Priscilla Kamau
Berwick,Victoria
Summary
A disability support worker dedicated to comprehensive, compassionate and individualized client care, Proficient in daily living support, meal preparation, mobility assistance, and medication administration. Offering excellent interpersonal and communication skills by empowering and providing empathetic support to people having trouble leading an everyday normal life and assist them lead dignified lives on a daily basis by utilizing strong assessment skills to determine necessary client care.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Uniting Agewell
05.2024 - Current
- Assisting clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisting with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisting with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
- Building strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Improving client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
- Turning and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Engaging with clients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisting with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Supporting clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Monitoring vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any abnormal findings to medical professionals for further evaluation.
- Assisting with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Conferring with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Providing safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Supporting daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Monitoring clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Completing regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Maintaining strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Maintaining current knowledge of best practices in personal care through ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Adapting quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
Personal Care Assistant
Absalom Supported Residential Service Melbourne
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Assists with personal care needs such as showering, dressing, mobility, communication
- Meal preparation according to the meal plan
- Medication administration and recording
- Meal assisting the clients according to the guidelines of the speech pathologist
- Supporting residents with grocery shopping
- Taking clients to the community for community access
- Doing progress notes and handover at the end of shift
- Assisting the clients with laundry
- Engaging with the clients during the shift and involving them in the daily tasks.
Education
Certificate 4 in Disability - Health
Arizona College
Melbourne, VIC02.2024
Diploma in Community Health and Development -
Moi University
09.2016
Skills
- Direct patient care & support
- CPR Certified
- Compassionate Caregiving
- Care Plan Adherence
- Incident Reporting
- Behaviour redirection
- Reporting and documentation
- Patient assessment
- Meal Preparation
- Computer skills
- Willingness to learn
- Active listening
- Friendly and positive attitude
- Mobility assistance
- Hoisting and transfer
- Flexible and adaptable
Technical Skills
- Introduction to computers
- Windows
- MS Word (Word Processing)
- MS Excel (Spreadsheets)
- Microsoft Publisher
- MS Access (Database
- MS PowerPoint (Access)
- Internet and Email
Certification
- NDIS Worker orientation module
- Fire Safety Awareness and training
- Manual Handling
- Support effective communication certificate.
- Current Victorian police check.
- NDIS Screening Check
- Manual handling
- Recognizing and responding to incidents
- Current First Aid and CPR.
- Human Rights and you
- Assist clients with medication.
- Understanding Abuse and Zero Tolerance
- Infection control certificates
- Full Driver's License
- COVID-19 Vaccine
- Full Working Right (Unlimited working)
- Current National Police clearance
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Charter of Aged Care Rights
- IPC in Aged Care: Families and Visitors
- IPC in Aged Care: Personal Safety
- IPC in Aged Care: PPE
- IPC in Aged Care: Outbreak Management Procedures
- Introduction to complaints
- Introduction to quality review
- Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals
Personal Information
Title: Disability Support Worker
References
Referees available upon request.
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Uniting Agewell
05.2024 - Current
Personal Care Assistant
Absalom Supported Residential Service Melbourne
08.2023 - 12.2023
Certificate 4 in Disability - Health
Arizona College
Diploma in Community Health and Development -
Moi University
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