Tonya Waindubence-General
Ohsweken,ON
Summary
Compassionate Personal Support Worker offering 14 years of experience in Hospital, LTC and Home Care settings. Enthusiastically pursuing opportunity to add immediate value to a growing team. Inspired to help others and driven to apply unfailing work ethic to meet objectives .
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Melodia HomeCare
10.2022 - 03.2024
- 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.
- Monitored patient health status regularly, reporting any changes to the appropriate medical staff.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Developed trust-based relationships with clients through active listening and empathetic communication skills.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Implemented strategies for managing challenging behaviors in dementia patients, creating a safe environment for all involved.
- Contributed to an interdisciplinary team approach when addressing complex client situations or needs.
- Trained and coordinated work of new support workers.
Personal Support Worker
TLC Alert Nursing And Homecare INC
01.2020 - 06.2023
- 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.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Monitored patient health status regularly, reporting any
- changes to the appropriate medical staff.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Developed trust-based relationships with clients through active listening and empathetic communication skills.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Facilitated mobility assistance for patients requiring help with transfers or ambulation.
- Utilized adaptive equipment appropriately when assisting clients with mobility-related tasks or exercises.
- Documented vitals, behaviors.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Trained and coordinated work of new support workers.
- Mechanical Transfers
- Worked Covid outbreak
Healthy Lifestyle Coordintor
Sheguiandah First Nations
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-or
- Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
- Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to.
- Drug and Alcohol Privation, program and treatment referrals, community education and support.
- on call 24/7 mental heath support
Personal Support Worker
Mnaamodzawin Heath Services
01.2013 - 12.2017
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- 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.
- catheter care, LVR, ROM
- Meals on Wheels, shopped and cooked for meals on wheels organized programs for elders. ( Dinners, outtings, hoilday parties, Arts and Crafts.
- took boold pressures, assist with wond care and catheter changes, aminstred Medication
- Hospice/ Palliative Care
Unregulated Care Provider
Short Hills Villa
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Ensured accurate medication administration for improved patient outcomes.
- Served as a liaison between patients, family members, and healthcare providers, ensuring clear communication and understanding of treatment plans.
- Implemented therapeutic interventions as directed by the healthcare team, contributing to positive patient outcomes.
- Changed Dressings, colostomy bags, administered medications, monitored vitals, medication and narcotic counts, maintained MARS, logged residents daily notes, logged doctors orders, fulfilled doctors orders, answered phones, responsible for personal support workers on duty. Day to Day operations.
Education
Certificate - Personal Support Worker
Grand Health Academy
Hamilton, ON10.2010
Deploma - Native Commuinty Care Counselling And Development
Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology
Brantford, ON06.2002
Skills
- Mobility Assistance
- Dementia Care
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- Patient Care
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Palliative Care
- ADL Assistance
- PPE Usage
- End of life care
- Strong Ethics
- Hoyer Lifting Equipment
- Incident Reporting
- Special Needs Care
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate communication
- Client documentation
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Dependable and Responsible
- First Aid Certification
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Personal Care Worker
- Bedside Care
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Smart Serve
- Work place Safety
- WIMHAS
- Food Handlers
- UCP
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Melodia HomeCare
10.2022 - 03.2024
Personal Support Worker
TLC Alert Nursing And Homecare INC
01.2020 - 06.2023
Healthy Lifestyle Coordintor
Sheguiandah First Nations
01.2017 - 12.2019
Personal Support Worker
Mnaamodzawin Heath Services
01.2013 - 12.2017
Unregulated Care Provider
Short Hills Villa
01.2010 - 12.2012
Certificate - Personal Support Worker
Grand Health Academy
Deploma - Native Commuinty Care Counselling And Development
Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology
Similar Profiles
Delma ParraDelma Parra
Lead Community Liaison at Melodia Hospice And PalliativeLead Community Liaison at Melodia Hospice And Palliative
Isha LiuIsha Liu
Floral Designer & Owner at Melodia FlowersFloral Designer & Owner at Melodia Flowers
Linnea MummaLinnea Mumma
Choir Member and Soloist at Melodia Women's ChoirChoir Member and Soloist at Melodia Women's Choir