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Anna Pendelich

Newborough,Victoria

Summary

Compassionate Personal Care Assistant with extensive experience in Aged Care sector, adept at client assessment and emotional support. Proven ability to enhance client well-being through personalized care plans and effective communication including collaboration with team members. Skilled in monitoring health and fostering strong relationships, ensuring dignity, comfort and safety for clients in diverse settings.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

Respect Aged Care
Moe, VIC
12.2024 - Current
  • 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.
  • Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
  • Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
  • Incorporated engaging conversations and recreational activities based on clients' interests.
  • Identified and relayed abnormalities in patients' health status.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Maintained current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities.
  • Tracked client developments carefully, communicating status to relatives and medical staff.
  • Supported clients'' mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times.
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans addressing each client's specific needs.
  • 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.
  • Assisted clients with meal planning and preparation, taking into consideration dietary restrictions and preferences for optimal nutrition.
  • Developed creative strategies for overcoming obstacles related to mobility or cognitive limitations while promoting maximum functionality in daily tasks.
  • Dementia and MSU ward.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care in facility environment
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.

Personal Care Assistant

Royal Freemasons
Moe, Vic
03.2023 - 12.2024

Ensured comprehensive personal care was provided in the environment of the facility.

Sustained continuous role throughout acquisition by Respect Aged Care.

Personal Care Assistant

Scrubs Nursing Agency
Malvern, VIC
02.2020 - 06.2023

Adapted to different facilities including hospitals and aged care centers during the pandemic.

Personal Care Assistant

Australian Home Care
Traralgon, VIC
12.2016 - 03.2020

Delivered in-home care services to individuals with disabilities and elderly clients.

Personal Care Assistant

Various Employment
Various Locations Around Melbourne& Gippsland
06.2009 - 12.2016

I can provide details of the various sites and providers if required

Education

Year 11 - Higher Education

Sacred Heart Girls' College
Oakleigh, VIC

Trade Certificate/ Apprenticeship - Hairdresser

William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Melbourne, VIC

Diploma - Nursing

Federation University Australia, TAFE
Warragul, VIC

Diploma - Nursing

Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, VIC

Certificate III - Aged Care And HACC

ETEA, Education And Training
Heidelberg, VIC
06.2009

Skills

  • Empathetic support
  • Dementia care
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • Confidentiality management
  • Team collaboration
  • Respectful and compassionate patient care
  • Behavior redirections
  • Care plan implementation
  • Medication administration
  • Patient assessments
  • Client rapport
  • Chronic disease management
  • Fall prevention
  • Observational skills
  • Tact and diplomacy
  • Adaptable under pressure
  • First aid and CPR
  • Activities of daily living support
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Incident reporting
  • PPE usage
  • COVID-19 safety policies
  • Flexible schedule
  • Documentation
  • End-of-life care
  • Strong ethics
  • Special needs care
  • Heavy lifting

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

Respect Aged Care
12.2024 - Current

Personal Care Assistant

Royal Freemasons
03.2023 - 12.2024

Personal Care Assistant

Scrubs Nursing Agency
02.2020 - 06.2023

Personal Care Assistant

Australian Home Care
12.2016 - 03.2020

Personal Care Assistant

Various Employment
06.2009 - 12.2016

Year 11 - Higher Education

Sacred Heart Girls' College

Trade Certificate/ Apprenticeship - Hairdresser

William Angliss Institute of TAFE

Diploma - Nursing

Federation University Australia, TAFE

Diploma - Nursing

Swinburne University of Technology

Certificate III - Aged Care And HACC

ETEA, Education And Training
Anna Pendelich