Vimbai Shumba
Harare
Summary
Compassionate and adaptable caregiver with extensive experience at Bumhudzo Hospital Home, excelling in patient monitoring and infection control. Proven ability to enhance patient independence and quality of life through personalized care. Skilled in records management and fostering emotional support, ensuring a holistic approach to health and well-being.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Aide
Bumhudzo Hospital Home
01.2023 - Current
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with daily living activities for patients, ensuring optimal independence and quality of life.
- Tended to patients with diverse medical conditions, including dementia, Parkinson''s disease, and diabetes, adapting care approaches accordingly.
- Scheduled and accompanied client to medical appointments.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Care Assistant
Home Based Services
01.2022 - 12.2022
- I took care of a middle aged woman’s home-based care as nurse aide. She underwent surgery for a double mastectomy, and she went through plastic surgery in March 2023.
- Her after surgery care consisted of: Logging her blood drainage measurements (morning and evening) during her first week after surgery,
- Tending to her laundry,Bathing her until she could bath herself, Companionship Cooking her meals for her (structured 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm),
- Making sure she takes her medication,
- Helping her with basic physiotherapy,
- Assisting her with basic exercises and meditation,
- Nebulizing her and Lung physiotherapy ,
- Making her bed, and cleaning/disinfecting her recovery room,
- Taking her for her weekly reviews at the Oncologist and Plastic surgeon,
- Running some of her errands.
- Managing the visitors to minimize infection and for her not to be exhausted
- .Ensuring that family members are incorporated into her daily activities.
- Making sure her physical, spiritual, psychological needs are catered for by outsourcing help from other people within her community. Checking and recording her vitals.
- Emotionally supporting her. Keeping and recording daily activities, meal plans, her vitals in a patient record book I created.
Nurse Aide Trainee
La Vie Care Frail Care-Brentmed
08.2021 - 12.2021
- I volunteered at an elderly home in Johannesburg. I have worked both day shift and night shift. I have learnt the following:
- Personal care/hygiene
- Elderly/care companionship
- Continence care Preparation of meals (snacks)
- Feeding residents
- Assisting with medication intake
- Making beds
- Manual handling
- Emotional support
- Taking walks, playing games, and talking to the residents Monitoring the resident’s toiletries, pads, and other needs Infection control
- Decorating the care facility on special holidays and occasions Running errands for the residents
- Recording vitals
- Writing reports/files
- I have worked with residents with the following conditions:
- Cancer (end stage)
- Renal failure (end stage)
- Cardiac failure
- Brain tumor
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Catheter care
- Parkinson’s disease
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s
- Multiple sclerosis
- Palliative care/end of life
- Stroke
- Post-op care
- Colostomy
- Visually impaired
- Deaf
- Peg-tube feeding
- Tracheostomy
- Partial mobility
- Physical disability
- Chronic low blood pressure
Education
No Degree - Advanced Care Planning &Record Keeping
Caredemy
UK (online)11-2023
No Degree - Caredemy • Care Certificate (Standard 1 To 15)
Caredemy
Online10-2023
No Degree - Dementia Awareness
Caredemy
UK (online)10-2023
No Degree - Acute Care
Caredemy
UK (Online)10-2023
No Degree - Elderly Care
Chilton
Pretoria, South Africa09-2022
No Degree - First Aid
Chilton
Pretoria, South Africa09-2022
Bachelor of Science - Architectural And Building Sciences
Limkokwing University
Cyberjaya ,Malaysia12-2014
Skills
- Compassionate caregiver
- Reliable team player
- Patient monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Infection control
- Adaptable
- Basic housekeeping
- Valid driver's license
- Patient-focused care
- Patient care
- Records management
- General housekeeping
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Nurse Aide
Bumhudzo Hospital Home
01.2023 - Current
Care Assistant
Home Based Services
01.2022 - 12.2022
Nurse Aide Trainee
La Vie Care Frail Care-Brentmed
08.2021 - 12.2021
No Degree - Advanced Care Planning &Record Keeping
Caredemy
No Degree - Caredemy • Care Certificate (Standard 1 To 15)
Caredemy
No Degree - Dementia Awareness
Caredemy
No Degree - Acute Care
Caredemy
No Degree - Elderly Care
Chilton
No Degree - First Aid
Chilton
Bachelor of Science - Architectural And Building Sciences
Limkokwing University
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