Catherine Twili Mweu
Thika,Kiambu
Summary
Dedicated certified nurse assistant with extensive expertise in nursing care, health and safety compliance, and dementia care training. Demonstrates exceptional communication skills and a strong ability to lead and work collaboratively with healthcare professionals. Proficient in administrative tasks, ensuring efficient healthcare operations. Committed to delivering high-quality patient care while continuously seeking opportunities for professional growth.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Assistant
Thika Nursing Home Hospital
Thika, Kiambu
04.2024 - 03.2025
- In my role as a healthcare assistant, I have been providing one-on-one care to patients, focusing on improving quality of life while maintaining dignity and comfort.
- Personal Care: Assisting clients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Medication Management: Assisting patients to take prescribed medications, ensuring concordance.
- Assisting elderly patients with daily tasks such as eating and ensure optimal hydration and monitoring input and output, bathing and dressing up for enhanced quality of life.
- Health Monitoring: Tracking and recording vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiratory rates with meticulous attention to detail for accurate readings.
- Emotional Support & Companionship: Providing emotional support to patients who may be isolated, ensuring patients feel valued and connected
- Observing patient's condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
- Engaging in friendly conversations and encourage mental stimulation to prevent feelings of loneliness or depression
- Collaborative Care: Working with family members and other caregivers to ensure that care plans are followed and that patient’s physical, emotional, and social needs are met
- Positioning, lifting and moving patients with limited mobility and assisting in range of motion exercises as advised by physiotherapists.
- Demonstrating consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
- This role has given me the opportunity to work with a variety of patients, ranging from elderly to individuals with disabilities or recovering from illness, and it has reinforced my passion for patient-centred care.
- Completing documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities up-to-date ensuring evidence-based practice and continuity of care.
Sales Representative & Brand Ambassador
Yellow Moon Marketing Ltd & EABL
Nairobi
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Before transitioning into healthcare, I worked as a sales representative and brand ambassador for Yellow Moon Marketing and East African Breweries Ltd while pursuing Diploma in Human Resource management.
- Although this role was not directly related to healthcare, it allowed me to develop important transferable skills, such as:
- Communication:This honed my ability to communicate clearly, empathetically, and persuasively, skills which are highly valuable in healthcare settings.This experience has improved my ability to engage with patients and their families, providing them with a reassuring presence.
- Team Collaboration: I worked closely with other sales and marketing teams to meet company goals, Similarly, in healthcare, collaboration is essential for effective patient care
- Participated in team-building activities, promoting a harmonious work environment.
Education
CERTIFICATE IN NURSE ASSISTANT - Nursing
Carecento Training Institute
KENYA 01/2024 - 04/2024
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Nairobi Technical Training Institute
Kenya 09/2017 - 12/2023
Certificate - Secondary Education
Matuu H.G.M Memorial Girls High School
KENYA 01/2013 - 12/2016
Certificate - Primary Education
Kenyatta Harambee Primary School
KENYA 01/2005 - 12/2012
Skills
- Nursing Care
- Health & Safety Compliance
- Communication
- Dementia care training
- Teamwork & Leadership
- Administrative Skills
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Proficient (C2)
Kamba
Beginner
Personal Information
- ID Number: 35860681
- Date of birth: 01/07/99
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Marital status: Single
- Religion: Christian
Affiliations
- Charity work: Actively involved in community-based initiatives aimed at improving lives of disadvantaged individuals.
- Traveling: Passionate about exploring new destinations, learning different cultures.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant
Thika Nursing Home Hospital
04.2024 - 03.2025
Sales Representative & Brand Ambassador
Yellow Moon Marketing Ltd & EABL
01.2022 - 12.2023
CERTIFICATE IN NURSE ASSISTANT - Nursing
Carecento Training Institute
01/2024 - 04/2024
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Nairobi Technical Training Institute
09/2017 - 12/2023
Certificate - Secondary Education
Matuu H.G.M Memorial Girls High School
01/2013 - 12/2016
Certificate - Primary Education
Kenyatta Harambee Primary School
01/2005 - 12/2012
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