AUGUSTINE TAYVIAH

(GH) Skills Health Care Management professional Behavioral Management Health Case management expert Pain Management Techniques Medication Administration alzheimer/Dementia health supports Skill Communication Skill Professional Summary Dedicated healthcare professional with a strong focus on patient-centered treatment. Extremely proficient in treating both acute and long-term illnesses. Skilfully navigating challenging healthcare settings to maximize patient care. Caring method of handling those who are under duress. Expert in two languages with a compassionate, patient-centered approach. Trustworthy caretaker with experience in both hospital and home settings. Personal Care Aide experienced in assisting clients with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks. Skilled in geriatric care and providing companionship and direct assistance to cognitively impaired clients.

• Direct or provide home health services
• Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff
• Direct group rehabilitation activities
• Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required
• Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions
• Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the- counter (OTC) medications, and herbal remedies
• Nursing Assistant/ health care Aide/Home giver Giv, DERRYS HEALTH & HOME CARE AGENCY
• Ghana, GHANA
• Feb
• 2018 - Jun
• 2021
• Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes
• Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions
• Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses
• Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes
• Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies
• Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments
• Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum
• Prepare or serve food trays
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
• Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
• Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
• Record height or weight of patients
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
• Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility
• Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
• Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs
• Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care
• Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents
• Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands
• Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation
• Treat patients for routine physical health problems
• Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the- counter (OTC) medications, and herbal remedies
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury
• Coordinate diet counseling services.