ZIPPORAH GATERI
Nairobi
Summary
A Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with activities of daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal care activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills. .
My ability to connect with elderly patients and establish trusting relationships, along with my strong communication skills, position me to thrive as your next care worker.
From assisting patients with activities of daily living, offering physical and emotional support to providing companionship and enhancing their quality of life.
My background has prepared me to excel in this role.
I consider myself to be trustworthy, compassionate, responsible always punctual,client focused, dependable, flexible,organized,patient, reliable and possess a strong desire to assist and care for elderly, children and all persons in need of care, helping them to live a fulfilled, dignified, comfortable and safe life at all times.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Care Assistant
Private Home
07.2024 - Current
- Assisting with patient hygiene, physical comfort, feeding on peg, medication, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Lifting patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
- Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols during all aspects of care delivery.
- Observing patient conditions/vital signs recording and reporting findings to registered nurse.
- Daiper change, Toileting and Perineal care
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care to individuals with various health conditions.
Caregiver
Private Home
02.2022 - 06.2024
- Activities of daily living
- Bathing and dressing patients
- Mobility for patients to appointments
- Providing care and support
- Dementia and Alzheimer's support
- Stroke recovery support
- Learning disability support, Providing care for a senior patient with Parkinson's and age related illnesses
- Regular duties of meal preparation, medication assistance, laundry and cleaning, bathing, grooming and toileting
- Feeding as per the Doctor's instructions on Peg Feeding
- Preventing loneliness and isolation through listening, understanding and interacting, providing companionship and conversation
- Promoting dignity and independence with encouragement and assistance
- Encouragement and gentle persuasions towards better health, such as taking medication, gentle exercise and drinking fluids
- Providing guidance for staying safe, keeping warm or cool in changing climates
- Monitoring individual's vitals as per required
- Maintain and update all medical records, tracked and distributed medication
- Assisting patient in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting and leisure time
- Providing companionship - including assistance with walking, cleaning and meal preparation
- ACHIEVEMENTS
- Developed a feeding plan and menu mainly to ease constipation due to age related ailments and lack of mobility
- Improved tsleep pattern of the patient by including daytime activities that ensure sufficient sleep and rest during the night to manage insomnia 2
Intern
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Actively engaged in a 3 months internship at Guru Nanak Hospital
- Worked in a variety of wards including general, pediatric, theater, ICU, HDU, Critical Care, Covid 19 Unit and casualty Key Responsibilities:
- Bed making-open bed, closed bed, occupied bed
- Bed bath
- TPR, BP
- Giving and removing bedpan/Urinal
- Catheter care/ perineal care
- Ryle's tube feeding
- Moving and shifting the patient from bed to wheelchair and vice versa
- Hot and cold application
- Skilled in using medical equipment used in providing care, Comforting devices used in care and Different positions used in care
- ACHIEVEMENTS
- Experienced the daily operations of the hospital bedside nursing shadowing and assisting the registered nurses and other health staff on shift in various departments of the hospital.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
Ujuzi Fursa Africa
Save A Life CPR, AED And First Aid Certification Course - Health Aide
National Healthcare Provider
Lifesaver for babies & Children First Aid Course- St. -
John Ambulance Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S. -
Naivasha Girls High School
Holds a Certificate in Computer Applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) -
Holds a City and Guilds Advanced -
Diploma - Beauty Therapy
Diploma - Hairdressing and Beauty
City and Guilds -
Diploma - International Teaching And
No Degree - Food Safety in Healthcare
Florence Academy ( UK)
OnlineNo Degree - Food Safety Knowledge - Basic Level
Alison Institute
OnlineNo Degree - Dementia Care And Management
Alison Institute
Online07.2024
No Degree - Diploma in Nursing And Patient Care
Alison Institute
Online08.2023
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
I Care Life Ltd
08.2021
PSW Approach to Quality Care- Institute of Health, Management and Evaluation - Health Aide
University of Toronto
Virtual06.2021
Skills
- Personal care support
- Monitor and maintain records
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Light clinical tasks: dressing wounds and
- P>Bath and shower assistance
- P>Medication Administration
- P>Compassionate client care
- P>Progress documentation
- P>Client safety and first aid
- P>Knowledge of state regulations
- P>Mobility support
- P>Personal care
- P>Dementia care
- P>First aid and CPR
- P>Communication strategies
- P>Transfer handling
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Time Management
- Elderly Care
- Problem-Solving
- Multitasking and Organization
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- Housekeeping
- Strong Ethics
- Meal Preparation
- Verbal and written communication skills
- First aid and safety
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Patient Companionship
- Dementia Care
- Compassionate communication
- Medical record-keeping
- Alzheimer's Care
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- ADL Assistance
- Care Planning
- CPR Certification
- Injury Prevention
- Schedule Management
- Vitals Monitoring and Documentation
- Medication Management
- First Aid Certification
- Cooking meals
- Meal Planning and Preparation
- Critical Thinking
- Bedside Care
- Attentive to People
- Fast Learner
- Records Maintenance
Additional Information
- PROFILE , Available to relocate
- | Health Care Assistant/Support worker/Caregiver/CNA
Timeline
Health Care Assistant
Private Home
07.2024 - Current
Caregiver
Private Home
02.2022 - 06.2024
Intern
08.2021 - 11.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
Ujuzi Fursa Africa
Save A Life CPR, AED And First Aid Certification Course - Health Aide
National Healthcare Provider
Lifesaver for babies & Children First Aid Course- St. -
John Ambulance Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S. -
Naivasha Girls High School
Holds a Certificate in Computer Applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) -
Holds a City and Guilds Advanced -
Diploma - Beauty Therapy
Diploma - Hairdressing and Beauty
City and Guilds -
Diploma - International Teaching And
No Degree - Food Safety in Healthcare
Florence Academy ( UK)
No Degree - Food Safety Knowledge - Basic Level
Alison Institute
No Degree - Dementia Care And Management
Alison Institute
No Degree - Diploma in Nursing And Patient Care
Alison Institute
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
I Care Life Ltd
PSW Approach to Quality Care- Institute of Health, Management and Evaluation - Health Aide
University of Toronto
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