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Rachel Pollard

Napanee,ON

Summary

Compassionate Personal Support Worker with excessive experience in providing care to individuals with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and cognitive impairment. Strengths include listening skills, empathy, and patience, combined with practical knowledge of personal hygiene assistance, meal preparation, and housekeeping tasks. They have made a significant impact by improving patient quality of life through personalized care plans and fostering meaningful relationships.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

PSW/DSW Worker

Community Living
Belleville, Ontario
11.2020 - Current
  • Work with those with disabilities to help them function in their day-to-day lives.
  • Administer medications through G-Tube and orally.
  • Assisted with medical appointments.
  • Assisted with independent, non-verbal, verbal, and wheelchair-bound clients.
  • Assist with tracheotomy changes and daily care of trach usage, and provide the best care possible.

Pollard's Quality Care Services

Rachel Pollard(Owner)
Napanee, Ontario
10.2019 - 12.2024
  • Administer oral, IV, and G-Tube medications, and monitor clients' reactions.
  • Provided daily living assistance, feeding, G-tube changes, catheter changes, and colostomy care.
  • Given B12 injections. Insulin, Depo shots, blood sugar checks, and blood pressure checks.

PSW

Fairmount Home
Kingston, Ontario
08.2006 - 10.2018
  • Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
  • Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
  • Provided emotional support to both patients and families during difficult times.
  • Provided personal care assistance and support to clients, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and mobility.

Education

Online Course - Medical Office Assistant

Stratford Career Institute
05-2025

Online Course - Pharmacotherapy

Alison Collage
09-2021

Personal Support Worker - PSW

Limestone School Of Community Education
Kingston
06-2006

Skills

CPR and First Aid refresh are due in 2026

CPI training refresh is due in 2026

Defensive driving

Medication training

WHMIS training

Pharmacotherapy: Cardio, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and Endocrine systems

Business Planning

G-Tube, J-Tube, colostomy, and urostomy changes

Education and Tracheotomy

Timeline

PSW/DSW Worker

Community Living
11.2020 - Current

Pollard's Quality Care Services

Rachel Pollard(Owner)
10.2019 - 12.2024

PSW

Fairmount Home
08.2006 - 10.2018

Online Course - Medical Office Assistant

Stratford Career Institute

Online Course - Pharmacotherapy

Alison Collage

Personal Support Worker - PSW

Limestone School Of Community Education

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