Priyanka Kaur
Prince Albert,Saskatchewan
Summary
Quality-oriented professional with experience in social services, substance abuse counselling, and testing. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the youth care worker and Continuing care assistant role on your team. Highly motivated professional with experience in providing comprehensive social services for children and families. Proven ability to assess and develop care plans to help families in need. Passionate about helping children and families overcome challenging life situations and providing support to help reach full potential.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Continuing care assistant
Good Shepherd villa
06.2021 - Current
- Assisted with personal hygiene needs, including bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
- Provided compassion and respect towards elderly client in residential setting
- Implemented strategies that promoted positive behaviour within the facility environment
- Developed meaningful relationships with residence through conversations and recreational activities
- Conducted assessments to evaluate physical and emotional needs of residents
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to develop individualized care and plan for each resident
- Created an atmosphere that was conductive to socialization between residents
- Administrated medication according to physician instructions and organizational protocols
- Facilitated group activities such as arts and craft board games, music therapy to stimulate cognitive functioning
- Assisted with meal preparation, feeding and cleanup as needed
- Observed changes in patient status and respond immediately communicated concerns to nursing staff
- Observed infection control procedures and guidelines to safeguard patients and terms
- Lifted and repositioning of residents to prevent accidents and falls
- Measured patient vital signs, recorded body temperature blood pressure and heart rate
- Monitored pain and provided comfort measures reporting abnormalities to nursing staff
- Accurate records of patient care and condition, progress and concerns
- Answered patient call signals or bells to determine patient needs
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients
- Observed and examine patient to detect symptoms that require medical attention such as bruises open wound and blood in urine
- Reviewed patient dietary restrictions and food allergies to verify appropriate diet
- Gathered information from nurse and physician about patient condition and treatment plans
- Established special connection with patients through empathy and relationship building techniques
- Lifted and assessed others to left patient to move them on and off beds
- Applied clean dressings and support bandages.
Youth care worker
YWCA
01.2024 - 05.2024
- To provide support and supervision to residents and implement daily therapeutic activity plans and daily routines
- To participate with the team and each resident in the establishment and implementation of individual service plans, behaviour support interventions, and the individual crisis support plans
- To adhere to program routines including but not limited to morning wake-up, chores, night duties, room checks (3 times per hour at minimum, but more often when instructed as such by either the Program Manager or the Night Chores Checklist of the particular program), etc
- To be responsible for budget money provided to them in order to meet the daily needs of the residents and to provide receipts for approved expenditures on a monthly basis
- To take residents for required medical, dental, optical, and other healthcare appointments as directed by the Program Manager and in accordance to the agency policy and procedures
- To dispense medications to residents according to a doctor’s instructions and in accordance to the agency Policy on Use of Medications and Procedure for Administering Medications
- To facilitate resident contact with family and friends
- To provide positive role modelling to youth, to conduct themselves as a caring adult authority figure, and to make decisions in the best interest of the youth
- To contribute to the development of the agency’s strategic plan; to participate in the program evaluation procedures and in setting goals and strategies for program improvements
- To operate according to the agency’s Code of Ethics
- To learn and operate by the agency’s philosophy, policies, and procedures
- To ensure timely and accurate information on a daily basis concerning the needs and behaviours of residents and to follow the agency’s policy on reporting and documenting critical information.
Education
Business management -
Saskatchewan polytechnic
12.2021
Personal Support Worker -
Saskatchewan polytechnic
08.2020
Skills
- Self- care techniques
- Group facilitation
- Creative expression
- Problem solving
- Behaviour management
- Life skills interactions
- Multitasking ability
- Crisis intervention
- Community resources
- Task realization
Languages
English
Professional Working
City
Prince Albert
References
Reference upon request
Timeline
Youth care worker
YWCA
01.2024 - 05.2024
Continuing care assistant
Good Shepherd villa
06.2021 - Current
Business management -
Saskatchewan polytechnic
Personal Support Worker -
Saskatchewan polytechnic
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