KANCHAN KHATAKHO
Albion,VIC
Summary
Compassionate Personal Care Assistant with hands-on experience providing companionship and emotional support to residents. Well-versed in accurately documenting vital statistics and health metrics. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult residents and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with resident and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and providing quality patient care.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Altaira Agency
, VIC
02.2024 - Current
- Assisted clients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, meal preparation or personal hygiene tasks.
- Provided emotional support to clients by listening attentively and engaging them in meaningful conversations and maintained accurate records of client care activities on computerized systems for charting purposes.
- Utilized adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers or hoist as needed and Ensured safety of patients by monitoring environment and responding promptly to any emergency situations that may arise.
- Monitored vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration rate for the patient's health status and maintained accurate records of client care activities on computerized systems for charting purposes.
- Administered medication under supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
Personal Care Assistant
Hope Age Care
Sunshine, Melbourne
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living, medical tasks, and providing companionship by collaborating with team members to deliver comprehensive and quality care.
Research Assistant
NHRC
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Maintained a database of all research activities conducted during the course of each project, performed literature reviews to ensure accuracy of results, design and implementation of experimental protocols and interpreted results from experiments and surveys to generate meaningful conclusions.
Education
Masters in Public Health -
Central Queensland (CQ) University
Melbourne, VICBachelor of Public Health -
National Academy for Medical Sciences
Kathmandu, NepalCert III in Individual Support, Ageing and Disability -
Australian Wide Training Institute
Melbourne, VICSkills
- Mobility Support
- Compassionate patient care
- Direct Patient Care
- Personal Care Assistance
- Adaptable Under Pressure
- Care plan implementation
- Medical Records Management
- First-aid and CPR
- Client Relationship Management
Certification
- First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Manual Handling Certificate
- NDIS Worker Orientation Checks
- National Police Checks
- Covid 19 Booster Dose Certificate
- Influenza Vaccine Certificate
- Working with children Checks
- Working with Vulnerable Checks
- Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Infection Prevention and Control certificate
References
- Melina Manandhar (RN Regis), 321anilem@gmail.com, 0410080990
- Manpreet Kaur Dhaliwal (RN at Hope Age Care, Sunshine), manpreetkaur0072@yahoo.com, 0421383945
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Altaira Agency
02.2024 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Hope Age Care
11.2023 - 05.2024
Research Assistant
NHRC
02.2021 - 11.2022
Masters in Public Health -
Central Queensland (CQ) University
Bachelor of Public Health -
National Academy for Medical Sciences
Cert III in Individual Support, Ageing and Disability -
Australian Wide Training Institute