Janet Okai
Roxburgh Park,Vic
Summary
Compassionate Personal Care Worker possesses gentle touch and caring attitude centred on treating people with dignity and respect. Collaborative team player with strong clinical and interpersonal skills. Skilled at monitoring client vitals, conducting light housekeeping and providing personal care. Communicative and responsive individual with over 10 years of experience. Experienced in Care giving and knowledgeable about safe patient ambulation, personal grooming assistance and housekeeping. Devoted to patient physical comfort and emotional support. Experienced non-medical Care Provider years of expertise providing in-home care. Complete domestic duties, help patients with self-care and hygiene and provide companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Church Of Christ Acadia
Essendon, Vic
03.2010 - 12.2022
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Documented vitals, behaviors and medications in client medical records.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands and household chores.
- Entertained, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Maintained frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance.
Personal Care Worker
St Basils Home For Aged Care
Fawkner, VIC
11.2007 - 01.2008
- Boosted customer experiences by delivering superior customer service, issue resolution and merchandising.
- Collected, arranged and input information into database system.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Assisted patients with personal requirements for housekeeping and grooming assistance.
Personal Care Assistant
Hume City Council
Dallas, VIC
01.2006 - 07.2007
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands and household chores.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
Education
Certificate - Education of Individuals With Multiple Disabilities
Alzhemeir's Australia Vic
02.2011
Certificate III - Personal Support Services
Western Training Work
Werribee, VIC11.2007
Certificate III - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
Kangan Institute
Melbourne, VIC02.2006
Skills
- Needs Assessment
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Household Cleaning
- Diet and Nutrition
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care Support
- Personal Service
- Mobility Support
- First Aid Certification
- Attentive to People
- Assisting with Daily Living
- Nursing Assistance
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Church Of Christ Acadia
03.2010 - 12.2022
Personal Care Worker
St Basils Home For Aged Care
11.2007 - 01.2008
Personal Care Assistant
Hume City Council
01.2006 - 07.2007
Certificate - Education of Individuals With Multiple Disabilities
Alzhemeir's Australia Vic
Certificate III - Personal Support Services
Western Training Work
Certificate III - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
Kangan Institute