Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Provide enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in nursing home and providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
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Ratika Kumar
Redcliffe,QLD
Summary
Overview
4
years of professional experience
Work History
John Wesley Garden
Care Companion
10.2016 - 02.2021
Job overview
- Assisted clients with daily living needs, including bathing and personal grooming, to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Kept close eye on client vital signs, administered medications and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching and strength building.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles.
- Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted any significant changes.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Assisted patients with personal requirements, including keeping spaces clean and helping with grooming.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Transported patients daily via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
Education
Australian Institute of Professional Counselling Brisbane
from Diploma in Counselling
University Overview
- Continuing education in (Diploma In Counselling)
Dementia Australia Brisbane
from Certificate in Dementia
09.2018
University Overview
InterCare Training Brisbane
from Certificate III And IV in Age Care
07.2016
University Overview
TAFE NSWSydney
from Diploma in Tourism And Hospitality Management
12.2004
University Overview
Skills
- Behavior Management
- Medication Administration
- Patient Management
- Compassionate care
- Client rapport
- Direct Patient Care
- First aid and safety
- ACFI
Additional Information
Additional Information
REFEREE
NITA SUNUWAR
WESLEY MISSION QUEENSLAND
(JOHN WESLEY GARDENS)
1800 448 448
Timeline
Care Companion
John Wesley Garden
10.2016 - 02.2021
Australian Institute of Professional Counselling
from Diploma in Counselling
Dementia Australia
from Certificate in Dementia
InterCare Training
from Certificate III And IV in Age Care
TAFE NSW
from Diploma in Tourism And Hospitality Management
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