Usha Tamang
Elizabeth,SA
Summary
Dedicated Personal Care Worker with experience at AnglicareSA Residential Aged Care, skilled in compassionate caregiving and clinical documentation. Enhanced client satisfaction through personalized care and effective communication, while ensuring client confidentiality. Proven ability to monitor vital signs and provide emotional support, fostering trust and independence in clients.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Worker
AnglicareSA Residential Aged Care, Elizabeth East
05.2023 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Developed trust-based relationships with both clients and their families through clear communication and empathetic caregiving approach.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by providing personalized care and attention to their daily needs.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Supported clients in maintaining independence with assistance in mobility and ambulation.
- Demonstrated respect for client privacy through discreet handling of sensitive information entrusted during care delivery.
- Provided compassionate companionship to clients, engaging in meaningful conversations and activities.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to monitor client progress and adjust care plans accordingly.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Participated in ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices for personal care work.
- Improved client''s overall well-being by assisting with personal hygiene tasks, such as bathing and grooming.
- Implemented tailored exercise programs for clients under the guidance of physical therapists or physicians.
- Empowered clients by promoting self-care techniques and supporting them in achieving personal goals.
- Coordinated effectively with interdisciplinary teams and ensured seamless transition between various levels of care for the clients.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
Enrolled Nurse
Recent Graduate
08.2023 - 04.2025
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
- Improved patient satisfaction ratings by delivering compassionate and personalized care.
- Implemented infection control measures that significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Reduced medication errors through thorough double-checking of prescriptions and dosages.
- Provided emotional support to patients'' family members during critical incidents, strengthening overall trust in the healthcare team.
- Created an efficient shift handover process which improved continuity of care between nursing shifts.
- Streamlined communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Education
No Degree - Diploma of Nursing
Equals Internationals
Adelaide 05-2025
No Degree - Aged Care And Cert Iii in Individual Support
SMP Networks
Adelaide, SA05-2023
Skills
- Client confidentiality
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Compassionate caregiving
- Behavioral management
- Emotional support
- Clinical documentation
- Assisted living experience
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Dementia care
- Patient care
- Client relationship management
- End-of-life care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Respite care
- Nutrition
- Patient safety monitoring
- Personal hygiene
- Toileting assistance
- Elderly care
- Time management
- ADL assistance
- Medication management
Certification
- PCW - Personal Care Worker
Languages
Hindi
Timeline
Enrolled Nurse
Recent Graduate
08.2023 - 04.2025
Personal Care Worker
AnglicareSA Residential Aged Care, Elizabeth East
05.2023 - Current
No Degree - Diploma of Nursing
Equals Internationals
No Degree - Aged Care And Cert Iii in Individual Support
SMP Networks
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