Lovepreet Dhaliwal
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients.
Dependable Personal Care Assistant eager to apply aptitude for organizing and managing client daily activities, nutrition needs and appointments. Well-versed in medication administration and basic medical care.
Focused healthcare professional accustomed to promoting healthy and active lifestyle by coordinating appropriate indoor and outdoor activities. Demonstrated history of increasing client well-being across 4 years of related experience.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Youth Care Worker and Counselling
Permalink
Clayton , VIC
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions.
- Evaluated needs of youth and outlined measures to address.
- Assisted in proper evacuation of youth during emergency situations such as inclement weather.
- Utilized system model to teach youth life skills in accordance with individualized treatment plans.
- Participates in the assessment, goal setting and progress evaluation of children/youth.
- Teaching children/youth to relate in a socially appropriate manner through the use of daily routines and activities.
- Monitoring clients in a residential setting and ensures their safety and wellbeing.
- Providing behavior management counseling to clients on a one-to-one and/or group basis by performing duties such as providing feedback on clients' behavior, teaching coping techniques and adaptive behavior and providing guidance and support.
- Providing emotional support and crisis intervention to clients which may include non-violent physical interventions.
- Ensuring communication and liaison between group home, school, family and the community.
- Ensuring that clients' physical needs are met by performing duties such as assisting with basic personal hygiene, preparing meals, and administering medication as required in accordance with established guidelines, procedures and instructions.
- Maintaining reports such as statistics, logbooks, daily activities on residents.
- Carrying out household duties such as meal preparation and household cleaning.
- Administering medication to clients in accordance with established policy.
Personal Care Assistant
Estia Health
Ardeer , Vic
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Kept patients mentally alert by entertaining, conversing and reading aloud to patients.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
- Helped clients maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and all doctor's appointments.
- Helped patients care for themselves by teaching proper, safe use of ambulation assistive devices such as canes or walkers.
- Cleaned and maintained fitting rooms regularly.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs, including bathing and personal grooming, to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Reduced theft by limiting number of items that each customer took into fitting rooms.
- Transported 7-8 patients daily via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Practiced safe work habits, wore protective safety equipment and followed MSDS and OSHA standards to maximize safety and prevent accidents.
- Eliminated downtime and maximized revenue by providing top project quality control.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
Personal Care Assistant
Baptcare Werribee
Werribee , Vic
07.2020 - 11.2020
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Completed all paperwork, recognizing any discrepancies and addressing them in a timely fashion.
Registered Nurse
GTB
Punjab , Delhi
12.2015 - 02.2017
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with unit leaders to identify skill needs.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Decreased and prevented lapses in licensure by closely tracking nursing qualifications and credentials and sending out reminders to nursing staff.
Education
Certificate 3rd In Individual Support - Health And Wellness
ETEA
Heidelberg 03.2018
Certificate 4th In Ageing Support - Health And Wellness
SCEI
North Melbourn 04.2019
Diploma In Community Service - Health Administration
SCEI
North Melbourn 12.2020
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
GTB
India 04.2015
Associate of Science - Community Services
Bachelor in Social Science Community Services
Torrens University 01.2020 - 12.2022
Skills
- Meal Planning and Preparation
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Patient Care
- Compassionate Care
- Stress management
- Medication Administration
- Medical Records Management
- Behavior Management
- Nutrition planning
- Medical chart documentation
- Light cleaning
- Staff collaboration
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
Manual handling
First aid
NDIS health and safety
Food handling
- RBT - Registered Behavior Technician
- LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor
- BCaBA - Board Certified Behavior Assistant Behavior Analyst
Timeline
Youth Care Worker and Counselling
Permalink
08.2021 - 11.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Baptcare Werribee
07.2020 - 11.2020
Associate of Science - Community Services
Bachelor in Social Science Community Services
01.2020 - 12.2022
Personal Care Assistant
Estia Health
12.2018 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse
GTB
12.2015 - 02.2017
Certificate 3rd In Individual Support - Health And Wellness
ETEA
Certificate 4th In Ageing Support - Health And Wellness
SCEI
Diploma In Community Service - Health Administration
SCEI
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
GTB
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