SOWDO YEROW
Nairobi
Summary
Dutiful Healthcare Assistant works under guidance of healthcare professionals in hospitals and community settings to aid with clinical duties, observe and monitor patients and promote physical and nutritional health and well-being. Compassionate team player recognized for positive, upbeat attitude and proactive demeanor in solving problems. Flexible learner adapts easily to new challenges.
Experienced Healthcare assistant with over 2 years years of experience in Healthcare. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving patients day to day life.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Assistant
Fatuma Sahal
05.2022 - Current
- Maintain clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
- Assist with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating and drinking and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Supervise patient on commodes, in toilets and bathrooms and assisted patients with hygiene needs.
- Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
- Adhere to patient special under nursing staff supervision.
- Arrange bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed and chairs.
- Aide patient with walking and limb exercises to improve strength and balance.
- Organize and maintain medication closets and first aid supplies.
- Participate in cleaning and maintenance of medical equipment, doing chores like cleaning the floor and utensils after use to assist in department function and regulation compliance.
- Maintain patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Transport patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Facilitate personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Check supply availability and lay out instruments needed for patient care in patient's rooms.
- Collaborate with physicians to design at-home medication guidelines and educated patients and families on correct medication administration.
Medical Interpreter and Translator
Translated.com and Stepes
09.2019 - Current
- Serve as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
- Follow ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
- Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
- Interpret services to families during process of scheduling initial visit and coordination of ongoing treatment.
- Streamline patient and provider interaction by providing channel of effective communication in Somali/Swahili to English.
- Equip healthcare providers with cultural information to promote appropriate provision of health services.
- Convert written materials from one language to another such as books, publications or web pages.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
- Maintain message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Explain hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
- Translate documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
- Verify understood medical information for patients by simplifying any jargon.
Clinical Placement as a Healthcare Assistant
Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- observed, monitored and recorded patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight. communicated with patients, relatives and carers. Assisted with clinical duties. personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort and safety
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours during the day.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to patients, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Actively listened to Patients, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
Shop Attendant
Zakaria Ali
06.2017 - 09.2018
- Used POS system to process customer cash, credit and debit transactions.
- Informed customers of shop promotions to encourage purchases, boosting sales up's 30%.
- Welcomed customers by determining fashion interests and needs.
- Performed end-of-day cleaning duties, dusting down the displayed cloth pieces, sweeping and mopping shop floor.
- Cultivated positive first-name-basis relationships with over 100 repeat customers, winning customer loyalty.
- Maintained in-depth knowledge of shop items to provide advice and recommendations to customers for gift selections.
- Received incoming shipments of goods and materials by unloading delivery trucks.
- Supported current production needs by moving items between equipment, conveyors and staging areas.
- Documented production information via daily system logs and discussed issues with management.
- Monitored machinery in operation to identify concerns and make corrections or report complex problems.
Education
Certificate - Healthcare Assistant
Metropolitan Hospital Limited
Nairobi, Kenya04.2022
Diploma - Public Health
Atlas College Of Professional Studies
Nairobi, Eastliegh.12.2018
Certificate - Computer Studies
The Horn Of Africa Management Institute
Nairobi, Eastliegh05.2017
Highschool Certificate - Secular Curriculum
Al-maktoum Girls Secondary School
Kajiado, Kenya12.2016
Skills
- Monitor Vitals
- Meal preparation and assist in feeding
- Medication administration
- Pressure area care
- Patient handling and positioning
- Companionate and kind
- Communicates effectively and is multi-lingual
- Housekeeping
- Basic life support
- Elderly care
- Safeguarding knowledge and proper clinical waste disposal
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Supply Restocking
REFEREES
Mr. Geoffrey Magembe
Healthcare School Administrator.
+254722207665, Nairobi.
Madam Fatuma Sahal
Employer for Healthcare assistant service
+254717008654
Nairobi,Eastliegh.
Mr. Abdifatah
Atlas College Of Professional Studies
+25472525663, Nairobi.
Mr.Zak
Instructor at H.A.M.I Institute of Technology
Tel- 0208010785, Nairobi.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors and a kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.
Sowdo muhumed and Steve maraboli
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant
Fatuma Sahal
05.2022 - Current
Clinical Placement as a Healthcare Assistant
Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
10.2021 - 12.2021
Medical Interpreter and Translator
Translated.com and Stepes
09.2019 - Current
Shop Attendant
Zakaria Ali
06.2017 - 09.2018
Certificate - Healthcare Assistant
Metropolitan Hospital Limited
Diploma - Public Health
Atlas College Of Professional Studies
Certificate - Computer Studies
The Horn Of Africa Management Institute
Highschool Certificate - Secular Curriculum
Al-maktoum Girls Secondary School
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