Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards
References
Timeline
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Birhane Gebretensay

Derrimut,VIC

Summary

Friendly, enthusiastic, and motivated individual who can learn new tasks quickly and proficient in growing key customer relationships. An experienced health worker looking for new challenges in the health worker field.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Health Champion (Volunteering)

IPC Health
01.2020 - Current
  • Identify, develop and implement community engagement activities that facilitated COVID-19 information sharing with CALD communities.

Disability Support Worker

Hca (Health care australia) & Harmony HomeCare
- Current
  • Basic house cleaning for the client’s safety and comfort
  • Assisting client with removing and applying therapeutic equipment
  • Assisting with dressing and undressing
  • Planning, preparing, and serving meals to patients
  • Assisting clients moving in and out of bed, bath, wheelchair, and automobile.

Disability support worker

SCOPE organisation
11.2022 - 10.2023

Disability Support Worker

Harmony Home care
08.2021 - 11.2022
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared meals to support client nutritional needs
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs, including bathing and personal grooming maintain self-esteem and general wellness
  • Domestic assistance: household cleaning, laundry, meal preparation
  • Social activity: transportation, shopping, and medical appointments
  • Designed individualised plans detailing daily activities and needs for clients
  • Support customers with complex and challenging needs
  • Provide safe mobility support to help clients move around personal and public spaces
  • Supporting proper manual handling on the use and personal equipment’s of clients
  • Practicing some skills, staff meeting and attending training as required
  • Support on the maintenance of their equipment with professional
  • Keep close eye on client on vital signs and behaviours to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed
  • Monitoring and report in the progress
  • Keep clients mentally alert by entertaining, conversation with clients.

Disability Support Worker

Golden Home care
09.2021 - 09.2022

Patient Care Assistance

Hope Aged care (sunshine Branch)
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Patient care includes direct and indirect diagnostic, therapeutic, and service tasks
  • Ordering, organising, and maintaining supplies
  • Surveying the unit and patient’s rooms for cleanliness and maintenance issues
  • Assisting physicians in obtaining reports
  • Gather, track, and enter data
  • Responding to patient/family requests
  • Draw bloodwork routinely.

Nurse Assistant

Hospital Fidel in khartoum
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • General Nursing

Nursing - Acute, rehabilitative care and gained many hands-on experiences in the wards

OROTA HOSPITAL – Asmera eritrea.
01.2001 - 01.2013
  • Rehabilitation, Aged care, Palliative care, Community care, General practice, Surgical / Medical care, Pathology, Maternity, Paediatric Nursing, Mental health.

Distributor – Team Coordinator

International Tiens Company
  • Managing team in the distributor section
  • Evaluating and performing team member’s review.

Halibet Hospital - Asmara, Eritrea
  • Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas
  • Medication administration
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Infection control
  • Intravenous injections
  • General nursing.

Education

Certificate IV English -

Victoria University Polytechnic
01.2021

Certificate IV Aged Care -

01.2021

Certificate IV Disability -

01.2021

Certificate III Individual support -

01.2021

Certificate III Employment -

01.2021

Diploma of Nursing -

College of Health Science and Technology
01.2001

Clinical Training -

Eritrea Health Institute of Technology

Skills

  • Self-disciplined
  • Staying fit
  • Self-management
  • Networking with staff
  • Documentation skill
  • Organizing
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Appointment management
  • Customer service

Awards

Certificate of Acknowledgement by TIENS Certificate of Acknowledgement by IPC Health (Health Champions Program)

References

  • Mr. Andy Watt, Manager Harmony home care, 0438963417, andy@harmonyhomecare.com.au
  • Ms. Feven Eyasu, Supervisor golden home care, 0410485245, feven@goldenaged.com.au
  • Ms. Shruthi Shetty, Health care Australia (HCA), 0386385638, Shruthi.shetty@healthcareaustralia.com.au

Timeline

Disability support worker

SCOPE organisation
11.2022 - 10.2023

Disability Support Worker

Golden Home care
09.2021 - 09.2022

Disability Support Worker

Harmony Home care
08.2021 - 11.2022

Patient Care Assistance

Hope Aged care (sunshine Branch)
01.2021 - 01.2022

Health Champion (Volunteering)

IPC Health
01.2020 - Current

Nurse Assistant

Hospital Fidel in khartoum
01.2014 - 01.2019

Nursing - Acute, rehabilitative care and gained many hands-on experiences in the wards

OROTA HOSPITAL – Asmera eritrea.
01.2001 - 01.2013

Disability Support Worker

Hca (Health care australia) & Harmony HomeCare
- Current

Distributor – Team Coordinator

International Tiens Company

Halibet Hospital - Asmara, Eritrea

Certificate IV English -

Victoria University Polytechnic

Certificate IV Aged Care -

Certificate IV Disability -

Certificate III Individual support -

Certificate III Employment -

Diploma of Nursing -

College of Health Science and Technology

Clinical Training -

Eritrea Health Institute of Technology

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