MARIA CHIZOBA IHEANACHO
Caregiver
Toronto,ON
Summary
More than 10 years of experience in the health field Strong skills in caring for the elderly and children Demonstrated skills in the practice of home care
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
New Born Caregiver
Dania Lecomples
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Cleaned client personal area when necessary, ran errands, managed laundry and arranged client clean materials.
- Support and monitor client in daily walk out exercise.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client
- Accompanied clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency
- Handled confidential and sensitive records and situations with professionalism
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information
Adonis Soup Kitchen Laval
Multiservice
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Maintained clean, orderly work environment to meet food preparation codes.
- Reset tables with tablecloths, napkins and silverware to prepare for food service.
- Operated manual and electronic appliances to slice, peel and trim vegetables.
- Served hot meals and distributed sack lunches to disadvantaged individuals.
- Assembled take-out bags to distribute to local homeless population.
- Adhered to confidentiality protocols regarding visitors to soup kitchen.
- Assembled prepared food for shipping to customers.
Home Caregiver
CLSC Bordeaux
01.2019 - 09.2021
- Assist client in scheduled Doctor appointments
- Administer medications to client especially regular breathe treatment to help respiration.
- Support client in physiotherapy exercises and ambulation.
- Performed laundry, fold and keep away client clothes.
- Established clean and healthy environment especially during COVID 19 pandemic.
- Assisted patients with bath, dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions
- Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships
- Assist client cooked tasty, nourishing meals to promote better nutrition
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being
- Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support
- Offered support for client mental and emotional needs to enhance physical outcomes and overall happiness etc.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Epic Home Health Care And Carmelite Monastery
07.2009 - 05.2018
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule
- Administered medications via pep tube and 3year child with trach.
- Assisted charge nurse in ICU unit at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time especially during time of Tornado Catarina.
- Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters,
- Helped patients eat and drink when necessary for safe consumption of food consistent with recovery guidelines
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and accountability.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action etc.
Infirmarian
Discalced Carmelite Monastery
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Worked well in team setting, providing support and guidance to new postulants and novices( new vocations)
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines before prayer time.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed especially elderly sisters in community.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others
- Charitably performed infirmarian duty in Carmelite community sister Nuns.
Nurse
Epic Healthcare
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help as needed
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Offered companionship and kindness to elderly patients
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Diploma Certificate - Nursing Practice
Texas Technical College
Sweetwater, West Texas USA.08.2008
Skills
- Ease with teamwork, Excellent customer service skills, Interpersonal and communication
- Skills, Adaptability, Sense of initiative, Resourcefulness, Diplomacy and discipline, Ability
- To maintain composure, and ability to motivate colleagues
- Creativity, confident, time management can do attitude, and confident
- Newborn care, Orientating new employees and renewable energy
Accomplishments
- Licenced vocational nurse 2007
- Texas state Technical college, Texas
- General studies preliminary 2006
- Walton junior college, Texas
- Certified patient care assistant 2005
- Walton junior college, Texas
- OTHER TRAINING
- Francisation 2021 – On going
- Centre d’appui aux communauté immigrantes (CACI), Montreal
- VOLUNTEERING
- Assist 2018
- Service centre for immigration and refugees, Montréal
- Clean and arrange clothes for the bazaar
- Welcome and guide customers during the bazaar
- Distribute refreshments
- Assist 2018
- Congrégation de Notre-Dame de charité du bon-pasteur, Montréal
- Welcome clients
- Respond to visitor queries
- Clean the different parts
- Prepare meals for the sisters
Timeline
New Born Caregiver
Dania Lecomples
06.2023 - 08.2023
Adonis Soup Kitchen Laval
Multiservice
02.2021 - 05.2022
Home Caregiver
CLSC Bordeaux
01.2019 - 09.2021
Infirmarian
Discalced Carmelite Monastery
01.2011 - 01.2018
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Epic Home Health Care And Carmelite Monastery
07.2009 - 05.2018
Nurse
Epic Healthcare
01.2009 - 01.2010
Diploma Certificate - Nursing Practice
Texas Technical College
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