Charity Mushaninga
Johannesburg
Summary
A conscientious and honest person, with strong care work ethic gained in over 5 years work experience in healthcare assistance, seeking an opportunity to utilize my skills and knowledge. I am adept at applying myself to a variety of responsibilities, exercise a high level of tact patience and empathy, and act with integrity at all times. Proven ability to solve complex problems and remain calm in emergency situations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Care Assistant
Health Care Assistant
Care Home
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2018 - Current
- Provided personalized care and support to a vulnerable individual, helping her retain maximum independence
- Built patient's confidence through physical exercise promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards of optimized patient care
- Assisted with healthcare assessments and making records enhancing care continuity between support team
- Kept up-to-date observation and medication records of the patient
- Assisted patient with bathing and dressing with utmost patience and confidentiality
- Took blood pressure and kept records in line with health and safety standards
- Monitoring the patient's condition and informing healthcare practitioners involved in her care
- Took patient to doctors appointments
- Administering medication and preparing meals and help with feeding when required.
Education
Caregiver
Chilton
Johannesburg, South Africa11.2021
Skills
- Time Management
- Patient Care
- Patient-focused care
- Supporting personal needs
Healthcareassistantkeyresponsibilities
- Scheduling patients appointments, cancellations, and updating records
- Verifying patients identity
- Monitoring and taking patients vital signs and heart rate as needed
- Maintaining cleanliness and sanitary needs of space
- Ensuring patient confidentiality
- Recording patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, and weight
- Assisting with clinical duties
- Checking and ordering inventory supplies; maintaining office equipment, ordering replacement supplies as needed
- Working as a vital part of a team of medical professionals
- Wash, dress patients and help to feed patients
- Help patients to move around
- Make beds
- Make patients feel comfortable
- Monitor patients' conditions
Healthcareassistantsummary
The primary focus was to provide care and support to elderly family member(s) with Alzheimer's, cancer, etc., at their homes to ensure utmost comfortability during the last years of their lives, 2018, T 0 Date, Provided personalized care and support to a vulnerable individual, helping her retain maximum independence, Built patient's confidence through physical exercise promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing, Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards of optimized patient care, Assisted with healthcare assessments and making records enhancing care continuity between support team, Kept up-to-date observation and medication records of the patient, Assisted patient with bathing and dressing with utmost patience and confidentiality, Took blood pressure and kept records in line with health and safety standards, Monitoring the patient's condition and informing healthcare practitioners involved in her care, Took patient to doctors appointments, Administering medication and preparing meals and help with feeding when required.
Dementiacareandmanagement
Chilton - First Aid Certificate
Street
0117066256
City
Head Nurse
State
011 462 6478
Emailaddress
mushacharity@gmail.com
Timeline
Health Care Assistant
Care Home
01.2018 - Current
Health Care Assistant
Caregiver
Chilton