HAPPINESS OZIOMA NWAIZUGBU
Riverstone,Australia
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with experience at Nepean Private Hospital, skilled in medication administration and patient care planning. Known for strong leadership and excellent communication skills, I consistently deliver compassionate support while ensuring safety compliance. My commitment to enhancing patient well-being drives me to exceed expectations in every role.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Northcott
11.2020 - Current
- Administration of medications and following up client’s medical appointments.
- Commitment to the rights of people with disability to live dignified lives.
- Performing domestic duties efficiently and implementing care programs for those in group homes.
- Delivering of activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development.
- Cook and serve meals, clean premises, wash, iron and performed other household tasks, also assisting people with disability with meal preparation showering, dressing, feeding and getting them ready for educational and recreational activities.
- Work with a team of health professionals, family, friends and carers to implement a program of support.
- Ethical documentation and appropriate report to incidents.
- Caring for different type of disability (autism spectrum disorder, PWS, vision impairment, intellectual, developmental, schizophrenia, AOD, Acquired Brain Injury and physical disability), and managing aggressive behaviors.
- Administration of medication, Peg feeding and stoma care.
- Adhering to infection control as per the facility policies and procedures.
- Gain valuable knowledge for pressure area care and incontinence.
- Correct manual handling techniques and use of pelican belts, stand-up lifter and sling.
- Dealing with aggressive resident’s behavior.
- Bed making and ensuring that the residents’ room are tidy and clean.
- Daily documentation of residents’ care in tick sheets, bowel charts, assessments forms.
- Communicate and refer to the immediate supervisor or the RN in the nursing facility for the residents’ concerns and changing needs that eventually arises.
- Work as a team with all the nursing staff in the nursing Facilities.
August Royal Rehabilitation Ryde
11.2019 - Current
- Ensuring safety and comfort of the residents.
- Providing all personal care to people with disability, and elderly in Dementia
- Supporting and managing clients with high behaviors, schizophrenia and bipolar.
- Taking client out for shopping and other daily activities.
- Encouraging client in doing his/her personal care under good supervision.
- Correct manual handling techniques and use of pelican belts, stand-up lifter and sling.
- Caring for different type of disability (autism spectrum disorder, PWS, vision impairment, intellectual, developmental, schizophrenia, hearing impairment, physical disability), and managing aggressive behaviors.
- Ethical documentation and appropriate report to incidents.
- Administration of medication, Peg feeding and stoma care.
- Adhering to infection control as per the facility policies and procedures.
- Gain valuable knowledge for pressure area care and incontinence.
- Correct manual handling techniques and use of pelican belts, stand-up lifter and sling.
- Dealing with aggressive resident’s behavior.
- Bed making and ensuring that the residents’ room are tidy and clean.
- Daily documentation of residents’ care in tick sheets, bowel charts, assessments forms.
- Communicate and refer to the immediate supervisor or the RN in the nursing facility for the residents’ concerns and changing needs that eventually arises.
- Work as a team with all the nursing staff in the nursing Facility.
Placement
Norwest Private Hospital
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Working under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Performing physical exams, including checking patients’ pulse, temperature, and blood pressure.
- Assisting patients with mobility issues and personal hygiene tasks.
- Creating patient care plans in collaboration with other healthcare providers.
- Writing patient notes.
- Administration of medications
- Wound assessment: wound care plan and wound care.
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Pain assessment.
- Admission and discharge procedures.
- Manual handling and personal care.
Placement
Nepean Private Hospital
03.2024 - 03.2024
- Working under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Performing physical exams, including checking patients’ pulse, temperature, and blood pressure, neurological and neurovascular observations.
- Assisting patients with mobility issues and personal hygiene tasks.
- Creating patient care plans in collaboration with other healthcare providers.
- Writing patient notes.
- Administration of medications and Subcutaneous injections
- Wound assessment: wound care plan and wound care.
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Pain assessment.
- Admission and discharge procedures.
- Manual handling and personal care.
Placement
Baulkham Hills-Summit Care Aged Care
09.2023 - 09.2023
- Worked under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Performing physical exams, including checking patients’ pulse, temperature, and blood pressure, neurological and neurovascular observations.
- Assisting patients with mobility issues and personal hygiene tasks.
- Creating patient care plans in collaboration with other healthcare providers.
- Writing patient notes.
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Manual handling and personal care.
UNISSON
11.2017 - 05.2020
- Provides care to disabled assigned patients such as (feeding, toileting, bathing, sitting, positioning, dressing)
- Reports any emergency cases
- Implements measures to promote a safe environment for clients
- Adheres to organisational rules and regulations
- Maintains a clean work area
- Providing all personal care to frail, disabled, and the elderly in Dementia high care with challenging behaviour.
- Personal careers include washing, showering, toileting, dressing and undressing, grooming, hair and nail care, mobilization & transferring, feeding, respiration (breathing), skin maintenance and other allied health care services.
- Ensuring safety and comfort of the residents.
Student placement
Southern Cross Care Plumpton NSW
Plumpton, NSW
05.2018 - 05.2018
- Assists the RN in the day to day running of the hospital
- Provides care to assigned patients (The mental status examination or mental state examination)
- Reports any emergency cases
- Checks with the instructor or preceptor (RN) before administering any medications
- Implements measures to promote a safe environment for patients
- Adheres to organisational rules and regulations
- Checking of vital signs, alcohol withdrawing scale assessment and recording them appropriately in observation chart.
- Bed making and ensuring that the residents’ room are tidy and clean.
- Daily documentation of residents’ care in tick sheets, bowel charts, assessments forms (ACFI).
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Institute of Health and Nursing Australia
Diploma - Community Service
National Career Institute
Certificate IV - Disability
The Care Training and Consultant Sydney
Certificate III - Acute Care (Assistant in Nursing)
The Care Training and Consultant Sydney
Skills
- Honest, friendly and trustworthy
- Empathy and compassion
- Reliable and punctual
- A friendly, direct and creative person with a great sense of humor
- Keen and willing to learn and implement new skills
- Confident and outgoing nature
- Co-operative team member and works well independently
- Well presented
- Strong Leadership Skills
- Always willing to go “the extra mile”
- Ability to recognize and respond to diverse thinking styles, learning styles and cultural qualities
- Interest in and empathetic attitude toward the care of clients
- Functional knowledge of caring for the aged and people with disability
- Highly skilled in recognizing key risks and control measures
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work Independently
- Computer Literate
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent reporting skills
- Possess a friendly telephone manner
- Desire to help others
- Emotional stability
- Ability to work with others
- Work well as part of a team and always a positive team member
- Team collaboration
- Manual handling
- Medication administration
- Patient care planning
- Wound care management
- Documentation practices
- Client assessment
- Crisis intervention
- Behavior management
- Infection control
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication
- Safety compliance
- Training support
- Computer skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Team management
- Analytical thinking
- PPE use
- Calm under pressure
- Team building
References
On request
Timeline
Placement
Norwest Private Hospital
08.2024 - 09.2024
Placement
Nepean Private Hospital
03.2024 - 03.2024
Placement
Baulkham Hills-Summit Care Aged Care
09.2023 - 09.2023
Disability Support Worker
Northcott
11.2020 - Current
August Royal Rehabilitation Ryde
11.2019 - Current
Student placement
Southern Cross Care Plumpton NSW
05.2018 - 05.2018
UNISSON
11.2017 - 05.2020
Diploma - Nursing
Institute of Health and Nursing Australia
Diploma - Community Service
National Career Institute
Certificate IV - Disability
The Care Training and Consultant Sydney
Certificate III - Acute Care (Assistant in Nursing)
The Care Training and Consultant Sydney
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