Compassionate & Reliable PCA Nurse/Carer
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I am a qualified Personal Carer with over 3 years of experience. I hold an Age Care and Home Care Cert III as well as my Manual Handling Cert along with a Current Police Check and My First Aid/ CPR Certificare. I have always worked professionally at my previous job while assisting ADLs showering, toileting, feeding and grooming, making beds, and using proper catheter care as part of my role while caring for elderly people’s daily living, following their care plan. I have worked with High and Low care residents. As well as Dementia residents. I have assisted in safe transfers which includes using the full sling hoist and standing machines. Repositioning residents with a sliding sheet safely. I have worked appropriately with culturally diverse clients. Meeting clients emotional and physical needs, understanding and communicating with each individual resident in a more compassionate and respectful manner. Reassuring that their daily choices come first. Also to the best of my ability and knowledge, documentation and reporting verbally, when also following procedures are an important protocol in this role, along with problem solving, filling in charts, forms and incident reports, being part of my duty of care.