JINGKY DITO-DECORAN

January 1, 2024 - Up to present

Department: Nursing

Continue Care Assistant;Grandview Manor;Berwick NS

Resident Care:

• Provides total personal care to the resident including physical, emotional & spiritual.
• Assesses resident's clothing needs & passes information through Nurse Managers to family/responsible person.
• Insures that the resident's room is a safe environment.
• Assesses resident's skin integrity, changes in behavior and changes in residents regular routine and reports to team leader and/or supervisor.
• Assisted with activities of daily living such as toileting, transferring from bed to wheelchair, eating and ambulation.
• Assisted nursing staff with various tasks related to patient care including wound dressing changes.
• Performed light housekeeping duties related to patient care areas such as changing linens and cleaning bathrooms.
• Encouraged independence among residents and patients while providing assistance when needed.
• Developed positive relationships with residents and patients through compassionate interactions.
• Assisted in the preparation of meals and snacks for patients according to their dietary needs.
• Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
• Facilitated activities of daily living, personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
• Answered signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine resident needs.
• Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Used mobility devices to transport patients.
• Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
• Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds.

Communication:

• Close communication with the nurse Manager, shift supervisor, LPN Supervisors&/or Team Leader is essential.
• Maintains good working relationships and open communication with staff of nursing and other departments, residents, families and the general public.;
• Attends and participates in nursing conference on each shift, monthly unit meetings and multi-team meetings as required;
• Documents pertinent information in appropriate files;
• Assists in uploading care plans;
• Attends residents care conferences.

Assessments:

• Observes any changes in the resident's condition, immediately reports them to the nurse-in-charge on the unit and documents in the resident's chart.

Teamwork:

• Available to work all shifts on all units as assigned;
• Helps in the orientation of new staff;
• Participate in team conferences and contributes to planning of residents care and work routines on the unit;
• Shows respects for all staff in all departments;
• Helps to ensure that the unit on which they are working is safe and the area is kept in good repair;also that the equipment are safe to use and maintained in good working;Notifies maintenance of any needed repairs.

• Worked as a full time caregiver and nursing home with one employer who is suffering with mental disorders (Schizophrenia, Hallucinations, Diabetes, Hypertension)
• Help with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, assisting to the bathroom, changing diapers; Prepare hot and cold meals; Make medical appointments and give medicine according to prescriptions; Help with housekeeping (dusting, vacuuming, sweeping or mopping floors, cleaning of common areas including kitchen and bathroom, washing dishes, doing laundry, changing bed line
• Preparing medicines systematically; Attend to their needs as much as needed, and watch for possible danger; Ensure or promote her safety at all times, making sure no falls
• Assists clients with ambulation and mobility outside
• Do the client’s shopping (food, house necessities) Report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibility in cases of emergency.

• Worked as a full time caregiver and nursing home with two employers with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
• (Couple) Assist clients with daily living, including dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing and changing or putting diapers at night
• Promote their safety at all times
• Make sure no falls
• Assists clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside doctor’s appointments, walk, etc
• Attend to their needs as much as needed, and watch for possible danger or difficulties
• Follows proper procedures in emergency situations and responds promptly and positively to clients requests for assistance.

• Worked as a full time caregiver with one employer
• Assist clients with daily living, including dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing and changing or putting diapers at night
• Promote their safety at all times
• Make sure no falls
• Assists clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walk, etc
• Attend to their needs as much as needed, and watch for possible danger or difficulties
• Do the client’s shopping (food, house necessities) Report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibility in cases of emergency.

• Worked as a full time Caregiver with two employers (Couple)
• Assists clients with daily activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing and putting diapers at night
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals
• Preparing medicines systematically
• Assists clients with medication in a timely manner as defined in medication procedure; assists or supervises clients because they cannot self-administer their medications, and exhibits understanding of and follows medication policies and procedures
• Giving insulin injection in a timely manner; Monitor vital signs in a timely manner; Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment for the clients; performs general housekeeping
• Attend to their needs as much as needed, and watch for possible danger or difficulties; Follows proper procedures in emergency situations and responds promptly and positively to clients requests for assistance.

• Worked as a full time Caregiver with one employer
• Preparing medicines systematically
• Attend to their needs as much as needed, and watch for possible danger or difficulties
• Follows proper procedures in emergency situations and responds promptly and positively to clients requests for assistance
• Ensure or promote his safety at all times, making sure no falls
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals for the clients three times a day including snacks
• Perform general housekeeping duties that clients can’t complete on their own
• Assists clients with personal care and hygiene and putting diapers at night
• Assists clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walk, etc
• Do the client’s shopping (food, house necessities) Report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibility in cases of emergency.