Mary Nwankpa

Experienced and compassionate Geriatric & Health Care Assistant with extensive hands-on experience both in hospital - based Elderly Care and Personal Support Worker. Expert at providing personalized care, monitoring vital signs, maintaining a safe environment and providing emotional care for patients. I am seeking for an Aged Care / Caregiver position in Australia with Sponsorship so I can contribute my skills and experience to improving the quality of life for individuals in need of care while maintaining dignity and safety.

Caregiver / Healthcare Assistant - Care of Elderly Person Unit, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (CEPU-UPTH) - Port Harcourt

(2024-05)

• Assist elderly patients with assessing activities of daily living using the barthels scoring system and personal care needs.
• Monitor, record vital signs and report abnormalities to Healthcare Professionals.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment
• Provides emotional support and companionship for elderly patients
• Collaborate with healthcare team to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Safeguarding of the Elderly and vulnerable persons.
• Basic CPR in sudden collapse of Elderly
• Assisting with patient transfers and mobility
• Assisting with meal preparation and feeding including Nasogastric (NG tube)
• Caring for immobile older persons and ensuring pressure injuries do not develop amidst other competencies.

Food Service Supervisor - Gold Box Foods - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2020 - 2024)

• Manage and grow existing customer relationship
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve targets
• Tracking sales and debts with electronic forms and Excel Spreadsheets

Higher National Diploma - Secretarial Administration - Federal Polytechnic, Nekede (2000)

National Diploma - Secretarial Administration - Federal Polytechnic, Nekede (1998)