Robynn Ammann
Edmonton
Summary
Compassionate Health Care Aide with extensive experience at St Joseph Auxiliary Hospital, excelling in patient-focused care and vital sign monitoring. Recognized for enhancing patient comfort and satisfaction through effective communication and emotional support. Proven ability to assist with mobility and daily living activities, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for all patients.
Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Care Aide
St Joseph Auxiliary Hospital
09.2003 - 01.2020
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Documented vital signs to inform nurses and physicians of any changes in patient status.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Promoted patient socialization, self-care and development by recognizing and using patient strengths to motivate patient.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Provided total hygiene care to many patients per shift by assisting with skincare, bathing, and toileting.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Delivered compassionate care and clear communication in handling issues of death and dying.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
Education
Upgrading -
Alberta Vocational College
Edmonton, AB06-1980
Skills
- Observing responses
- Collecting specimens
- Documenting behaviors
- Patient-focused care
- Monitoring fluids
- Infection control procedures
- Vital sign recording
- Family support and assistance
- Recording vital signs
- Mobility assistance
- Companionship and emotional support
- Light housekeeping
- Compassionate caregiver
- Bedside manner
- Specimen collection
- Reliable team player
- Responding to emergencies
- Dressing assistance
- Intake recording
- Patient lifting
- Electronic charting
- Toileting assistance
- G-tube care
- Direct patient care
- Patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- End-of-life care
- Range of motion exercises
- Supporting personal needs
- Compassionate
- Geriatric care
- Quick problem solver
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Feeding assistance
- Ambulation assistance
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- 1984 Residential Aide Training
- 2016 St Joseph Mission Award
- 2017 Alberta Health Care Aide Competency Assessment Profile (CAP)
- 2019 Safer Care for Older Persons (SCOPE)
Timeline
Health Care Aide
St Joseph Auxiliary Hospital
09.2003 - 01.2020
Upgrading -
Alberta Vocational College
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