Tracy Gillies
Grenfell,SK
Summary
Well-organized health care aide who handles demands of clients with advanced physical and mental conditions. Maintain efficient schedules based on clients' medical and physical needs. Smoothly handle housekeeping, nutritional, and record keeping requirements. Devoted health professional dedicated to client support and quality of life improvement. Skilled in keeping home environments clean and safe with diligent attention to every need. Caring and compassionate in handling personal hygiene requirements with dignity.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Continuing Care Aide
Assiniboine Community College
06.2001
Certified Home Care Aide
Elite Intellicare Ltd / Quickcar Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - Current
- Improved client nutrition by carefully monitoring and preparing specialized diets
- Helped home-bound individuals maintain dignity by assisting with personal hygiene and care needs
- Enhanced wellbeing of individual clients with personalized support for social, mental, and physical needs
- Protected clients during transfers between seating, beds, and wheelchairs
- Identified issues with home environments through continuous monitoring, documenting, and reporting concerns
- Supported individuals with advanced Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Managed catheter care and worked to support patient comfort and dignity
- Kept spaces clean and inviting with regular cleaning, trash removal, and laundry assistance
- Minimized safety hazards by arranging living spaces with patients' needs in mind
- Avoided dangerous bed sores and new infections through constant attention to patient needs
- Updated records continuously with patient vitals, behaviors and symptoms
Certified Home Health Aide
Saskatchewan Health Authority
08.2001 - 07.2021
- Improved client nutrition by carefully monitoring and preparing specialized diets
- Helped home-bound individuals maintain dignity by assisting with personal hygiene and care needs
- Enhanced wellbeing of individual clients with personalized support for social, mental, and physical needs
- Minimized safety hazards by arranging living spaces with patients' needs in mind
- Identified issues with home environments through continuous monitoring, documenting, and reporting concerns
- Protected clients during transfers between seating, beds, and wheelchairs
- Managed catheter care and worked to support patient comfort and dignity
- Supported individuals with advanced Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Kept spaces clean and inviting with regular cleaning, trash removal, and laundry assistance
- Kept client treatment on-track by consistently administering prescribed medications
- Promoted mental health with stimulating activities and conversation
- Managed well-organized schedule of rest, activity and social needs
- Updated records continuously with patient vitals, behaviors and symptoms
- Massaged patients and applied liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation
- Prepared balanced, healthy meals and snacks for clients
- Maintained clean home environment, changing linens, washing laundry and cleaning spaces
- Avoided dangerous bed sores and new infections through constant attention to patient needs
- Encouraged patient independence with caring support for personal hygiene and mobility needs
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices or other trips, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship
Education
Certified Home Health Aide -
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Regina, Saskatchewan07.2021
Certified Continuing Care Aide -
Assiniboine Community College
Dauphin, Manitoba06.2001
Grade 12 Diploma -
Miller Comprehensive High School
Regina, Saskatchewan06.1990
Skills
- Schedule management
- ADL support
- Mobility support
- Medical charting
- Documentation
- Mental stimulation
- Task prioritization
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Team Player
- Leadership With Good Communication Skills
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- First Aid and CPR, 06/01/19
- Applied Suicide Interactive Skills, 06/01/16
- Transfer and Lifting and Repositioning (TLR), 06/01/20
- FIT Testing M95, 06/01/21
- Covid 19 Vaccinations, 03/01/21
Timeline
Certified Home Care Aide
Elite Intellicare Ltd / Quickcar Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - Current
Certified Home Health Aide
Saskatchewan Health Authority
08.2001 - 07.2021
Certified Continuing Care Aide
Assiniboine Community College
06.2001
Certified Home Health Aide -
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Certified Continuing Care Aide -
Assiniboine Community College
Grade 12 Diploma -
Miller Comprehensive High School
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