Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professionaldevelopmentandtraining
Currentcertificates
Keyclinicalskills
References
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Santosh Pantha

Craigieburn,Australia

Summary

I aim to apply my clinical and work experience, knowledge and skills to professional practice to benefit the patient, resident, health care team and employer. My commitment to continued education and professional development will ensure I can fulfill all requirements and expand my knowledge and clinical skills. Compassionate Support Worker with experience in providing emotional and physical support to individuals with disabilities or health concerns. Strengths include strong interpersonal skills, ability to adapt to different situations, and knowledge of care procedures. Have consistently provided comfort and safety to clients while promoting independence and well-being.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Support Worker

Mimosa Care
Cranbourne , VIC
09.2024 - Current
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities, such as personal hygiene and meal preparation.
  • Coordinated care with interdisciplinary teams and community contacts to promote continuity of care.
  • Monitored client well-being and reported any changes or concerns to relevant staff members.
  • Supported clients with mobility needs, including the use of wheelchairs and transfers.
  • Accompanied clients to medical appointments and assisted them with their daily needs.
  • Participated in professional development and training sessions to enhance care quality and support provided.
  • Organised leisure activities for clients in the community.

PCA Meds

Regis Aged Care, Inala Lodge
Blackburn South, VIC
09.2021 - Current
  • Assist in activities of daily living (showering, bathing, brushing teeth, cleaning dentures, dressing, and grooming of the resident).
  • Maintain confidentiality, privacy, and dignity of residents. Act tactfully and diplomatically in sensitive situations.
  • Demonstrate safety awareness, and report unsafe issues and potential workplace hazards to the RN.
  • Report any changes in the resident’s physical and mental condition to the RN.
  • Assist in the necessary documentation of residents.
  • Assist in mobility.
  • Assist residents with toileting.
  • Assist in medication.
  • Working in the TCP Unit.
  • Working in the Dementia Unit.
  • Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.

Personal Carer / Hospitality Staff

Wesley Mission, Cooper House
Chermside, QLD
05.2018 - 08.2021
  • Prepare residents for meal and assist in feeding
  • Assist in Activities of Daily Living (showering, bathing, brushing teeth, and cleaning of dentures, dressing, grooming of resident)
  • Assist in mobility (assist residents to transfer from bed to chair, change position in bed, assist nurses with residents transfers and manual handling)
  • Assist in residents Toileting
  • Maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of residents Act tactfully and diplomatically with sensitive situations
  • Demonstrate safety awareness and report unsafe issues and potential workplace hazards to the RN
  • Report any changes in resident’s physical and mental condition to the RN
  • Assist in necessary documentation of residents
  • Assisting in medication
  • Prepare the meal for resident
  • Wash work tables, meat blocks, cupboards, walls and appliances and clean kitchen work areas, equipment’s, utensils and dishes
  • Sweep and mop floors, and perform other duties to cook
  • Remove and clear kitchen garbage
  • Retrieve food items from fridge and freezer
  • Re-fill kitchen condiments
  • Store food in containers and in the fridge or freezer
  • Mix ingredients for salads
  • Wash, peel, and/or cut food items, including fruits and vegetables

PCA Meds

Regis Aged Care
The Gap, QLD
04.2017 - 08.2021
  • Prepare residents for meals, and assist in feeding.
  • Assist in activities of daily living (showering, bathing, brushing teeth, cleaning dentures, dressing, and grooming of the resident).
  • Maintain confidentiality, privacy, and dignity of residents. Act tactfully and diplomatically in sensitive situations.
  • Demonstrate safety awareness, and report unsafe issues and potential workplace hazards to the RN.
  • Report any changes in the resident’s physical and mental condition to the RN.
  • Assist in the necessary documentation of residents.
  • Assist in mobility
  • Assist residents with toileting.
  • Assist in medication
  • Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.

Education

Certificate 3 in Individual Support and Aged Care -

Apex Institute
Mt. Gravatt, QLD
01.2016

Bachelor in Management -

University of Nepal
01.2010

Skills

  • Patient care documentation
  • Disability care
  • Daily living support
  • Housekeeping and laundry
  • Mental health assistance
  • Skill building
  • First aid and CPR
  • Meal planning and preparation
  • Documentation
  • Active listening
  • Mobility assistance
  • Clean driving record
  • Medication administration
  • Transportation assistance
  • Behavioural support
  • Confidentiality and privacy

Professionaldevelopmentandtraining

  • PC Meds Training
  • Bestmed Implementation Bestdose training
  • First Aid and CPR training
  • Manual handling training
  • Infection prevention and control training
  • Emergency and fire safety training
  • Hand hygiene and PPE donning and doffing training
  • Aged care quality standard training
  • Food safety training
  • Mental health and Wellbeing training
  • Supporting end of life training
  • Safe swallowing training
  • Coronavirus in aged care training
  • Pain management and reporting training
  • Risk management training
  • ACFI Principles and Documentation
  • Customer Feedback: A positive Approach training
  • Effective handover training
  • Palliative care training
  • Falls prevention and management training
  • Workplace health and safety training
  • Responding to challenging behaviour training
  • Autumn Care training
  • Respect at work training
  • Compulsory reportable incident and other reportable incident training
  • Implement continuous improvement training
  • Introduction to RiskMan training
  • Customer service training
  • Culture sensitivity training
  • Assisting residents with the walking and maintenance program training
  • Supporting resident living with dementia and engaging them in activities in an MSU training
  • Restrictive practice environmental restrain training

Currentcertificates

  • Flu immunization vaccine, 2024
  • Covid-19 Vacinne
  • Current CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Current National Police History Check
  • Australian Open Driving License
  • Certificate III in individual support and aged care
  • Working with Children Card (Blue Card)
  • NDIS Certificate

Keyclinicalskills

  • Developed, applied and assessed nursing care plans for all patients
  • Familiarized myself with a range of aged care policies, procedures and routines
  • Confidently assisted patients with activities of daily living
  • Worked well in collaboration with other Allied Health care professionals to deliver holistic care to patients
  • Effectively recorded and documented patient care

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Support Worker

Mimosa Care
09.2024 - Current

PCA Meds

Regis Aged Care, Inala Lodge
09.2021 - Current

Personal Carer / Hospitality Staff

Wesley Mission, Cooper House
05.2018 - 08.2021

PCA Meds

Regis Aged Care
04.2017 - 08.2021

Certificate 3 in Individual Support and Aged Care -

Apex Institute

Bachelor in Management -

University of Nepal
Santosh Pantha