Caroline Nyatsunga
Pretoria,Gauteng
Summary
Caring social work professional talented in managing diverse needs and caring for geriatric individuals. Offers mobility support and transportation to encourage independence. Skilled in coordinating appointments and managing household tasks.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work history
Elderly caregiver
Fatima old age
Centurion
01.2022 - Current
- Providing nursing care and run all the errands
- Checking vitals , medication assistance
- Maintaining cleanliness of the environment and the patients
- Suggested medication reminder technology, minimising medication errors by 62%.
Caregiver
The Garden old age home
Pretoria
03.2019 - 11.2021
- Maintains patient's bedroom to include bed making and area cleaning; ensures compliance with health and safety regulations; liaison with significant others on patient's progress as required.
- Reminded clients with memory issues to complete forgotten personal care tasks.
- Supported residents with dementia by assisting with dressing and meal preparation.
- Used moving and handling skills to facilitate safe transfers on mobility-impaired service users while promoting dignity and independence.
Private caregiver
Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention Studies
, Zimbabwe
04.2017 - 10.2019
- Providing nursing care and baths
- Implemented rehabilitation programmes and Aids to Daily Living.
- Delivered toileting support for clients with mobility issues.
- Cared for wounds and pressure sores to prevent infection.
- Accompanied clients to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education -
2010
Diploma of Higher Education - HIV/AIDS Care and counselling
2003
Diploma of Higher Education - BA Psychological Counselling (CUM LAUDE)
1999
Skills
- First Aid, Development Psychology, Parenting, Counselling and Discipline
- Sound patient care and client relationship management abilities; efficient in providing nursing and emotional
- Care to patients; establishes positive and friendly relations with patients; respects patients' privacy and
- Confidentiality
- Sound communication and interpersonal relations abilities; listens to and empathizes with patients and
- Students; expresses ideas in a way that is understood clearly by others; determines the deeper meaning or
- Significance of what is being expressed; connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate
- Reactions and desired interactions
- Strong observation and liaison abilities; monitors and reports patients' conditions based on visual observations;
- Coordinates with all stakeholders to ensure that service specifications and objectives are achieved
- Good
- Leadership, training and teaching abilities; demonstrates guidance and support to patients; trains disadvantaged
- Students to be competent with personal and social skills
- Routine exercises
- Medication prompting and administering
- Rehabilitation assessments
Timeline
Elderly caregiver - Fatima old age
01.2022 - Current
Caregiver - The Garden old age home
03.2019 - 11.2021
Private caregiver - Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention Studies
04.2017 - 10.2019
University of South Africa - Diploma of Higher Education,
University of South Africa (UNISA) - Diploma of Higher Education, HIV/AIDS Care and counselling
University of South Africa (UNISA) - Diploma of Higher Education, BA Psychological Counselling (CUM LAUDE)