Lorraine Mirembe
Ottawa,ON
Summary
Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities.
Experienced non-medical Care Provider offering five years of expertise providing in-home care. Complete domestic duties, help patients with self-care and hygiene and provide companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PSW
Waterford Senior Living
- Physical assistance such as personal care, bathing, changing clothes or household chores
- Working with elderly patients and providing one on one care such as assisting with personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping
- Ensuring the fulfillment of individual goals and needs as instructed in the clients support
- Helping the clients with leisure activities
- Ensuring the health, safety, welfare and independence of clients
- Assisting and satisfying the social and emotional needs of a client
- Documenting and recording daily care reports which may include resident incident, reports, restraint monitoring, and medication administration
- Adhering to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations set by the province or territory.
Health Care Aide/ Sitter
CHEO
- Assistance with feeding
- Providing emotional support
- Assisting with basic patient care
- Communicate with patients
- Ensuring safety
- Dressing
- Maintaining patient records
- Remind patients when to take medication.
PSW
Queens Way Carleton Hospital
Ottawa, ON
- Maintained a safe environment for patients by following proper infection control procedures during personal care tasks.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Reduced risk of falls by consistently conducting safety checks in the home environment and implementing preventive measures.
- Enhanced patient comfort by assisting with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Managed challenging behaviors displayed by dementia or Alzheimer''s patients using appropriate interventions and communication techniques.
- 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.
- Maintained clients'' dignity by providing discreet assistance with personal hygiene tasks, such as toileting and incontinence care.
Assistive care provider
ST Jennifer Nursing Home
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Assisted clients with cooking, changing linen, distribution of medications, scheduling clients appointments, performing housekeeping activities and administrative tasks
- Assisted community in medical and nursing care
- Assisted disabled clients and children in the emergency department
- Assisted palliative patients, managed and supported them.
Education
Health Care Aide Training, Communication And Problem-solving Strategy For Health Care, Caring For Older Adults, Health Related Studies, First Aid Certification, AED Certification, Food Safety Certification, 90 Hour Placement At Waterford Grand Retirement Residence Barrhaven -
Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Ottawa, ON01.2024
Skills
- Community care support
- Growing and bathing
- Documenting medical concerns general housekeeping
- Client transportation
- Catheter care
- Stoma
- Diabetic care
- Quick and efficient decision making and working with my scope of practice
- Toileting support
- Mobility Assistance
Certification
- Ms word
- PowerPoint
- First Aid
- Safe food handler
- CPR Certificate
References
available on request
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Assistive care provider
ST Jennifer Nursing Home
01.2019 - 01.2022
PSW
Waterford Senior Living
Health Care Aide/ Sitter
CHEO
PSW
Queens Way Carleton Hospital
Health Care Aide Training, Communication And Problem-solving Strategy For Health Care, Caring For Older Adults, Health Related Studies, First Aid Certification, AED Certification, Food Safety Certification, 90 Hour Placement At Waterford Grand Retirement Residence Barrhaven -
Ottawa Carleton District School Board