Dorcas Addo
Accra
Summary
Proven Care Assistant with a track record of enhancing patient recovery and comfort at D.K Abebrese Memorial Medical Centre. Expert in feeding assistance and compassionate care, adept at managing multiple tasks efficiently. Demonstrates strong time management and verbal communication skills, ensuring optimal patient health and safety.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Assistant/Support Worker
D.K Abebrese Memorial Medical Centre Ltd
06.2020 - Current
- Maintained clean and organized living spaces for patients, ensuring a comfortable and sanitary environment conducive to healing.
- Enhanced patient recovery by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Assisted patients with mobility, transferring them safely between beds, chairs, and wheelchairs as needed.
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care, addressing individual needs and preferences.
- Managed time effectively while balancing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring all aspects of patient care were addressed promptly.
- Assisted with meal preparation and feeding, ensuring adherence to dietary restrictions and nutritional guidelines for optimal health.
- Promoted a safe environment for patients through regular monitoring of vital signs and reporting any abnormalities to medical staff.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Performing other administrative duties like receiving about 15 incoming calls from customers,
Care Assistant/support Worker
Dominion Healthcare Services
12.2016 - 04.2020
- Drawing assessment plans with clients and their relatives.
- Supported numerous individuals in maximizing physical, intellectual, emotional, and social capabilities through individual care plans.
- Enhanced patient recovery by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Maintained clean and organized living spaces for patients, ensuring a comfortable and sanitary environment conducive to healing.
- Assisted in administration of medicine in accordance with written plans provided by the care provider.
- Regular dusting and assisting clients with daily living activities.
- Managed time effectively while balancing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring all aspects of patient care were addressed promptly.
- Related administrative duties like picking about 10 calls from customers per day and responding to mails.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work With Sociology
University of Ghana, Legon
Accra, Ghana05.2015
High School Diploma -
Berekum Senior High
Berekum, Ghana06.2011
Skills
- Feeding Assistance
- Dependable and Responsible
- Client Confidentiality
- Basic Housekeeping
- Time Management
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Compassionate Care
Certification
- Care Certificate :Standards 1 to 15 November 2023
- Dementia Level 1 June 2024
- CPR, AED and First Aid June 2024
Timeline
Care Assistant/Support Worker
D.K Abebrese Memorial Medical Centre Ltd
06.2020 - Current
Care Assistant/support Worker
Dominion Healthcare Services
12.2016 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work With Sociology
University of Ghana, Legon
High School Diploma -
Berekum Senior High
- Care Certificate :Standards 1 to 15 November 2023
- Dementia Level 1 June 2024
- CPR, AED and First Aid June 2024
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