Kristi Macfarlane
Temperance Vale,New Brunswick
Summary
Dedicated caregiver with experience at Veterans Affairs, and Private home care. Providing compassionate care and daily living assistance. Excelled in time management and personal hygiene support, significantly enhancing patient comfort and well-being. Demonstrates strong ethics and effective communication, ensuring patient needs are met with respect and empathy.
Returning to the workforce from private homecare , looking for opportunities to grow in a company setting.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Veterans Affairs
Temperance Vale, NB
11.2021 - Current
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Private Caregiver
Joseph Cronkhite
Woodstock, NB
02.2021 - 07.2023
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Caregiver
Susan Perkins
East Brighton
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Education
Highschool - High School Diploma
GED
Woodstock, NB06.2018
Skills
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Time Management
- Elderly Care
- Problem-Solving
- Dependable and Responsible
- Daily living assistance
- Multitasking and Organization
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- Strong Ethics
- Meal Preparation
- Housekeeping tasks
- Relationship Building
- Compassionate Care
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Dementia Care
- Medication and Appointment Reminders
- Mobility Assistance
- Daily living activities assistance
- Fast Learner
- Clear Communication
- Decision-Making
Languages
English
Full Professional
References
Apon Request
Timeline
Caregiver
Veterans Affairs
11.2021 - Current
Private Caregiver
Joseph Cronkhite
02.2021 - 07.2023
Caregiver
Susan Perkins
05.2019 - 07.2021
Highschool - High School Diploma
GED