MILDRED KUMBANGA
Dublin
Summary
Committed to making patients feel comfortable and secure. Proficient in cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, documenting patient observations and examining patients to detect symptoms.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Care Assistant
Service Source (HSE SouthSide Intellectual Disability)
03.2024 - Current
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols during all aspects of care delivery.
- Observed patient skin conditions and reported findings to registered nurse.
- Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance.
- Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality and dignity.
- Maintained clean and organized patient environment, reducing risk of infections and enhancing patient well-being.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families, fostering positive atmosphere in challenging times.
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
SERVICESOURCE (HOMELESS LINK HSE )
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Assisting patients with personal care
- Taking clients for appointments and accompany them to collect their social welfare
- Prompt medication
- Collecting medication from the pharmacy
- Taking clients for walks
- Cleaning room
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Avalon House Respite Intellectual Disability
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Assisted service user with hygiene, physical comfort, observing and reporting specific changes
- Arranged bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed
- Cleaning all rooms
- Taking service user for walks, shopping, all daily activities
- Updating meals chat
- Checking the service user weight and temperature
- Updating service user's behaviour chat and mood every hour
CATERING ASSISTANT
University Galway Hospital
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for patients
- Delivered catered food and supplies to facility for on-time set-up
- Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency
- Paying attention to the patient's diets
- Serving patients according to their diets and fluids
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Teresa Diviney-Molly
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Checking resident's weight, temperatures and pulse
- Serving meals and assisting to feed residents
- Assisting residents with personal care
- Assisting residents to take small walks and going with them to their activities
- Making and changing beds
Catering Assistant
GALMONT HOTEL GALWAY
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Handled customer concerns and escalated major issues to supervisor
- Operated tills to accurately process cash and credit card transactions
- Picked up additional tasks to aid team success
- Developed team communications and information for meetings
- Exceeded goals through effective prioritization and consistent work ethic
PRIVATE CARER
Mrs. Williams
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Completed household chores for clients, including washing clothes, vacuuming, dusting and other tasks as required
- Safely managed and administered medication
- Laid out clothing options to enable client choice and facilitate dressing with ease
- Prepared breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and beverages for clients, developing based on dietary requirements, preferences, meal plans and available ingredients
- Provided quality person-centered care to enable independent living with privacy and dignity
- Assisted with personal care needs, including washing, dressing, bathing and feeding where needed
- Transported clients to appointments in line with health and safety procedures, including safe driving practices
- Completed errands for clients, including shopping assistance, sending mail or picking up prescriptions
- Assisted with mobility around home and garden
- Managed medication activities by managing dosage, timings and administration, completing while following doctor orders
- Assisted clients with mobility support using wheeled hoist and ceiling lift
Education
Intellectual Disability
Hickeys College
DublinHickeys Training
Dublin, IrelandCertificate Of Higher Education - QQI LEVEL 5, Child first certificate, CPR, Manual handling, Health and Safety, Mapa, infection and Control
Hickeys College
Online, Ireland11.2023
Skills
- Caring and understanding
- Good sense of Humour
- Ability to follow directions, rules and procedures
- Ability to work well as a health care team
- Ability to adapt in constantly changing environment
- Sensitive to patients in creating a comfortable environment
- Ability to perform physical activity for a long period of time
- Patient Observation
Certification
- Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse (HSE)
- Manual handling and people handling (HSE)
- Hand hygiene (HSE)
- CPR
- Fire safety
- Patient Moving and Handling
- Putting on and taking off PPE
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Cooking
- Listening to music
Timeline
Health Care Assistant
Service Source (HSE SouthSide Intellectual Disability)
03.2024 - Current
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
SERVICESOURCE (HOMELESS LINK HSE )
01.2024 - 04.2024
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Avalon House Respite Intellectual Disability
06.2023 - 01.2024
CATERING ASSISTANT
University Galway Hospital
01.2023 - 06.2023
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Teresa Diviney-Molly
09.2022 - 12.2022
Catering Assistant
GALMONT HOTEL GALWAY
02.2022 - 08.2022
PRIVATE CARER
Mrs. Williams
09.2021 - 02.2022
Certificate Of Higher Education - QQI LEVEL 5, Child first certificate, CPR, Manual handling, Health and Safety, Mapa, infection and Control
Hickeys College
- Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse (HSE)
- Manual handling and people handling (HSE)
- Hand hygiene (HSE)
- CPR
- Fire safety
- Patient Moving and Handling
- Putting on and taking off PPE
Intellectual Disability
Hickeys College
Hickeys Training
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