Alexandra Jovany
Child Health Support Worker
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Empathetic, with robust communication and problem-solving kills, combined with compassionate approach to patient care. Demonstrates proficiency in clinical procedures and adeptness in managing patient records. Committed to making positive impact on children's health and wellbeing.
Experience
Child Health Support Worker - University Hospitals Dorset NHS - Poole, Dorset
(2021-09 - 2024-03)
- Perform and record non-clinical tests such as blood pressure and heart rate
- Assist patiens with washing and using hygiene facilites, utilising equipment
- Distribute food and drinks during meal times, assisting childre and babies with eating if needed
- Provide comfort and company for children and parents explanining process clearly
- Collect, label and send urine and stool samples to pathology for processing
- Maintain record of patient's food and fluid intake and urine output
- Change bed linen at scheduled intervals if soiled or dirty
- Complete basic clearing and sanitisation tasks around the ward maintain clear communication and handorvers with other members of ward staff to ensure patient safety, raising any concerns with the ward sister
Healthcare assistant - University Hospitals Dorset NHS, Acute Cardiac Unit - Poole, Dorset
(2020-08 - 2021-09)
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in wards
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times
- Assisted elderly patients with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up
- Taking blood samples, carrying out blood sugar monitoring, preparing patients for surgery and treatments
- Assisting collegues in medical emergencies
- Running busy outpatient clinic where we inserted loop recorders, pacemakers, assisting doctors with cardioversion
- Reading ECG's understanding and reporting to ward sister and doctors in any conserns
- Monitoring telemetry when patients aren't located ont he ward
Healthcare assistant - University Hospitals Dorset NHS, Head & Neck Unit - Poole, Dorset
(2019-08 - 2020-09)
- Delivered high-quality patient service by maintaining cleanliness in wards
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times
- Assisted elderly patients with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up
- Assisting doctor in treatment room, in outpatient department
- Recording vital signs
Education
Care Certificate - University Hospitals Dorset (2020-06)
NVQ Level 5: Licensed practicing children's nurse - Pannon Kincstar Szakkepzo Iskola (2021-09)
Eotvos Jozsef Szakkepzo Iskola (2020-05)