connecting them with appropriate resources.
  • Contributed to inventory management by monitoring stock levels and notifying management when supplies were low.
  • Contributed to a safer community by collaborating with local authorities on crime prevention efforts.

Babysitter

Neighbors House
04.2011 - 02.2014
  • Enhanced language development by engaging in storytelling, reading books, and encouraging conversation among the children under my care.
  • Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
  • Promoted healthy habits by preparing nutritious meals and snacks for children daily.
  • Ensured proper hygiene among kids under my care by teaching them about personal cleanliness thus promoting good health habits.
  • Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.

Education

High School Diploma -

St Peters Catholic High School
Ottawa, ON
06.2005

Skills

  • Dementia Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Meal Preparation
  • Emotional Support
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Personal Hygiene Assistance
  • Toileting support
  • Nutrition Support
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • ADL Assistance
  • Documentation
  • Medical Records Management

Languages

english
Full Professional

CPR

I have my cpr course when I started my PSW job

Timeline

Volunteer

Salvation Army Thrift Store
02.2013 - 04.2014

PSW

Retirement Home
06.2012 - 11.2014

Babysitter

Neighbors House
04.2011 - 02.2014

High School Diploma -

St Peters Catholic High School

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