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Training
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Iris Mae Alabado

Personal Support Worker/Home Support Worker
Woodbridge,Ontario

Summary

Empathetic Personal Support Worker/Home Support Worker with a sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents/clients. Offers enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in Long-term, retirement, and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to residents/clients through physical and emotional support.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Home Support Worker

Golden Life Home Services
11.2021 - Current
  • Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
  • Assisted clients with mobility issues, ensuring safe transfers and ambulation around the home.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of care provided, changes in condition, and communication with healthcare providers for continuity of care purposes.
  • Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
  • Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
  • Coordinated transportation services for medical appointments or errands outside the home when needed by the client.
  • Facilitated medication administration according to prescribed schedules and doses.

Personal Caregiver

Bayshore Home Health
10.2021 - Current
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Assisted in daily living by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep the care team updated.
  • Laundered items, changed sheets and made beds to keep patients' bedrooms clean.
  • Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.

Home Support Worker

Vivian and George Borg Sr.
03.2020 - 10.2021
  • Administered medication as directed by the physician.
  • Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
  • Assisted clients with mobility issues, ensuring safe transfers and ambulation around the home.
  • Coordinated transportation services for medical appointments or errands outside the home when needed by the client.
  • Improved clients' independence and quality of life through assistance with daily living tasks.
  • Provided emotional support during difficult times by actively listening and empathizing with clients' experiences.
  • Managed household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, and grocery shopping to maintain a clean and organized living environment for clients.
  • Performed laundry, grocery shopping and other light housekeeping duties as instructed by client.
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.

Health Care Assistant

Grace Joel Retirement Village
06.2017 - 01.2019
  • Identified defective facility equipment and reported to the supervisor accordingly.
  • Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
  • Reported all resident's queries and issues to the unit coordinator/ nurses as needed.
  • Enhanced resident's well-being by providing compassionate and attentive care to individuals with various medical conditions.
  • Consistently maintained open lines of communication between healthcare team members regarding any changes in resident's status or needs.
  • Encouraged social interaction among residents through engaging activities, promoting mental well-being and reducing isolation.
  • Maintained accurate records of each patient's care, progress, and concerns, facilitating effective communication among healthcare professionals.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager/unit coordinator/nurses.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Dumaguete Doctors Medical and Dialysis Center Inc.
03.2015 - 10.2016

Areas of Responsibility as a Phlebotomist:

  • Collect blood samples from patients.
  • Label vials with patient names and dates.
  • Decipher the best method for drawing blood depending on the specific patient.
  • Keeping phlebotomy cart or station well-organized.

Areas of Responsibility as a Medical Technologist:

  • Centrifuge blood samples.
  • Performs various chemical, microscopic and bacteriological tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
  • Performs quality control in the laboratory; making sure all the reagents and equipment are in good conditions providing an accurate and reliable results.
  • Practice infection control standards especially working with patients and equipment.
  • Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.

Internship- Training (Medical Technologist)

Perpetual Succour Hospital
11.2013 - 02.2014
  • Phlebotomist.
  • Receives and obtains specimens for laboratory analysis.
  • Prepares tissues for microscopic pathology and applies techniques used in the fields of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Hematology, Serology and Chemical examination.
  • Assisting the Senior Medical Technologist, Recording or encoding the results in the logbook and on the computer.
  • Releasing of results (patients copy)
  • Followed laboratory protocols for specimen processing, analysis, and results reporting.
  • Identified patient and labeled specimens with correct information to protect patient from adverse errors.

Internship- Training (Medical Technologist)

Community and Public Health
06.2013 - 10.2013
  • Assessing current services and evaluating whether they are meeting the objectives of the health care system.
  • Followed laboratory protocols for specimen processing, analysis, and results reporting.
  • Identified patients and labelled specimens with correct information to protect the patient from adverse errors.
  • Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues

Education

Personal Support Worker -

Cornerstone College of Healthcare And Business
Toronto, ON
01.2021 - 05.2022

Diploma in Business specializing in Healthcare Management - Health Care Management

Queens Academic Group
Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
01.2016 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology - Medical Technology

Silliman University
Dumaguete City, Philippines
01.2010 - 05.2014

Skills

Long-term Care and Retirement

Keyskillsandhighlights

  • 2-5 years working as Health Care Assistant/Caregiver/ Home Support worker.
  • A year or more of extensive work experience in hospital and clinical laboratory
  • Expert in phlebotomy (average of 40-50 procedures a day)
  • Completed online course on Maori Healthcare and the Treaty of Waitangi
  • Ability to work unsupervised in situations requiring good organizing skills and a mature attitude.
  • Pay attention to details.
  • Computer savvy and knows Microsoft Office.

References

  • Josie Arous

      josie.arous@gmail.com

      (416) 669-4319

  • Leah Hand

      Assistant Village Manager

      Grace Joel Retirement Village

      leah.hand@gracejoel.co.nz

  • Mary Borg

      Maryjborg70@gmail.com

      (416) 697-3879

  • Silvia Anesetti

      Coordinator, Bayshore Home Health

      seremef@gmail.com

      (416) 559-5577

Training

  • Medication Administration for Personal Support Worker

      Cornerstone College of Healthcare and Business

  • Palliative Care for Personal Support Workers

      Cornerstone College of Healthcare and Business

  • Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps

      Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development

  • First Aid and CPR/AED Level C

      Canadian Red Cross, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

First Aid and CPR/AED Level C

Timeline

Food Handler Certification

02-2028

First Aid and CPR/AED Level C

07-2025

Home Support Worker

Golden Life Home Services
11.2021 - Current

Personal Caregiver

Bayshore Home Health
10.2021 - Current

Personal Support Worker -

Cornerstone College of Healthcare And Business
01.2021 - 05.2022

Home Support Worker

Vivian and George Borg Sr.
03.2020 - 10.2021

Health Care Assistant

Grace Joel Retirement Village
06.2017 - 01.2019

Diploma in Business specializing in Healthcare Management - Health Care Management

Queens Academic Group
01.2016 - 05.2017

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Dumaguete Doctors Medical and Dialysis Center Inc.
03.2015 - 10.2016

Internship- Training (Medical Technologist)

Perpetual Succour Hospital
11.2013 - 02.2014

Internship- Training (Medical Technologist)

Community and Public Health
06.2013 - 10.2013

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology - Medical Technology

Silliman University
01.2010 - 05.2014
Iris Mae AlabadoPersonal Support Worker/Home Support Worker