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Theresa Kendrick
Personal Support Worker
London,ON
Summary
Empathetic personal support worker with a sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers 10+ years of enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for patients through physical and emotional support. Dependable employee establishes rapport and trust with patients and helps complete daily living tasks to enhance quality of life. Driven to prioritize individual needs with attention to important details. Valued as accommodating, kind-hearted team player dedicated to expanding knowledge and responsibilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Caring Hands
London, Ontario
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Trained and coordinated work of new support workers.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
Customer Sales and Service Food Stand
Secord's Country Kitchens Neustadt
Hanover, ON
03.2019 - 05.2022
- Public relations
- Food prep, handling and cooking
- Assured highest standards of customer service and quality
- Trained new staff
- Maintained and controlled inventory
- Graceful, clean and caring while handling food
- Sales and service
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
Rockwood Terrace
Durham, ON
02.2016 - 03.2018
- Actively assist residents with ADLS
- Knowledge and experience in the safe operations of mechanical lifts
- Involved in activation programs
- Restorative programs and exercises
- Consistently ensure that basic needs and care are being met
- Resident assessment of activities of daily living, including the motor/physical, cognitive and emotional demands of the task
- Trained in fall prevention and Dementia care
- Knowledgable in infection controlPersonal Support Worker (PSW)
Tender Loving Care, Care Services
, Newfoundland and Labrador
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Helping clients with daily needs like bathing, dressing, assisting with meal prep and feeding, repositioning, assist with transfers
- Quick thinking
- Documentation
- Good problem solving skills and utilizing my crisis prevention intervention skills when dealing with difficult behaviours.
Education
Personal Support Worker -
Academy Canada
Newfoundland 04.2012 - 05.2013
Skills
Knowledgable in fire and safety proceduresundefined
Software
Certification
CPR/ First Aid Certification
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Caring Hands
05.2022 - 03.2023
Customer Sales and Service Food Stand
Secord's Country Kitchens Neustadt
03.2019 - 05.2022
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
Rockwood Terrace
02.2016 - 03.2018
Personal Support Worker
04-2013
Tender Loving Care, Care Services
01.2013 - 01.2016
Personal Support Worker -
Academy Canada
04.2012 - 05.2013
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