Ritu Bhandari
Norlane,VIC
Summary
Compassionate Personal Care Worker with over a year of experience providing exceptional personal assistance, emotional support, and daily living care in aged care environments. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while prioritizing clients' dignity, safety, and comfort. Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills enhance the capacity to build meaningful relationships with clients and their families. Recently relocated to Geelong, eager to embrace new opportunities that leverage expertise and foster professional growth.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Australian Unity Aged Care
09.2024 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, enhancing their overall quality of life.
- Supported clients with mobility and personal hygiene tasks, promoting independence and dignity.
- Communicated effectively with healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care plans.
- Documented client progress and changes in condition, maintaining accurate health records.
- Organized recreational activities tailored to individual interests, fostering social engagement among clients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Personal Care Assistant (Placement)
Outlook Garden Aged Care
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments and shopping trips.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing and toileting patients.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
Education
Certificate III - Individual Support (Ageing, and Disability)
Harvard Management Institute
05-2025
Skills
- Grooming assistance
- Emotional support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Housekeeping tasks
- Compassionate caregiving
- Behavior management
- Dressing assistance
- Compassionate patient care
- Behavior redirection
- Compassionate care
- Meal preparation
- Direct patient care
- Toileting assistance
- Activities of daily living support
- Feeding support
- Adaptable under pressure
- Patient lifting techniques
- Dementia care
- Time management
- Elderly care
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Australian Unity Aged Care
09.2024 - Current
Personal Care Assistant (Placement)
Outlook Garden Aged Care
07.2024 - 08.2024
Certificate III - Individual Support (Ageing, and Disability)
Harvard Management Institute