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Betina Smith

Kingswood,NSW

Summary

Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support, caring and compassionate support worker with over 15 years experience in various kind of support. i have experience in providing various complex care such as caring for people who are quadriplegic, spina bifida and people with difficult behaviours

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Home Care Worker

Australian Unity
06.2007 - Current
  • provide care to complex needs clients such as stoma care, hoist transfers, continence managements, such as SPC and indwelling catheter care, behavioural problems, provide pressure area care.
  • provide assistance with all aspects of personal care such as showering, dressing, oral care, shaving and hair washing.
  • medications administration from webster packs, eye drops. ear drops and puffers.
  • Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
  • Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
  • Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
  • Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.

AIN Assistance in Nursing

Nazareth House
05.2005 - 06.2007
  • provide all aspects of personal care for the elderly and people with dementia.
  • provide assistance with all aspect for transferring residents via sling and stand up hoists, use of slide sheets, wheelie walkers.
  • provide pressure area care
  • medication administer
  • basic wound care
  • monitor for any signs of deterioration and report
  • provide care for patient who are palliative and provide support to the family.

Education

Graduate Diploma - Diploma of Nursing

TAFE NSW
Armidale, NSW
09.2023

Certificate III - Certificate 111 in Disabilities

Community College- Northern Inland
Tamworth, NSW
2015

Certificate III - Aged Care

Collegue Northern Inland
2015

Skills

provide personal care, provide care to complex needs clients including disabilities and aged care meal preparation, provide respite care for people with disabilities and clients with dementia stoma care and medication

Timeline

Home Care Worker

Australian Unity
06.2007 - Current

AIN Assistance in Nursing

Nazareth House
05.2005 - 06.2007

Graduate Diploma - Diploma of Nursing

TAFE NSW

Certificate III - Certificate 111 in Disabilities

Community College- Northern Inland

Certificate III - Aged Care

Collegue Northern Inland
Betina Smith