Pamela Chambara

• Assisting the people we support with daily living activities, including personal hygiene, meal preparation, household chores, and mobility, promoting independence.
• Administering medication accurately and safely, following strict healthcare protocols to maintain the well-being of the people we support.
• Accompanying the people we support to do shopping, attend appointments, and participate in special events, tailoring services to meet their mobility, and personal needs.
• Offer emotional support and companionship, reducing feelings of isolation among the people we support.
• Collaborating with healthcare professionals to coordinate care services, ensuring a holistic approach to the health of the people we support.
• Follow care plans and tailored services to meet the unique needs of each person we support.
• Provide personalised care to the people we support with diverse, complex needs, and enhance their quality of life.
• Encouraging the people we support to be independent and active members of society.
• Prepare detailed reports to document the progress of the people we support, and conduct finance and medication audits.
• Participated in training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge, staying informed about best practices in care.
• Tracked and documented the behaviours of the people we support, activity engagement, skills development, and notable incidents.
• Maintained detailed records of the progress of the people we support, interventions, and any changes in condition, contributing to continuous care improvement.
• Managed challenging behaviour through de-escalation techniques and positive reinforcement, ensuring a safe environment.
• Support with the administration of service needs for the people we support.

• Provided companionship, and promoted client independence by motivating daily tasks.
• Supported clients with personal care, including bathing, washing and toileting.
• Administered medication as required in care plans, and instructed by doctors.
• Maintained excellent client relationships by offering practical and emotional support throughout care.
• Assisted with manual handling and use of equipment.
• Conducted cooking, drink-making, and cleaning tasks, including sanitising, while caring for patients.
• Monitored patient progress, identifying and proactively addressing obstacles hindering recovery.

-Assisting refugees with admin requirements
-Assisting with clothes and donations distribution
- Promoted cultural sensitivity and inclusion with students of non-English speaking backgrounds.
- Established positive relationships with students, and responded to classroom needs.
- Greeting visitors and responding to in-person enquiries and created a filing system for records and office administration

• Assist the Senior Doctor, Doctor, Infectious Disease Prevention Officer, Nurse, and Staff Captain, in all shipboard health-related matters including outbreak prevention, and illness reporting as required by international, national, and Company policies.
• Checking vital signs, administering medication, and routine medical procedures.
• Collected and prepared blood, tissue, and other specimens for laboratory testing, exercising caution in handling samples to avoid contamination.
• Cultivated therapeutic relationships by listening to patients' issues, and being compassionate.
• Maintaining illness logs for various medical situations, such as accident reports.
• Assisted in preparing and keeping records for air and land evacuation procedures.
• Sterilize surgical instruments and obtain test water samples and cultures for growth of Coliform organisms.
• Properly dispose of hazardous wastes and used sharps (needles, syringes) and oversee cleanliness of the Medical Center.
• Assist in mandatory random drug testing.
• Handling specimens, labelling and processing it including but not limited to COVID 19 and run test for Covid- 19 Testing, and other laboratory tests as needed.
• Setting up and preparing the mobile vaccine and testing operation and oversee COVID-19 testing site Screening and swabbing patients.
• Maintaining infection control and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)standards under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA
• Perform other related duties as assigned or as directed.