HIMALI ATAMPOLA ARACHCHIGE DONA
Clayton,VIC
Summary
Dedicated Personal Assistant , excelling in emotional support, exceptional daily living care and respectful , significantly enhancing resident well-being while maintaining residents privacy and dignity. Compassionate patient care and strict PPE usage, and infection control, fostering a safe, clean and supportive environment. Experienced with caring for persons with disabilities and health conditions, such as dementia. Proper manual handling during transfer of residents and achieved notable improvements in client satisfaction and safety standards through effective team collaboration and empathy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Calvary Health Care
2020.05 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce risk of injury for both parties.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
- Enhanced client well-being by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Maintained current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
Personal Care Assistant
Omnicare
2015.01 - 2017.01
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
Aged Care Worker
Rosary Home
2012.01 - 2015.01
- Assisted residents with daily living tasks, promoting independence and dignity.
- Enhanced residents'' quality of life by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Adhered strictly to infection control protocols, minimizing risk of communicable diseases within facility.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
Education
New Future Training
Skills
- Compassionate patient care
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Housekeeping tasks
- Dementia Care
- Elderly Care
- First aid and safety
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Daily living assistance
- Mobility Assistance
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Flexible Schedule
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Special Needs Care
- Disability Support
- Team Collaboration
- Time Management
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Calvary Health Care
2020.05 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Omnicare
2015.01 - 2017.01
Aged Care Worker
Rosary Home
2012.01 - 2015.01
New Future Training
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