Hi, I’m
Karen Barber
Forbes,NSW
Summary
Mother of four love fishing camping ,love interacting with people
Overview
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Catholic Healthcare Jemalong Residential Village
Aged Care Worker
04.2014 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- 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.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Barrick
Call Truck Operator
02.2010 - 02.2014
Job overview
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Maximized load safety by balancing, securing, and weighing products.
- Clearly communicated with dispatchers to give updated information on estimated times of arrival and latest road conditions.
- Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels.
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
- Obtained necessary permits and licenses to operate various commercial vehicles legally.
- Inspected vehicle before and after trips and logged and reported mechanical problems to avoid unsafe hazards.
- Inspected trucks and trailers before each trip to assess safety and identify maintenance concerns.
- Communicated with dispatchers and other office personnel to handle two-way updates and adjust daily schedules.
Forbes Services Memorial Club
Duty Manager Supervisor
08.2001 - 11.2009
Job overview
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
- Enforced rules and regulations outlined in company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
- Identified unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards to enforce safe work practices and procedures.
- Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
- Achieved results by working with staff to meet established targets.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
Education
Forbes High School, Forbes, NSW
Year 10 from Maths , English, Science, Music, History, Art,
12.1988
Skills
- EMR Systems
- Records Maintenance
- Laptop and Tablet Operation
- Attentive to People
- Client Records Management
- Bathing and Dressing
Timeline
Aged Care Worker
Catholic Healthcare Jemalong Residential Village
04.2014 - 09.2019
Call Truck Operator
Barrick
02.2010 - 02.2014
Duty Manager Supervisor
Forbes Services Memorial Club
08.2001 - 11.2009
Forbes High School
Year 10 from Maths , English, Science, Music, History, Art,
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