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Susan Thompson

Owen Sound,ON

Summary

Compassionate Personal Support Worker with extensive experience at Owen Sound Retirement, skilled in mobility assistance and emotional support. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and independence while maintaining privacy and confidentiality. Adept at problem-solving in emergencies, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for all clients.

Experienced support worker prepared for role in personal assistance. Skilled in providing compassionate care, managing daily tasks, and ensuring clients' well-being. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving results. Reliable and capable of responding to changing needs, with expertise in communication, problem-solving, and empathy.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Support Worker

Owen Sound Retirement
09.2003 - 03.2025
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
  • Assisted clients in maintaining personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, and dressing tasks.
  • Maintained accurate records of patient care, progress, and concerns, contributing to effective communication among healthcare team members.
  • Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients. Also have done housekeeping shifts.

Personal Support Worker

Bridge Street Residents
05.1990 - 04.2003

Assisted with ADLS. bathing serving meals housekeeping and laundry.

  • Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Conducted light housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and comfortable living space for patients.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Health Care Aide

Canadian Red Cross
08.1987 - 03.1990
  • Assisted with daily living activities, promoting patient independence and overall wellbeing.
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
  • Utilized problem-solving skills when faced with unexpected situations or emergencies within the healthcare setting.
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Reduced patient anxiety through effective communication and active listening skills. Assist with meal preperation.

Education

No Degree -

North Hastings High School
Bancroft, ON

Skills

  • Mobility assistance
  • Dementia care
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Emotional support
  • Patient care
  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Housekeeping tasks
  • Social support
  • Palliative care

Timeline

Personal Support Worker

Owen Sound Retirement
09.2003 - 03.2025

Personal Support Worker

Bridge Street Residents
05.1990 - 04.2003

Health Care Aide

Canadian Red Cross
08.1987 - 03.1990

No Degree -

North Hastings High School
Susan Thompson