Zipporah Gateri
Healthcare Assistant/ Support Worker/Nuraing Assistant
Nairobi,KENYA
Summary
Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with activities of daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities. Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal care activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Caregiver
02.2022 - Current
- 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) - Nursing and Patient Care
Alison Institute
Virtual 09.2023 - 09.2023
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
I Care Life Ltd
Nairobi, 30 08.2021 - 05.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
Ujuzi Fursa Africa
Nairobi, 30 08.2021 - 05.2021
Save A Life CPR, AED And First Aid Certification Course - Health Aide
National Healthcare Provider
Nairobi, 30 08.2021 - 08.2021
PSW Approach to Quality Care- Institute of Health, Management and Evaluation - Health Aide
University of Toronto
Nairobi, 30 07.2021 - 08.2021
Lifesaver for babies & Children First Aid Course- St. -
John Ambulance Kenya
Nairobi, 30 07.2021 - 08.2021
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S. -
Naivasha Girls High School
Naivasha, 31 01.1991 - 04.1994
Holds a Certificate in Computer Applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) - undefined
Holds a City and Guilds Advanced - undefined
Diploma - Beauty Therapy
Diploma - Hairdressing and Beauty
City and Guilds -
Diploma - International Teaching And
Nairobi, 30Skills
Personal care supportMonitor and maintain recordsExcellent communication skills in EnglishLight clinical tasks: dressing wounds and
Bath and shower assistance
Medication Administration
Compassionate client care
Progress documentation
Client safety and first aid
Knowledge of state regulations
Mobility support
Personal care
Dementia care
First aid and CPR
Communication strategies
Transfer handling
Additional Information
- PROFILE , Available to relocate
- | Care Assistant
Timeline
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing and Patient Care
Alison Institute
09.2023 - 09.2023
Caregiver
02.2022 - Current
Save A Life CPR, AED And First Aid Certification Course - Health Aide
National Healthcare Provider
08.2021 - 08.2021
Intern
08.2021 - 11.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
I Care Life Ltd
08.2021 - 05.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Health Aide
Ujuzi Fursa Africa
08.2021 - 05.2021
PSW Approach to Quality Care- Institute of Health, Management and Evaluation - Health Aide
University of Toronto
07.2021 - 08.2021
Lifesaver for babies & Children First Aid Course- St. -
John Ambulance Kenya
07.2021 - 08.2021
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S. -
Naivasha Girls High School
01.1991 - 04.1994