Navdeep Kaur
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support. 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. Committed Personal Care Assistant skilled in supervising and assisting clients with meal preparation and daily activities to promote independence. Caring and compassionate with proven history of positive client feedback.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Assistant
Mackenzie Health
Toronto, ON
03.2024 - Current
- Assisted nurses with daily patient care tasks, ensuring timely and efficient medical support.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Demonstrated strong teamwork skills by collaborating effectively with colleagues and other healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Promoted a positive patient experience by actively listening and empathizing with their needs and emotions.
Personal Care Assistant
Caring For You Nursing Agency
Melbourne , Australia
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
Personal Care Assistant
Healthcare Australia
Melbourne, Australia
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Provided staff coaching, mentoring, and consultation to enhance performance and professional development.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Personal Care Assistant
Belmore Nursing Agency Melbourne
Melbourne , Australia
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Personal Care Assistant
Crewesharp Medical Nursing Agency
Melbourne , Australia
03.2021 - 03.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Aktrapid Nursing Agency
Melbourne , Canada
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
Personal Care Assistant
Guardian Homecare Services
Melbourne, Australia
11.2020 - 02.2021
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.
- Helped clients with managed home care, ensuring efficacy of care by monitoring health status.
- Researched and recommended community resources to meet clients' needs.
- Supported families through difficult times by offering emotional support and education on important care tasks.
- Developed and implemented care plans for clients.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises to assist with daily physical therapy routines.
- Documented vital statistics and coordinated with health care providers.
- Scheduled and coordinated medical appointments.
- Transported clients for medical and personal outings.
- Utilized universal precautions and infection control principles in all aspects of care.
- Administered medications in accordance with doctor's instructions.
- Planned and implemented community outreach and events to provide health education about cancer, self-care and preventive breast examinations.
- Assisted clients with living independently through skill-building and mentoring in areas such as housekeeping adaptations and preparation of healthy meals.
- Constructed cognitively stimulating activities.
- Trained new staff members on best practices for home health care.
- Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
- Provided direct personal care and administrative services to clients.
- Assisted with end-of-life care.
- Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
- Improved patients' comfort with massage and application of topical treatments.
Personal-support-worker
Cumberland Manor Residential Age Care Centre
Melbourne , Australia
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Maintained work areas by cleaning and straightening for maximum productivity and safety.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and doctor's appointments.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
Education
Nursing
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
North Bay, ON01.2024
Individual Support And Ageing
National Business Academy
03.2020
Skills
- Personal Care Assistance
- Client Requirements
- Behavior Redirection
- Personal Grooming Care
- Vital Signs Management
- Mobility Support
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Toileting
- Behavior Management
- Patient Assessments
- Personal Hygiene
- Patient Management
- Ability to Lift
- Service Documentation
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Nursing Assistance
- Direct Supervision
Languages
English
Professional Working
Certification
- PCW - Personal Care Worker
- First aid
Timeline
Patient Care Assistant
Mackenzie Health
03.2024 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Caring For You Nursing Agency
01.2022 - 07.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Healthcare Australia
11.2021 - 07.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Belmore Nursing Agency Melbourne
11.2021 - 04.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Crewesharp Medical Nursing Agency
03.2021 - 03.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Aktrapid Nursing Agency
02.2021 - 06.2021
Personal Care Assistant
Guardian Homecare Services
11.2020 - 02.2021
Personal-support-worker
Cumberland Manor Residential Age Care Centre
08.2020 - 11.2020
Nursing
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
Individual Support And Ageing
National Business Academy