Leslie Gundaya
North York,ON
Summary
- Dedicated and Compassionate Personal Support Worker seeking an experience to secure a position within a hospital facility or long-term care to elderly residents or all patients. Skilled in assisting of daily living activities, ambulation, and feeding. Providing companionship and engaging to maximize quality of life.
- Personal Support Worker Diploma (August 2021)
- National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) Certificate
- Medical Office Administrator Diploma (May 2020)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Committed to assisting others and working well in a team environment.
- Trustworthy and dependable
- Dedicated team-member
- Hardworking and detail-oriented
- Empathetic Personal Support Worker
- Adaptable in a new environment
- Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Fluent in English and Tagalog
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
University Health Network
200 Elizabeth St. Toronto , ON M5G 2C4
05.2024 - Current
- Supported patients in achieving hygiene goals by facilitating bathing routines.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tracked clients' health status and identified notable changes.
- Simple Wound Care( as appropriate for Personal Support Worker.
- Emptied, measured and reported ostomy, Foley catheter and disposed properly.
Personal Support Worker
Carecor Health Services Ltd.
Toronto, ON, Canada
10.2021 - Current
- Assisted patients to complete activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, oral hygiene, feeding, toileting, grooming and ambulation.
- Monitored patient's vital signs, assisted patient's medication, and tracked behaviour to keep nurse in charge and other health care team well-informed.
- Emptied, measured, and reported ostomy and Foley catheter and disposed contents.
- Provided physical assistance to patients as required by assisting with lifts and transfers as directed by a physiotherapist and occupational therapist or a nurse.
- Provided preventative care to patients by positioning and applying skin care treatment to prevent/ treat sores following the directives of the nurse in charge.
- Assisted with tray set-up and feeding of patients, opening packages, making patient comfortable, feeding when necessary and documenting food consumption.
- Participated as a team player and assisted other staff.
- Interacted with others most especially patients in an effective, compassionate, empathetic, and supportive manner.
- Worked full time as a floor duty or observational care at Sunnybrook, Mount Sinai hospital and in different UHN hospitals (Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and Toronto Rehab Hospital).
Personal Support Worker (Internship)
Revera Harold & Grace Baker Centre
York, ON, Canada
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Followed the care plan as per requirement to care.
- Assisted residents to complete activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, feeding, toileting; helped residents to clean and maintain eyeglasses and dentures.
- Provided preventive care to residents by positioning and applying skin care treatments to prevent/ treat sores.
- Helped residents with ambulation, transferred residents utilizing hoyer and standing lift equipment and lifting.
- Helped in feeding residents, distributed beverages, snacks and nourishment supplement to residents.
- Cleaned and organized work area and disinfected equipment after use.
- Practiced proper hand washing and sanitizing, donning and doffing PPE all the time.
- Cleaned and organized the resident's bed and residents' stuff; replaced soiled linen and threw away garbage.
- Observe and report residents' behavioural, emotional, and physical status. Report changes to my preceptors and nurses in-charge.
- Helped in documenting input/ outputs in the POC.
- Maintained a good rapport by interacting with the residents.
Caregiver
Aila Makooli
05.2017 - 10.2020
- Took good care of 4-year-old and 2-year-old girls, focusing on the children's physical, mental, emotional, and social development.
- Preparing and providing nutritious meals.
- Cooking.
- General household cleaning.
Medical Office Administrator (Internship)
Bloor Christie X-ray & Ultrasound Valence Medical Imaging
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Welcome patients by greeting them in person.
- Manage appointments and walk-ins.
- Check-in new and existing patients.
- Prepared patients for healthcare visit by directing and/or accompanied patients to the examining room, provided examination gowns.
- Prepared and sent documents to physicians or patients.
- Scheduled and booked appointments for ultrasound patients.
- Responded promptly to all phone calls, emails, fax, follow-up, took messages and handled patient inquiries.
Caregiver
Elah Nadel
05.2013 - 04.2017
- Took good care of 5 years old and a newborn.
- Preparing and providing meals.
- General household.
Education
Personal Support Worker - undefined
Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology
Eglinton08.2021
Medical Office Administrator - undefined
Medix College of Healthcare
Toronto, ON08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Calinan, Davao City03.2003
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
University Health Network
05.2024 - Current
Personal Support Worker
Carecor Health Services Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
Personal Support Worker (Internship)
Revera Harold & Grace Baker Centre
05.2021 - 08.2021
Medical Office Administrator (Internship)
Bloor Christie X-ray & Ultrasound Valence Medical Imaging
07.2020 - 08.2020
Caregiver
Aila Makooli
05.2017 - 10.2020
Caregiver
Elah Nadel
05.2013 - 04.2017
Personal Support Worker - undefined
Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology
Medical Office Administrator - undefined
Medix College of Healthcare