Kajal Gaire
Clovelly Park,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Personal Care Worker with proven leadership at Uniting Aged Care and The Village By Scalabrini, excelling in compassionate caregiving and critical thinking. Enhanced client well-being through meticulous documentation and effective communication, ensuring timely interventions. Recognized for adaptability and attention to detail, consistently delivering high-quality support tailored to individual needs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Worker
Resthaven Aberfoyle park
Aberfoyle Park, Australia
03.2022 - Current
- Coordinated daily living assistance, focusing on feeding, toileting, and skin care.
- Identified and reported changes in client conditions promptly for appropriate interventions.
- Maintained accurate health charts by recording comprehensive data in Autumncare.
- Facilitated mobility support within the ward according to established care plans.
- Prepared balanced meals tailored to individual nutritional needs.
Personal Care Worker
Calvary Flora McDonald
Cowandilla, Australia
03.2022 - 09.2023
- Assisting clients with daily living and mobility duties such as ADLS, feeding, toileting, skin care, pressure area care, oral care to enhance daily life.
- Recognise, respond and report appropriately to changes in condition of client.
- Recording all the needed charts, like ADL, bowels, restraints, food and fluid, slighting charts, and behavioral charts in the software, i.e., iCare.
- General ward ambulation and support mobilisation as per care plan of care.
- Providing healthy, nutritionally-balanced food and catering that matches individual dietary requirements.
Team Leader/Care Worker
Uniting Aged Care, The Village By Scalabrini
Haberfield, Australia
09.2019 - 01.2022
- Assisting and supporting client's with medication (including PRN and Insulin), utilising medication compliance aid, simple wound dressing etc.
- Accurate and timely documentation and update all client records using softwares like iCare, Med Mobile.
- Administrative Work (Booking for escort, transport, Doctors, looking after client's appointments, accountability of transport bills).
- Provide leadership and supporting the team member for caring clients to ensure an efficient and effective service that meets clients needs.
- Responsibility for the day to day management and decision making for a broad range of functions.
- Attending the meeting with nursing team member, effectively communicating with client, team members and families.
Assistant In Nursing
HammondCare Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, Australia
10.2018 - 08.2019
- Taking vital sign, BSL observation and communicating with team if necessary and documenting it.
- Looking after older people with mental health issues like depression, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation and in other units like palliative care and rehabilitation.
- Providing emotional support, providing End of Life Care, palliative care.
- Assisting the patient to identify and meet their needs.
- Follow the manual handling procedures to maintain safe working environment.
- Escorting the patient for appointments if necessary.
Education
Bachelor - Computer Application
Oxford College of Management and Sciences
06.2017
Skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Leadership and teamwork
- Empathy and compassion
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Time management and prioritization
- Adaptability and initiative
- Cultural intelligence and motivation
- Attention to detail and decision making
- Computing skills
- Client relationship management
- Patient care and companionship
- Daily living assistance
Certification
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability, Home and Community)
Certificate IV in Ageing Support
Certificate IV in Ageing Support
Websites
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional
Nepali
Full Professional
Italian
Limited
Hobbies and Interests
- Social Involvement
- Travelling
- Cooking
- Sport
- Volunteer Work
References
Available on request
Timeline
Personal Care Worker
Resthaven Aberfoyle park
03.2022 - Current
Personal Care Worker
Calvary Flora McDonald
03.2022 - 09.2023
Team Leader/Care Worker
Uniting Aged Care, The Village By Scalabrini
09.2019 - 01.2022
Assistant In Nursing
HammondCare Greenwich Hospital
10.2018 - 08.2019
Bachelor - Computer Application
Oxford College of Management and Sciences