Lisa Trimper
Digby,NS
Summary
Dedicated Care Giver with extensive experience at Helen Walkans, known for compassionate client care and strong relationship building. Proven ability to advocate for patients and perform patient assessments, ensuring safety and emotional support. Recognized for maintaining meticulous records and delivering exceptional service, enhancing overall client satisfaction.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Care Giver
Helen Walkans
02.2023 - Current
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
Prative Care Giver
Elizabeth Rawland
02.2022 - 06.2024
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Adaptable individual with exceptional interpersonal skills and talent for building relationships. Known for delivering outstanding service and enhancing client satisfaction. Focused on fostering positive interactions and creating collaborative environment.
Pravite Care Giver
Elizabeth Chisholm
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
Care Team Assistant
Mason La Couche Du Su
04.2020 - 03.2023
- Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
- Followed directions of licensed nurses to administer medications and treatments.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
Pravite Care Giver
Richard & Doris Thomas
01.2017 - 06.2021
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
Cooker Operator
Tide View Terraces
04.2010 - 03.2018
- Adhered to company safety policies and procedures for proper food safety and sanitation.
- Discarded expired food items and disposed of waste for hygienic food preparation environments.
- Recorded food production data to enable performance monitoring.
- Monitored food production and quality control to achieve agreed standards.
- Complied with food storage and handling procedures for safe, hygienic operations.
- Maintained ingredients and supplies inventories, enabling timely stock replenishment.
- Worked in production to improve efficiency.
Manager of High School Cafeteria
Digby Regional High School
09.2008 - 06.2010
- Delegated daily staff responsibilities and job duties to improve quality of service, individual accountability and sanitary standards.
- Implemented catalog system for students' meal cards to expedite lunch lines, decreasing overall wait times.
- Inspected kitchen appliances, equipment and work areas to verify functional operation and cleanliness.
- Conducted counts of ingredients and items in kitchen and storage areas to maintain accurate inventory counts.
- Used Software to analyze daily financial statements, balance statements and reimbursable meals.
- Planned nutritionally-balanced menus for students by studying current dining trends.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Managed staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
Hairstylist
Digby Clippers
12.1987 - 09.2008
- Completed safety training and certifications to minimize risk of infection or injury to customers.
- Determined appropriate hair treatments based on conditions and textures.
- Processed payments, entering sales in register for prompt customer service.
- Scheduled customer appointments and rearranged individual time slots to meet demand.
- Suggested treatments and styles to suit customer appearance and fashion choices.
- Distributed business cards outside of salon to generate new business.
- Educated customers on products to maximize benefits.
- Trimmed, cut, and shaped hair and hairpieces based on customer preference.
- Counted and documented opening and closing cash amounts daily.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Cosmology
Middleton Vacational School
Middleton, NS06.1989
Graduate Certificate - Cooking
Middleton Valcational School
Middleton, NS06.1987
Graduate Certificate - Grade 12
Digby Regional High School
Digby, NS06.1984
Skills
- Strong ethics
- Compassionate client care
- Patient advocacy
- Elderly care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Patient assessments
- Records maintenance
- Dementia care
- COVID-19 safety policies
- Compassionate communication
- Respectful and compassionate
- Incapacitation care
- Flexible schedule
- First aid and safety
- Housekeeping
- Client documentation
- Patient care
- Direct patient care
- Compassion and empathy
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Verbal and written communication skills
- End-of-life care
- Dependable and responsible
- Relationship building
- Problem-solving
- Emotional support
- Safety awareness
- Social interaction
Languages
English
Elementary
Timeline
Care Giver
Helen Walkans
02.2023 - Current
Pravite Care Giver
Elizabeth Chisholm
02.2023 - 03.2024
Prative Care Giver
Elizabeth Rawland
02.2022 - 06.2024
Care Team Assistant
Mason La Couche Du Su
04.2020 - 03.2023
Pravite Care Giver
Richard & Doris Thomas
01.2017 - 06.2021
Cooker Operator
Tide View Terraces
04.2010 - 03.2018
Manager of High School Cafeteria
Digby Regional High School
09.2008 - 06.2010
Hairstylist
Digby Clippers
12.1987 - 09.2008
Graduate Certificate - Cosmology
Middleton Vacational School
Graduate Certificate - Cooking
Middleton Valcational School
Graduate Certificate - Grade 12
Digby Regional High School
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