Bukhosi Khumalo
Benoni
Summary
Dutiful Healthcare Assistant works under guidance of healthcare professionals in hospitals, residential care homes and community settings to aid with clinical duties. Possesses gentle touch and caring attitude, centered on treating people with dignity and respect. Compassionate team player recognized for positive, upbeat attitude and proactive demeanour in solving problems. Flexible learner adapts easily to new challenges. Upholds values that underpin the 6 C's. Available 48 hours per week, weekends and evenings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Health Care Assistant
Daveyton Society for the Aged
01.2023 - Current
- Served meals to residents according to dietary requirements, assisted with feeding those who where not able to have meals by themselves.
- Made beds, supervised residents on commodes, in toilets and bathrooms. Assisted residents with mobility issues to move around.
- Provided companionship and support with an open heart to residents bearing in mind that some might have lost a loved one or a portion of their life due to an illness.
- Observed, monitored and recorded residents' conditions by taking temperatures, blood pressure, pulse and weight.
- Provided personal care to residents such as bed baths, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene and incontinence care as well as intimate care for female residents.
- Aided residents with walking and limb exercises to improve strength and balance.
- Built one on one relationships with residents who did not like to mix with others and later used good judgement skills to form groups of like-minded with similar personalities, interests and demeanor.
Live-In Caregiver
Private Family
03.2021 - 12.2022
- Provided companionship to client by sharing conversations, spent time together taking walks encouraging exercise, reading aloud, introduced client to exciting television shows.
- Assisted client with medication administration as per doctor's instructions.
- Provided personal care such as bathing, shaving, nail and oral care, dressing, encouraged client to participate in selection of clothes they wanted to wear.
- Performed light house keeping duties such as vacuuming, washing, ironing, meal preparation and cooking, took initiative to make safe chemical free home cleaning products providing healthy environment for client and family.
- Drove client to medical appointments, shopping, prescription pick up and bingo nights
- Provided mobility support to client when necessary to get around the house.
Education
GED -
Wattville Adult Education Center
Benoni, South Africa2014
High School Diploma -
Boston City Campus
Benoni, South Africa2010
Skills
- Natural passion for helping others
- Cheerful and friendly
- Team-work
- Able to make decisions straight away
- Able to take initiative
- Service user first attitude
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent observation/ attention to detail
- Always willing to take care of service user's personal needs
- Able to follow all organization rules and regulations
- Patience and ability to keep a cool head
- High levels of empathy and compassion
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Certification
- Diploma in Caregiving
- Diploma Receptionist Secretary
- Diploma Customer service
- Diploma Reception skills
- Certificate Manual Handling
- Certificate COSHH
- Certificate Health & Safety Awareness
- Certificate Fire Safety
- Certificate Diet, Nutrition & Hydration
- Certificate Infection Control
- Certificate Recognizing & Escalating Deterioration in HealthCare
- Certificate Safeguarding Adults at Risk
- Certificate Understanding Mental Capacity
- Certificate Working with Aging Population
- Certificate Palliative Care ( End -of Life)
- Certificate Communication
- Certificate Leadership
- Certificate People Management
- Certificate Overview of COVID -19
- Certificate PPE for Home Care
- Certificate Caregiving skills- Dementia care
- Certificate Domiciliary care support worker
- Certificate First Aid AED & CPR
- Certificate Basic Life Support
- Certificate Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Certificate Blood borne Pathogens
- Certificate Medical secretary
- Certificate Critical Skills
- Certificate Housekeeping & Home Management
- Certificate MS Office Complete
Additional Information
Availability: Flexible with working patterns, willing to take extra shifts as needed.
References: Available on request.
English & TB Test readily available.
Licenses
100%, 17 Years Clean Driver's License.
3 Years International Driving Permit.
Licenses
17 Years Clean Driver's License.
3 Years International Driving Permit.
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