Lisa De Nikolits
Toronto,ON
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Personal Support Worker position. Rea
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
PSW
TriOS College
12.2023 - Current
- Learned to assist clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Replaced bandages, dressings and binders to care for wounds and encourage healing.
- Learned how to engage patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Art Director/graphic Designer
Various
03.2000 - 11.2023
- Developed creative design for print materials, brochures, banners, and signs.
- Developed creative design for print materials, banners and signs.
- Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
- Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout, and color in design work.
- Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection.
- Completed final touches for projects before rollout.
- Collaborated with content and marketing teams to confirm design compliance with brand guidelines.
- Designed creative digital displays used in online advertising for local businesses.
- Researched trends and projected industry changes to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Coordinated with external vendors and suppliers to verify quality and accuracy of printed materials.
- Implemented design feedback from customers and internal stakeholders to improve project outcomes.
- Mentored junior designers and provided design guidance to improve standards of overall team output.
- Completed in-depth product design tests using updated software tools.
- Worked with design systems to develop and present prototypes for focus group evaluation.
- Edited and enhanced existing artwork and graphics.
- Created logos, illustrations and typography for various organizations.
- Utilized Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite to develop creative designs.
- Developed graphics and visual content for social media campaigns.
- Created artwork for product packaging and promotional materials.
- Collaborated with other designers to create visually appealing graphics for range of print and digital media.
- Applied color theory and composition techniques to construct appealing designs.
- Created original artwork for range of print, web and video projects.
- Developed innovative designs for variety of clients in graphic design industry.
- Implemented feedback and suggestions from clients to improve designs.
- Worked with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes, and manage project milestones.
- Developed original designs for print media, magazines and newspapers.
- Utilized typography techniques to create compelling designs.
- Used interactive design elements to create more engaging user experience.
- Cultivated mobile-friendly designs for variety of platforms.
- Developed infographics to better communicate complex data.
- Created motion graphics and video content for websites and applications.
Education
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
TriOS College
Toronto07.2024
Bachelor of Arts - English, Philosophy
University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa12.1986
Skills
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
- CPR certification
- Palliative care
- Medication administration
- Ethical decision-making
- Mobility assistance
- Time management
- First aid knowledge
- Toileting support
- Professional boundaries
- Emotional support
- Stress management
- Compassionate care
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Adaptable approach
- Housekeeping tasks
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Dementia care
- Meal preparation
- Fall prevention
- Behavior management
- Active listening
- Incident Reporting
- Behavioral Management
- Patient Companionship
- Care Plan Adherence
- Documentation
- ADL Assistance
- Progress Documentation
- Compassionate Communication
- Daily Living Assistance
- Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Patient Care
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Supportive Companionship
- Dependable and Responsible
- Problem-Solving
- Strong Ethics
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Family Member Training
- Caring Companionship
- Client Satisfaction
- Word Processing
- Supportive Personality
- Convalescence Support
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 5 staff members in a previous career.
- Met client deadlines by using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Creative Suite to deliver client objectives. Result: Clients signed up for additional work, increased revenue for company.
- Documented and resolved Microsof file issues which led to delivering documents in a timely manner.
- Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of various projects, to submit projects and assignments on time.
- Resolved client challenges through consulting with team and supervisor.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Exercise, reading, writing, fitness, nutrition, wellbeing, watching movies, riding my bike, hiking
• recently earned my black belt (Shodan) in karate.
• have written and traditionally published eleven novels
• love exploring Toronto's trails on my bicycle in summer
• love hiking in the snow in winter
Timeline
PSW
TriOS College
12.2023 - Current
Art Director/graphic Designer
Various
03.2000 - 11.2023
No Degree - Personal Support Worker
TriOS College
Bachelor of Arts - English, Philosophy
University of The Witwatersrand
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