Robert Robinson
Sault Ste Marie
Summary
Adept at compassionate care and vital signs monitoring, I significantly enhanced patient well-being at FJ Davey Home. My expertise in dementia care and emotional support, backed by strong ethics and team collaboration, ensured high-quality, respectful service, achieving notable improvements in patient comfort and safety.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PSW
FJ Davey Home
733 Third Line East Sault Ste Marie
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Maintained a safe environment for patients by following proper infection control procedures during personal care tasks.
- Documented patient progress accurately and thoroughly in accordance with regulatory requirements, ensuring continuity of care between shifts or when transitioning between providers.
- Supported patients'' emotional well-being through active listening and empathetic communication while respecting privacy and confidentiality.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced patient comfort by assisting with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Managed challenging behaviors displayed by dementia or Alzheimer''s patients using appropriate interventions and communication techniques.
- Maintained clients'' dignity by providing discreet assistance with personal hygiene tasks, such as toileting and incontinence care.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored vital signs regularly to detect early warning signs of health issues, promptly reporting any changes to supervising medical staff.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
Education
Personal Support Worker
Progressive Training College
Sault Ste. Marie, ON04-2023
Skills
- Meal preparation
- Emotional support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassionate care
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Dementia care
- Toileting support
- Respectful and compassionate
- Strong ethics
- Team collaboration
- First aid and safety
- Care plan management
- Dependable and responsible
- Hoyer lifting equipment
Certification
- Dementia Care Certification - Alzheimer's Association.
- First Aid Certification - American Red Cross or St John Ambulance.
- CPR/AED Certification
Timeline
PSW
FJ Davey Home
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Dementia Care Certification - Alzheimer's Association.
- First Aid Certification - American Red Cross or St John Ambulance.
- CPR/AED Certification
Personal Support Worker
Progressive Training College