Duleesha Kumarathunga
Howrah
Summary
Developed strong interpersonal and communication skills in caregiving environment, ensuring compassionate and effective support. Demonstrated ability to manage daily care routines and respond to individual needs with attention and empathy. Offering 1 year plus experience as a ECA and 3 plus years experience as a Registered Nurse in Sri Lanka.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Extended Care Assistant
Southern Cross Care
09.2023 - Current
- Conducted safety checks throughout the facility, mitigating potential hazards and maintaining a secure environment for residents and staff alike.
- Assisted residents with daily living activities, enhancing their quality of life during extended care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans for each resident in the extended care unit.
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care for residents with dementia conditions in Mental Support Unit.
REGISTERED NURSE
Colombo South Teaching Government Hospital
08.2019 - 12.2022
- Cannulation, catheterization and catheter care, Naso gastric insertion and feeding
- Bed bathing, back massage and pressure point care for bed bound patients
- Feeding bed bound patients
- Assisting patients in mobilization
- Worked in Paediatric unit, Covid-19 high dependency unit(HDU), Intensive care Unit(ICU)
- Monitoring and caring of critically ill patients requiring multiple organ support including mechanical ventilation support(Invasive and non invasive), cardiovascular support
- Administration of medications
- Haemo dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy
- Infection control and management
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Oxygen therapy.
NURSE
Suwasevana Hospitals(PVT) LTD
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Worked in Dialysis unit and Intensive care unit(ICU)
- Caring patients before, during and after dialysis
- Operating Dialysis Machines
- Monitoring patient and fluid management
- Care of vascular accesses
- Administrating medications
- Oxygen therapy and handling of machines eg.mechanical ventilators, defibrillators, sucker machines, infusion pumps, syringe pumps,cardiac monitors
- IV line placement and infusions
- Patient safety and infection control.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
Education
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Certificate 3 in Individual Support - Health Aide
Penny Royal College
Hobart, TAS10.2023
Diploma of General Nursing - Nursing
College of Nursing Vavuniya
Vavyniya,Sri Lanka02.2016
Skills
- First Aid(CPR and BLS skills)
- Basic computer skills
- Mobility support
- Safe Patient care and handling
- Infection control(eg-Covid-19 precautions)
- Attention to detail
- Food hygiene
- Pain management and palliative care
- Mental health and Psychiatric care
- Dementia care
- Basic life support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Emotional support
- End-of-life care
- Feeding assistance
- Medical Instrument handling
Certification
HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
HLTWHS005 Conduct manual tasks safely
NDIS Worker Orientation Module
NDIS Supporting Effective Communication Module
Working with vulnerable people card
Timeline
Extended Care Assistant
Southern Cross Care
09.2023 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
Colombo South Teaching Government Hospital
08.2019 - 12.2022
NURSE
Suwasevana Hospitals(PVT) LTD
02.2019 - 08.2019
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Certificate 3 in Individual Support - Health Aide
Penny Royal College
Diploma of General Nursing - Nursing
College of Nursing Vavuniya
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