Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Timeline
Generic

Maame Baafi

Mississauga,Canada

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Personal Support Worker seeking a position in a reputable care facility where I can contribute to the well-being and quality of life of elderly clients through attentive, respectful, and patient-centered care. Compassionate home healthcare professional offering demonstrated success in aligning daily activities with care plans and expediently reporting any client status changes. Promotes formation of habits for sustainable health improvement. In-depth knowledge of behavior redirection strategies.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Home Instead
Mississauga, ON
03.2025 - Current

Personal care

  • Assisting with bathing, dressing, grooming, and personal hygiene.
  • Assisting with toileting and incontinence care.
  • Ensuring client comfort and well-being.

Daily living assistance

  • Helping with meal preparation and feeding.
  • Assisting with mobility, transfers, and positioning.
  • Supporting clients with ambulation and transfers.

Client communication and support

  • Communicating client needs to care managers, nurses, or other healthcare professionals.
  • Providing emotional support and companionship.
  • Assisting with recreational activities and outings.

Health and safety

  • Monitoring vital signs and reporting changes to appropriate personnel.
  • Administering medications as directed.
  • Providing first aid in emergencies.
  • Maintaining a safe and clean environment.

Other responsibilities

  • Assisting with transportation to appointments and errands.
  • Completing relevant documentation.

Registered Nurse ( IEN )

The Salvation Army Polyclinic-Ajumako Baa
, Ghana
04.2021 - 12.2023
  • Monitored patients’ vital signs and documented to serve as a baseline for continuity of care, and routine monitoring of patient vital signs.
  • Performed intravenous insertions.
  • Educating patients and family members on disease condition.
  • Perform a full assessment of the patient to identify their needs, prioritize, and plan care for the patient.
  • Taking up and handling over ward and patients.
  • Admission and discharge of patients.
  • Administration of medicine (intravenous, oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous).

Education

Diploma in Personal Support and Childcare -

Canadian Career Education College
Vaughan, Ontario
12.2024

Diploma in General Nursing -

Nursing and Midwifery Training College
Cape Coast, Ghana
01.2018

Skills

  • Compassionate and patient-centered care
  • Effective communication with patients and families
  • Team collaboration with multidisciplinary staff
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Emotional resilience and stress management
  • Time management and task prioritization
  • Medication remainder
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Vital signs monitoring and documentation
  • Emergency response (eg, First Aid/BLS certified)
  • Care planning and implementation
  • Chronic disease management
  • Hospice care
  • Light housekeeping tasks
  • Recreational activities

Certification

  • First Aid and CPR certification
  • Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in Dementia Care: Supporting Persons with Responsive Behaviours certification
  • Care Professional Personal Care Skills Training certification
  • Person-Centered Care Training for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias certification
  • Hospice and patient care training
  • Safe Food Handling certification
  • Diploma in Personal support and child care
  • The Rural Practice Preparation Program
  • Call It Out: Racism, Racial Discrimination and Human Rights
  • Building Relationships

References

Available on Request

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Home Instead
03.2025 - Current

Registered Nurse ( IEN )

The Salvation Army Polyclinic-Ajumako Baa
04.2021 - 12.2023

Diploma in Personal Support and Childcare -

Canadian Career Education College

Diploma in General Nursing -

Nursing and Midwifery Training College
Maame Baafi