Jayal Patel
Cranbourne East,Vic
Summary
Experienced and composed Direct Care Worker with comprehensive knowledge of medication administration and operating medical equipment. Proficient in assisting individuals with daily activities, meal preparation, and maintaining a clean living environment. Dedicated to providing exceptional care for disabled, impaired, and chronically ill individuals, ensuring their well-being and comfort.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Medication Competent Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Arcare Parkview
Malvern East, Victoria
12.2016 - Current
- Administering medication to residents, filling of medication charts and reordering medication.
- Supporting and assisting residents with food and fluids as required.
- Maximizing the residents’ physical function by assisting with rehabilitative treatment such as physiotherapy exercises.
- Providing personal hygiene, grooming, manicuring and oral hygiene to residents.
- Continence management.
- Communicating with all residents effectively including the maintenance and the fitting of hearing aids and glasses as required.
- Assisting those residents’ with challenging behaviors, by participation in the development and implementation of an individually designed management plan.
- Facilitating residents’ mobility, by assisting with walking, use of wheelchairs and other aids and transfers.
- Assisting with treatments, such as simple dressings, application of ointments and creams and undertaking basic observations as required e.g
- Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and blood sugar levels as directed.
- Assisting the nursing staff by observing and reporting promptly any changes in the condition or well‐being of residents.
- Ensuring the residents privacy, dignity and respect are maintained at all times.
- Collecting, laundering, folding, assorting resident’s clothes and linen in the laundry.
- Completing and maintaining documentation.
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Regis Aged Care
Malvern East, Victoria
09.2016 - 11.2021
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Burwood Hill Aged Care
Burwood, Victoria
04.2014 - 03.2016
Education
Bachelor Of Nursing 2nd Year -
Federation University
Berwick, VictoriaCertificate 3 in Aged Care -
VICSEG
Coburg, Victoria05.2014
Skills
- Compassionate patient care
- Medication management
- Adaptable under pressure
- Client relationship management
Timeline
Medication Competent Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Arcare Parkview
12.2016 - Current
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Regis Aged Care
09.2016 - 11.2021
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Burwood Hill Aged Care
04.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor Of Nursing 2nd Year -
Federation University
Certificate 3 in Aged Care -
VICSEG