Support Worker Personal

Professional Summary:

Diligent Personal Support Worker with over 10 years experience,providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills. Experience working in a in-home setting and elderly home care settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.

Skills:

Computer skills:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Search

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deal with diverse cultures

High aptitude for managing heavy workload while giving the highest standard of care to every client

Assisting with Daily Living

Dietary Needs

Clinical Documentation

Patient Care

Work History:

Personal Support Worker Oakvile Childrens Home 2023- 2024

Coordinated family visits, medical appointments and therapy sessions for 5 youth and residents.

Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.

Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.

Supported youth daily hygiene needs by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.

Personal Support Worker Hollang Christian Homes 2021-2022

Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.

Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.

Effectively handled difficult patient, using approach of listening carefully to complaint and providing resolution to problem/concerns

Prepared reports and monitored the progress of each client

Assisted with admitting new clients and discharged clients who are leaving

Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.

Personal Support Worker Chartwell Retirement Homes 2019-2020

Administered bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing

Maintained comfort and safety of patients immediate environment

Observed and reported changes in patients conditions

Documented overall day to day client personal needs such as hygiene routine, weight, voided, elimination and toileting, etc

Maintained a daily log of clients need and demands

Completed all daily records necessary charting, and collecting reports as stipulated by supervisor

Personal Support Worker Peel Senior Link 2013-2017

Provided patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths and wheelchairs and with dressing and grooming

Ensured program integrity and client safety by strictly complying with Supportive Housing Policies, and Protocols such as health care plans, work schedules and medication reminder protocols, client confidentiality requirements and maintain related documentation

Reviewed patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet

Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff

Personal Support Worker Private Care 2002-2012

Provides socialization, conversation and emotion reassurance to the client

Encourages and participates in reading, games, and other activities to promote well-being and stimulate the mind and the spirit

Performed light housekeeping duties including vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms, and kitchen

Assisted with ambulation, positioning and transferring using mechanical lifts such as a Hoyer lift

Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.

Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.

Education:

Mental Health Awareness Training Certificate Peel Senior Link, Brampton

Mask Fitting Training Certificate (N95) Peel Senior Link, Brampton

First Aid / CPR Level C&AED St. John’s Ambulance

Pharmacology Certificate Peel Senior Link, Brampton

CPI Training Certificate Peel Senior Link, Brampton

GPA Certificate Peel Senior Link, Brampton

Personal Support Worker Diploma Health Care Vocational

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