Tandokazi Dambuza
Health Care Assistant
Durban
Summary
Compassionate Caregiver assists elderly or disabled clients and patients from hospices or recovery centers. Observes and reports on patient status, cleans and organizes living quarters and provides companionship. Demonstrated knowledge of vital sign reading and proper aseptic and infection control policies.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Caregiver (Volunteer)
Alliance Care Sub-acute Rehabilitation Hospital
Durban
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Performing wound and skin care
- Administering medications and treatments
- Daily monitoring of patients
- Recording vital signs
- Conducting physical examination
- Assisting with physical therapy
- Providing care for patients on ventilatory or respiration therapy
- Providing care for patients with swallowing disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease
Care Worker (Volunteer)
Ethekwini Hospital And Heart Centre, High Care Cardiac Ward
Durban
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Observing, monitoring and recording patient's vita signs
- Assisting patients with personal therapeutic care needs such as personal hygiene, feeding, dressing, physical mobility and exercise, communication, taking oral medications and changing dressings.
- Positioning, lifting and turning patients and transporting them in wheelchair or movable bed.
- Maintaining patients environmental hygiene standards such as cleaning patients rooms and changing of bed lines.
- Providing massage and other non pharmacological pain relief measures.
- Observing patients conditions, responses and behaviour by reporting my observations to Professional Nurse.
- Providing personal care including infection prevention and control, comfort and safety of a patient.
- Promoting positive mental, physical, nutritional health behaviour with patients.
Secretary
Sphilisiwe Community Care Development NPO
Durban
03.2013 - 02.2022
- To draft fundraising letters to the stakeholders for food donations (Gift of the givers and Retail shops)
- To liaise with the Department of Social Welfare to facilitate family reconciliation for both our young and old homeless that are ready to meet their family members.
- To organise health awareness compaigns for our homeless with Addington Hospital Mobile Clinic Professional Nurses.
- To assist Addington Hospital Mobile Clinic to identify chronic diseases homeless patients that neglected medical treatment.
- To involve our homeless youth to participate in community sports facilitated by Ethekwini Municipality Sports and Recreations at Hoyle Park, North Beach-Durban.
- To involve our young adult homeless to participate in cleaning Beachfront Compaigns organised by Durban Solid Waste (DSS) and Park and Recreation Unit with the assistance of the Ward Councillor (Mr S. LUSHABA).
- To liaise with local businesses to employ our rehabilitated homeless as general labour in order to earn a decent living than committing crime.
- To participate with South African Police Services and Community Police Forum in fighting again crime during Festive Season by doing Gender Based Violence and Crime Prevention compaigns.
Education
Professional Health Care Assistant - Health And Wellness
South African Academy of Health
Durban 10.2022 - 01.2023
Skills
Medical office administration
Patient care
Verbal and written communication skills
Care plan assessment
Behavioral Management
Patient Management
Direct Patient Care
Flexible schedule and availability
Community integration
Patient Assessments
Meal planning and preparation
Certification
CPR
Timeline
Caregiver (Volunteer)
Alliance Care Sub-acute Rehabilitation Hospital
01.2023 - 02.2023
Care Worker (Volunteer)
Ethekwini Hospital And Heart Centre, High Care Cardiac Ward
11.2022 - 12.2022
Professional Health Care Assistant - Health And Wellness
South African Academy of Health
10.2022 - 01.2023
CPR
10-2022
First Aid
10-2022
Occupational Health and Safety
11-2019
Secretary
Sphilisiwe Community Care Development NPO
03.2013 - 02.2022