Natalie Lackenbauer
Kitchener,ON
Summary
Dedicated PSW with proven expertise in compassionate care and mobility assistance, honed at Guelph General Hospital and Pine Meadow Nursing Home. Excelled in providing emotional support and palliative care, enhancing patient well-being. Skilled in utilizing Hoyer lifting equipment and implementing COVID-19 safety protocols. Demonstrated strong ethics and effective communication, significantly improving patient comfort and safety.
I am a compassionate PSW that possesses a gentle touch and caring attitude centered on treating people with dignity and respect as well as a collaborative team player!
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
PSW
Guelph General Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
PSW Student Placement
Pine Meadow Nursing Home
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
Education
Personal Support Worker -
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ON12-2022
Skills
- Compassionate care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Mobility assistance
- Palliative care
- Emotional support
- Dementia care
- Fall prevention
- Documentation
- Compassionate client care
- Respectful and compassionate
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Direct patient care
- Problem-solving
- Strong ethics
- Behavior redirection
- Hoyer lifting equipment
- COVID-19 safety policies
- PPE usage
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
PSW
Guelph General Hospital
01.2023 - Current
PSW Student Placement
Pine Meadow Nursing Home
11.2022 - 12.2022
Personal Support Worker -
Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
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