Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
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Hope Albrecht

Kitchener,Ontario

Summary

Student practical nurse and certified PSW who possesses great time management, respectful attitude, strong knowledge of skills, critical thinking, in depth communication and exceptional care to patients. Looking to be part of a company in which I can use well developed skills to provide nursing care to patients, work in interdisciplinary team, offer support to family and continue to learn and grow as a new grad nurse. Passionate in improving well being of others and providing compassionate treatment to patients.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Home Support Worker

Daring Residential Group Home
11.2022 - Current
  • Preformed blistered medication administration to individuals in home
  • Offered support to individuals who struggle with various mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, bipolar, OCD etc.
  • Offered patients and families emotional support in assisted living, and adaptation to disability or illness.
  • Developed trusting relationships with clients, establishing rapport and open communication.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness (laundry, cooking meals, performing mindful activities
  • Collaborated with team to create individualized care plans that addressed each client''s unique needs.

Personal Support Worker

Lanark Heights Long Term Care
02.2021 - 04.2023
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Provided ADls to residents such as bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, transfers etc.
  • Notifying nurse of new behaviors, skin integrity, and abnormalities for resident
  • Providing one to one care to residents with demanding behaviours such as dementia, depression, anxiety
  • offering companionship to residents and building therapeutic relationship by showing empathy and respect
  • documenting using POC
  • providing client centered care

Education

Practical Nursing

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ON
05.2024

Personal Support Worker

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ON
05.2021

Skills

  • Critical thinking&problem solving
  • Behavior redirection
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Clear Communication
  • Knowledge and previous use of charing system PCC and Cerner
  • Works with team respectfully and collaboratively

Certification

  • CPR/First Aid certified (2023)
  • All current immunization up to date
  • GPA trained (2023)
  • Crisis intervention prevention certificate (2022)
  • PSW (2021)

Accomplishments

Jan, 2022-Clinical placement at St Josephs Health Centre

Guelph, On

  • provided nursing care such as; medication administration, G tube care, tracheostomy care, head to toe assessments etc to complex care patients.

Sept 2023-Clinical Placement at Grand river Hospital, on Medicine

Kitchener, On

  • Provided individualized care to patient and worked with interdisciplinary team
  • Med administration, personal care, in depth assessments
  • overseen medical procedures
  • participated in end of life care

January, 2024-Consolidation full time placement at Parkwood LTC home

Kitchener, On

  • responsible for 30 resident safe medication administration
  • Skin assessments, wound care, vitals
  • dementia redirecting and companionship
  • communication/working with interdisciplinary team
  • patient advocacy




Timeline

Home Support Worker

Daring Residential Group Home
11.2022 - Current

Personal Support Worker

Lanark Heights Long Term Care
02.2021 - 04.2023

Practical Nursing

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Personal Support Worker

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
  • CPR/First Aid certified (2023)
  • All current immunization up to date
  • GPA trained (2023)
  • Crisis intervention prevention certificate (2022)
  • PSW (2021)
Hope Albrecht