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PERPETUAL OKWARA

PERPETUAL OKWARA

Halifax,Canada

Summary

Healthcare professional with extensive experience in delivering personalized and compassionate care. Proven track record in supporting patient needs and enhancing their quality of life through effective communication and empathy. Known for strong collaboration skills and adaptability to changing care requirements.

Qualified Healthcare Support Worker with background in providing compassionate care to individuals with varying needs. Successfully supported daily living activities and emotional well-being through personalized care plans. Demonstrated effective communication and empathy to enhance patient comfort and trust.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

First Placement (Continuous Care Assistant CCA)

ABORSTONE
01.2025 - Current
  • Provide personal care and assisting with bathing, dressing, oral hygiene and toileting
  • Helping clients with transfer, walking with assistive devices and repositioning
  • Observation and Reporting
  • Companionship and social engagement
  • Medication reminder
  • Meal Assistance
  • Documentation and Recording
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Housekeeping
  • Assisted patients with mobility, transferring them safely between beds, chairs, and wheelchairs as needed.
  • Enhanced patient recovery by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
  • Maintained clean and organized living spaces for patients, ensuring a comfortable and sanitary environment conducive to healing.
  • Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care, addressing individual needs and preferences.
  • Managed time effectively while balancing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring all aspects of patient care were addressed promptly.
  • Assisted with meal preparation and feeding, ensuring adherence to dietary restrictions and nutritional guidelines for optimal health.
  • Promoted a safe environment for patients through regular monitoring of vital signs and reporting any abnormalities to medical staff.
  • Mitigated patient-care risks with regular equipment safety checks.

PERSONAL ATTENDANT

SHANNEX
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Planned and prepared meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients
  • Perform duties such as companionship, light food preparation, wash and dry laundry, clean rooms
  • Performed routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, administering
  • Performed routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds
  • Adhered to the plan of care as determined by the supervisor and assisted the resident/client with personal care and hygiene and activities of daily living
  • Observed and report on changes in residents/clients’ condition to supervisor

Nursing Assistant

Tobi Medical Centre
04.2020 - 08.2022
  • Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
  • Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.

Education

Continuous Care Assistant -

Oxford International College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
06.2025

BA - French

University of Lagos
01.2008

Skills

  • Good listening and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently without any supervision
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Provide personal care and companionship with patience, tolerance and endurance
  • Feeding assistance
  • Compassionate care
  • Mobility assistance
  • Client confidentiality
  • Dementia care
  • Meal preparation
  • Toileting support
  • Basic housekeeping
  • End-of-life care
  • Emotional resilience
  • Adaptable approach
  • Personal care assistance
  • Respectful and compassionate
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Patient care
  • Emotional support
  • First aid and safety
  • Verbal and written communication skills

Certification

  • CPR / AED / First-Aid
  • First Aid at Work
  • GPA in Dementia Care
  • Home Care
  • Caregiving
  • Social Work
  • Food and Safety

Languages

French
Limited Working

Timeline

First Placement (Continuous Care Assistant CCA)

ABORSTONE
01.2025 - Current

PERSONAL ATTENDANT

SHANNEX
01.2023 - 01.2025

Nursing Assistant

Tobi Medical Centre
04.2020 - 08.2022

BA - French

University of Lagos

Continuous Care Assistant -

Oxford International College

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