Susan Rice
Caregiver
Pretoria
Summary
i am a compassionate, people centered, team player, with high versatility towards my work. i enjoy spending my time towards betterment of other people, particularly the elderly, with the ability to work under pressure and under minimum supervision. In areas of my weakness, i quickly admit to my ignorance, and open up to learning new things. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level caregiving position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Forever Loving Care
Pretoria
11.2022 - Current
- Conferred with supervisor to discuss patient condition and medical care.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Changed dressings, bandages and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Entertained, conversed and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Maintained frequent supervision of residents unable to call for assistance.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- making bed while patient is in bed
- taking vital signs
Supervisor
Supreme rentals and guest house
Pretoria
02.2010 - 11.2020
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production levels to achieve targets.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for production positions.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Monitored expenditures to mitigate risk of overages.
- Enforced rules and regulations outlined in company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
- Conducted employee evaluations to provide feedback and set expectations for future job performance
- Delegated high volumes of work to empower team, build trust and assist with professional development.
Education
GED -
Nemakonde High School
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe 01.2000 - 12.2004
No Degree - Caregiving
Red Cross Society of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Patient care
undefinedCertification
[Caregiving] Training - [1 week]
Additional Information
- South African vehicle driving license
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel
- valid passport
- IELTS certificate
- TB test negative
- valid police clearance
contactable references
1.Supreme rentals and guest house-(+27 61 979 2279)
2. Forever Loving Home care-(+27 84 804 3735)
Timeline
Caregiver
Forever Loving Care
11.2022 - Current
[Caregiving] Training - [1 week]
11-2022
Supervisor
Supreme rentals and guest house
02.2010 - 11.2020
No Degree - Caregiving
Red Cross Society of South Africa
04.2001 -
GED -
Nemakonde High School
01.2000 - 12.2004
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