Matilda Byrnes
Mildura,Victoria
Summary
Attentive and focused healthcare professional offering 600 hours to date of practical placement experience in hospital environments in many different fields such as acute, community and mental health. Successful in quickly building rapport with patients, families and all areas of staffing. Highly proficient in patient care, assessments, medication administration and health education. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Murray House Aged Care Facility
12.2022 - Current
- I am currently working at Murray House Aged Care as a Personal Care Assistant. My role includes supporting residents with all aspects of their health. This ranges from personal care such showering, dressing and toileting to mental health by supporting the resident through maintaining privacy, dignity and emotional support.
- Working in an aged care facility, interacting and helping residents is everything, I have developed more patience and diligence throughout my time working here, especially with not only residents but also care staff, nursing staff and management
- Remembering the resident’s life stories have told me is something I pride myself on, to continue the conversation next time I interact with them, making them feel appreciated, cared for and heard. I feel this aids in building strong relationships with my residents as well.
- I pride myself in recognizing and reporting abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager and escalating care.
Kitchen Assistant
Chaffey Aged Care
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Managed time to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously with ease.
- Followed company safety and security policies and procedures when reporting maintenance needs and unsafe work conditions.
- Interacting well with a variety of different areas of staff from kitchen, care staff, nursing staff and management to provide nutritious meals for 100 residents each day
Babysitting
01.2019 - 03.2020
- I effectively babysat two boys aged 5 and 8 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. My roles included assisting with homework, providing healthy meals for dinner, encouraging the completion of chores, and facilitating employer requests.
- I gained skills such as working independently as well as collaboratively with my employer, self-motivation with a strong sense of personal responsibility, fast adaptation to new situations and environments, and developed and maintaining courteous and effective working relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
La Trobe University
Mildura, VIC10.2023
Years 11-12 -
Mildura Senior College
Mildura, VIC12.2020
Years 7 To 10 -
Trinity Lutheran College
Mildura, VIC12.2018
Skills
- I am able to listen carefully and follow instructions
- As a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) I complete a set of tasks daily to ensure my residents are provided with quality care I work diligently to maintain dignity and privacy when performing daily personal care for them such as showering, toileting, and dressing I escalate concern and care effectively to team leaders and nursing staff immediately when abnormalities or residents do not seem themselves as well as recognise emotional changes and signs of elder abuse
- I often work in my facilities dementia area where I have refined and learned many new skills with people living with dementia such as redirection, patience, listening skills and overall care as well as deterioration as it can present very differently in those living with dementia compared to those who do not I have also gained a much higher ability to communicate effectively to family members alongside them and provide knowledge and skills to assist them with their loved ones journey as it can be challenging for both the resident and family member(s)
- I self educate myself on topics and areas I am not familiar or confident in and follow hospital policy and protocol as well as ask my co-workers for assistance and guidance when needed
- Throughout my nursing degree, I have attended over 500 hours of clinical placement to date over a range of different fields where I have provided many ranges of care, fine-tuning my skills from physical skills such as personal care, medication administration, and vital signs to communication skills from educating patients, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team as well as conversing with family members
- I have grown up on a large, family-run sheep and cattle station located in Pooncarie meaning I am responsible and listen carefully and am able to follow instructions as well as use my intuition to complete tasks and help
- I am confident in meeting new people and working well with others
- I've been involved in teams where I have not known others Completing placements for my nursing degree requires me to work with members of staff where I am not familiar with anyone on the team as well as interacting with a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, allied health, social workers et I can adapt and work well among the team on all shifts
- Growing up in a small rural community, I get along extremely well with adults from all backgrounds of life whether they be older, younger, or from different cultural backgrounds I do not pass judgement and try to withhold bias on those from different walks of life and embrace differences
- I have always been a part of volunteer groups from a young age and assisted in them such as our local horse racing committee where both my parents and grandparents continue to volunteer I have also volunteered with the Wentworth branch of the Isolated Children's and Parents Association (ICPA) with local fundraising events such as catering and children's activities to raise much needed funds for equity of access to education for all students who live in rural and remote Australia
Certification
- First Aid & CPR Training - 2022
- NDIS Worker Screening Check - Current
- Current 2023 Police Check
- Current Working with Children's Check
- Current Full Driver's License (Manual)
- N95 Mask Fit Testing - 2023
- All immunisations current and up to date
- Professional development training in Dementia, Privacy & Confidentiality, Manual Handling, Bullying & Harassment, Aged Care Quality Standards and Charter of Aged Care Rights, Infection Prevention & Control, Work Health & Safety, Cultural Safety & Diversity and Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Murray House Aged Care Facility
12.2022 - Current
Kitchen Assistant
Chaffey Aged Care
01.2021 - 12.2022
Babysitting
01.2019 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
La Trobe University
Years 11-12 -
Mildura Senior College
Years 7 To 10 -
Trinity Lutheran College
- First Aid & CPR Training - 2022
- NDIS Worker Screening Check - Current
- Current 2023 Police Check
- Current Working with Children's Check
- Current Full Driver's License (Manual)
- N95 Mask Fit Testing - 2023
- All immunisations current and up to date
- Professional development training in Dementia, Privacy & Confidentiality, Manual Handling, Bullying & Harassment, Aged Care Quality Standards and Charter of Aged Care Rights, Infection Prevention & Control, Work Health & Safety, Cultural Safety & Diversity and Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
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