Jerlyn Gillbee
Saint Albans,VIC
Summary
Dedicated Personal Care Assistant with a proven track record at Arcare Aged Care, adept in providing emotional support and personal hygiene assistance. Skilled in compassionate caregiving and efficient time management, consistently enhancing patient comfort and well-being. Excelled in relationship building, achieving a 95% patient satisfaction rate through personalized care and attention.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Arcare Aged Care
Hampstead Maidstone Victoria
08.2013 - Current
- Supported clients in managing daily living activities to uphold self-esteem and general well-being.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the 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.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
- Contributed to a positive home atmosphere by engaging clients in conversation and recreational activities tailored to their interests.
- Enhanced client well-being by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Maintained current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary.
- Supported clients'' mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times.
- Promoted independence with structured routines and clear communication to support clients in their daily lives.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Managed household chores efficiently, enabling clients to enjoy a clean living space without added stress or physical strain.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Prevented injuries through diligent observation of the environment and prompt intervention when needed during mobility assistance tasks.
Education
2nd Year College - Computer Programming
STI COLLEGE PHILIPPINES
Philippines Skills
- Emotional support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Housekeeping tasks
- Grooming assistance
- Compassionate caregiving
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate patient care
- Behavior redirection
- Light housekeeping
- Meal preparation
- Housekeeping
- Personal hygiene
- Feeding support
- Toileting assistance
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Mobility assistance
- Dependable and responsible
- Compassionate communication
- Relationship building
- PPE usage
- ADL assistance
- Documentation
- End-of-life care
- Heavy lifting
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Arcare Aged Care
08.2013 - Current
2nd Year College - Computer Programming
STI COLLEGE PHILIPPINES