Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline

Belinda Muricho

Merrylands West ,NSW

Summary

I am a hardworking Disability Support Worker dedicated to comprehensive, compassionate and individualized client care. Managing appointments and medication, assisting with bathing and grooming and maintaining tidy environments and offering excellent interpersonal and communication skills developed through field experience.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Disability Support Worker

Global Disability & Health Care Services
04.2021 - Current
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting clients.
  • Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting and moving clients.
  • Prepared nutritious meals to meet individual dietary needs for clients.
  • Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
  • Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork.
  • Adhered to company requirements for patient interactions and care standards.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, patient behaviors and incidents.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Checked medication schedules and clients needs to enforce medication administration standards team-wide.

Disability Support Worker

TLC Nursing Agency
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
  • Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork.
  • Adhered to company requirements for patient interactions and care standards.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, client behaviours and incidents.
  • Drove clients safely to social activities and appointments.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.

Disability Support Worker

Ocean Grove Supportive Care
08.2019 - 12.2019
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting clients.
  • Kept accurate records for client files and handled related paperwork.
  • Adhered to company requirements for client interactions and care standards.
  • Kept detailed daily logs with care actions, client behaviours and incidents.

Patient Attendant

Avenue Hospital
04.2018 - 06.2019
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs and offered qualified support.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
  • Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
  • Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Assisted nursing staff with respiratory, cardiopulmonary and physical therapies.
  • Used wheelchairs, stretchers and movable beds to move patients between hospital locations.
  • Responded to emergency situations to help with lifting and transporting patients.

Education

Master of Social Work - Social Sciences

Western Sydney University, Parramatta, NSW
04.2023

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition

University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya
11.2015

Skills

  • Documentation Skills
  • Creative Thinking
  • Great problem-solving skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to adapt and act accordingly to situations
  • Good time management skills
  • Compassion
  • Teamwork

Certification

  • Certificate III in Disability Individual Support and Age Care

Timeline

Disability Support Worker - Global Disability & Health Care Services
04.2021 - Current
Disability Support Worker - TLC Nursing Agency
12.2020 - 08.2022
Disability Support Worker - Ocean Grove Supportive Care
08.2019 - 12.2019
Patient Attendant - Avenue Hospital
04.2018 - 06.2019
Western Sydney University - Master of Social Work, Social Sciences
University of Eldoret - Bachelor of Science, Nutrition
  • Certificate III in Disability Individual Support and Age Care
Belinda Muricho