Josephine Camano
Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated Personal Support Worker skilled in patient-centered support, empathetic guidance, and mobility assistance. Committed to enhancing residents' quality of life through compassionate care.
Compassionate support professional with experience in cognitive care assistance and data privacy management. Proven ability to effectively communicate with healthcare teams, enhancing patient care delivery and outcomes.
Empathetic and proactive Personal Support Worker with a focus on direct patient support and maintaining dignity in daily living activities. Experienced in monitoring vital signs and promoting continuity of care within healthcare settings.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Sumach Chartwell Retirement Home
Toronto, ON
12.2025 - 01.2026
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
- Monitored and documented vital signs, reporting changes to nursing staff.
- Facilitated communication between residents and healthcare teams to enhance care delivery.
- Supported mobility needs of residents through safe lifting and transferring techniques.
- Promoted continuity of care by communicating effectively with other Personal Support Workers during shift changes or handoffs.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Facilitated mobility assistance for patients requiring help with transfers or ambulation.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Personal Support Worker
AgeCare Triology Long Term
Scarborough
10.2025 - 11.2025
- Supported residents in daily living tasks to enhance overall well-being and quality of life.
- Tracked and reported vital sign fluctuations, enhancing nursing staff awareness of patient conditions.
- Enabled effective dialogue between residents and healthcare teams to improve patient care outcomes.
- Executed safe lifting and transferring techniques to effectively address residents' mobility needs.
- Assisted in recreational activities, promoting socialization and engagement among residents.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Promoted continuity of care by communicating effectively with other Personal Support Workers during shift changes or handoffs.
- Implemented strategies for managing challenging behaviors in dementia patients, creating a safe environment for all involved.
- Administered medications as prescribed, ensuring proper dosage and adherence to schedules.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
SickKids Hospital
Toronto, ON
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Processed and prepared laboratory specimens for analysis following strict protocols.
- Assisted in maintaining laboratory equipment and ensuring cleanliness standards were met.
- Collaborated with medical staff to streamline specimen collection procedures.
- Maintained a clean, safe work environment by following strict laboratory protocols and guidelines.
- Promoted patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations during all phases of specimen handling and reporting processes.
- Streamlined the process for data entry into laboratory information management systems, reducing the potential for human error.
- Collaborated with fellow lab assistants to develop more efficient strategies for task completion, increasing overall productivity levels.
- Improved patient care with accurate and timely test results through meticulous attention to detail in sample handling.
- Documented and verified patient information using laboratory information system.
- Collect blood and tissue samples with focus on accuracy and adherence to aseptic techniques.
- Kept supplies organized and well-stocked, requesting more supplies and avoiding unnecessary testing delays.
Education
Associate of Science - Personal Support Worker
Trios College
Toronto, ON01-2026
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Anderson College of Health
Toronto, ON12-2023
Skills
- Assistance with mobility
- Cognitive care assistance
- Support in maintaining personal hygiene
- Empathetic guidance
- Direct patient support
- Data privacy management
Languages
Tagalog
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 3 in the development of reporting clients change of Physical and mental (dementia) statues.
Certification
- Personal Support Worker (PSW), Trios College - 2026
- National Association of Career College (NACC), Proctorio - 2026
- Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Training - September 2025
- Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant, Medical Laboratory Profession Association of Ontario (MLPAO) - 2022
- Medical Laboratory Technician/assistant, Canadian Society fo Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) -2022
- CPR/First Aid, Red Cross -August 2025
Interests
- Animal Care
- I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community
- Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Sumach Chartwell Retirement Home
12.2025 - 01.2026
Personal Support Worker
AgeCare Triology Long Term
10.2025 - 11.2025
Medical Laboratory Assistant
SickKids Hospital
08.2022 - 10.2023
Associate of Science - Personal Support Worker
Trios College
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Anderson College of Health