Odessa Jack
Main-a-Dieu,NS
Summary
Skilled and caring CCA registered on CCA registry with multiple years of experience seeking casual employment opportunity within your organization. Currently enrolled in the 2027 Practical Nursing program at NSCC.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
CCA
Cove Guesthome
Sydney, Nova Scotia
06.2025 - Current
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
- Answered patient call lights promptly and responded to requests appropriately.
- Monitored food intake and output as directed by nursing staff.
- Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
Continuing Care Assistant
Magnolia Continuing Care
Enfield, Nova Scotia
03.2023 - 06.2025
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Assisted with activities of daily living such as toileting, transferring from bed to wheelchair, eating and ambulation.
- Responded quickly in emergency situations following appropriate protocols for each situation.
- Attended team meetings regularly to discuss individual cases and plan care strategies.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Turned and repositioned residents using proper body mechanics to prevent pressure ulcers.
Home Support Worker
VON
Colchester - East Hants, NS
11.2023 - 02.2025
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises and assisted with daily physical therapy routines.
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks such as toileting, showering and bathing, shaving and oral hygiene.
- Observed behavior changes in clients and reported any significant information to supervisor or case manager.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Cared for patients by assisting with and completing basic household chores.
- Provided home support services to elderly individuals, including assisting with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
Home Support Worker
Bayshore Home Healthcare
Halifax, Nova Scotia
05.2023 - 11.2023
Education
Diploma - Continuing Care Assistant
Eastern College
Halifax, NS03-2024
Skills
- Situational awareness
- Cultural sensitivity
- Dementia: Understanding the Journey
- Care plan documentation
- Professional boundaries
- Current first aid and CPR
- Food Safety Certification
- PACE training
- Time management
- Adaptive communication
Timeline
CCA
Cove Guesthome
06.2025 - Current
Home Support Worker
VON
11.2023 - 02.2025
Home Support Worker
Bayshore Home Healthcare
05.2023 - 11.2023
Continuing Care Assistant
Magnolia Continuing Care
03.2023 - 06.2025
Diploma - Continuing Care Assistant
Eastern College