Kylie Linda Banks
Tecumseh
Summary
Healthcare professional with solid history of delivering exceptional personal support and care. Known for collaborative approach and reliable in adapting to changing needs. Adept in patient care and communication, embodying empathy and attentiveness.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Richmond Terrace
07.2024 - Current
- Facilitated communication between clients and family members, addressing concerns and needs.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and safe living environment.
- Supported clients with personal care routines, including bathing, grooming, and dressing.
- Provided end-of-life care and support for clients and families during difficult times.
- Utilized assistive devices to aid mobility and improve clients' functional abilities.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs
- Utilized resident transfer machines including, sit to stand, ceiling lift and maxi lift
- 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.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Providing dining room service for residents including serving meals, making small meals and serving fluids
- Providing care for individuals with different needs
Personal Support Worker
Amys Helping Hands
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisting and promoting clients with personal hygiene- showering, bed bath, perineal care, toileting, brief changes, oral hygiene
- Assisting with partial and total feeding
- Providing companionship
- Assisting with transportation- errands, appointments, social/entertainment outings
- Light house keeping- laundry, sweeping, mopping, dishes
- Meal prep
- Single person transfers
- Documentation on eRSP
- Basic assessment
- Assisting with cleaning and putting in/taking out hearing aids
- Provided companionship and emotional support to clients to enhance their quality of life.
- Assisted clients with mobility and transfers, ensuring safety and comfort during movement.
Private Personal Support Worker
Carol Jefereys
09.2023 - 02.2024
- One person transfers
- Meal prep
- Overnight assistance
- Companionship
- Moving, turning and repositioning
- Dressing and putting on/taking off compression stockings
- Administering eye drops and nasal spray
- Assisting with putting in/taking out hearing aids
- Palliative care
- Assisting with personal hygiene- brief changes, perineal care, toileting, oral care
Supervisor
Harveys/ Swiss Chalet
10.2018 - 09.2023
- Responsibilities are: Opening and closing the restaurant
- Weekly supply inventory
- Assisting with customer concerns/requests
- Securing funds at the end of shifts
- Assisting, delegating tasks and supervising staff
- Communicating with customers; by taking food orders and delivering orders to the customers
- Maintaining a clean restaurant environment
Student PSW
The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc.
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Assisting with hygiene - bathing, showering, perineal care
- Assisting with partial and total feeding
- Moving, turning, and repositioning patients to prevent skin breakdown
- Transferring with one and two person
- Basic assessment
- Assisting with end of life care
- Communicating with families and patients
- Carbolizing rooms after a patient has passed
- Set up rooms for new patients
- Regular housekeeping - keeping patients rooms tidy, laundry
Student PSW
Hotel-Dieu Hospital
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Assist and promote with activities of daily life
- Assisting with hygiene - bathing, showering and perineal care
- Assist with partial and total feeding
- Moving, turning and repositioning patients/residents to maintain skin integrity and prevent skin breakdown
- Accu-checks and monitoring for signs and symptoms for hyper and hypoglycemias
- Monitor and documentation of vital signs
- Transferring with one and two person
- Mechanical lifts - Ceiling lift, Sara Steady, Sara Plus
- Basic assessment
- Advocating and communicating for patients and families
- Team approach with Occupational Therapists, Physio Therapists, Registered Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse
- Documenting on Cerner
Education
Personal Support Worker -
St. Clair College
Windsor, Canada08.2023
Highschool Deploma - undefined
Sandwich Secondary School
LaSalle, Canada06.2021
Skills
- Disability care
- Palliative Care
- Toileting assistance
- Documentation
- Client dressing
- Personal hygiene assistance
- ADL Assistance
- Meal Preparation
- Housekeeping tasks
- Disability Support
- Dementia care
- Mobility assistance
- Emotional support
- Cultural sensitivity
- Assistive technology
- Behavior management
- Fall prevention
Accomplishments
Harold Hewitt Scholarship, Windsor Family Credit Union, 11/2017
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Richmond Terrace
07.2024 - Current
Personal Support Worker
Amys Helping Hands
09.2023 - 07.2024
Private Personal Support Worker
Carol Jefereys
09.2023 - 02.2024
Student PSW
The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc.
07.2023 - 08.2023
Student PSW
Hotel-Dieu Hospital
03.2023 - 07.2023
Supervisor
Harveys/ Swiss Chalet
10.2018 - 09.2023
Highschool Deploma - undefined
Sandwich Secondary School
Personal Support Worker -
St. Clair College