Jocelyn Bureros
Windsor,ON
Summary
Skilled Personal Support Worker with extensive experience at St.Joseph Healthcare Center, adept in mobility assistance and providing emotional support. Excelled in building trust-based relationships and enhancing patient well-being through dedicated care and effective communication. Committed to professional development, ensuring the highest standards of patient care are met.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
St.Joseph Healthcare Center
Guelph, ON
08.2017 - 11.2024
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Monitored patient health status regularly, reporting any changes to the appropriate medical staff.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Developed trust-based relationships with clients through active listening and empathetic communication skills.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Promoted continuity of care by communicating effectively with other Personal Support Workers during shift changes or handoffs.
- Facilitated mobility assistance for patients requiring help with transfers or ambulation.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on industry trends and best practices in personal support work.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
Personal Support Worker
Pinecrest Home For The Aged
Kenora, ON
04.2012 - 05.2017
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
- Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Education
Personal Support Worker
Confederation College of Applied Arts And Technology
Kenora, ON06.2014
Skills
- Mobility assistance
- Dementia care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Emotional support
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Patient care
- Daily living support
- Client dressing
- Documentation
- Client documentation
- Direct patient care
- Heavy lifting
- Active listening
- Language fluency
- Hoyer lifting equipment
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Relationship building
Languages
English
Professional Working
Certification
Personal Support Worker
CPR
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
St.Joseph Healthcare Center
08.2017 - 11.2024
Personal Support Worker
Pinecrest Home For The Aged
04.2012 - 05.2017
Personal Support Worker
Confederation College of Applied Arts And Technology