Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
Timeline
Barista
Julie Chester

Julie Chester

Orleans,ON

Summary

After returning to work as a Personal Support Worker after running my own business for 11 years, has made me passionate, patient and always willing to learn new things

I am detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Experience delivering customer service and administrative excellence, including clerical support and public interaction. Excels in calendar management, scheduling & data entry.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Psw

The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
11.2023 - Current
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.

PSW

ParaMed Home Health Care
06.2023 - 11.2023

Assisted people in their homes and provided care and light housekeeping and food prep. Also provided respite care for family members.

PSW

Bayshore Home Care
04.2023 - 06.2023
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.

Personal Support Worker

Granite Ridge Care Community
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort and dignity.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Personal Support Worker

Granite Ridge Long term care
10.2007 - 06.2010

Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent bedsores, Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. Assisted with ADLs. Provided patients and families with emotional support. Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement. Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided. Promoted personal and co-worker safety. Participated in the maintenance of safe conditions within the facility and other related areas. Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment. Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Tended to patients with chronic illnesses. Cleaned and organized patients’ living quarters. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.

Kitchen Aide /Personal support worker

Blackburn lodge
09.2000 - 10.2006

As a Kitchen aide I helped Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets. kept kitchen area clean and always used Whmis knowledge when handling cleaning supplies. As a PSW I Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival. Collected urine and fecal samples. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming. Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.

Education

Personal support worker

Ottawa technical learning centre
Ottawa, Ontario
2006

Skills

  • Reliable
  • Hard working
  • Always willing to learn
  • Medical terminology
  • Customer Service
  • Data entry

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Certification

PSW Certificate

CPR, First Aid & AED Certified

Police check

Timeline

Psw

The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
11.2023 - Current

PSW

ParaMed Home Health Care
06.2023 - 11.2023

PSW

Bayshore Home Care
04.2023 - 06.2023

Personal Support Worker

Granite Ridge Care Community
01.2021 - 04.2023

Personal Support Worker

Granite Ridge Long term care
10.2007 - 06.2010

Kitchen Aide /Personal support worker

Blackburn lodge
09.2000 - 10.2006

Personal support worker

Ottawa technical learning centre
Julie Chester