About Elvira

JOB OBJECTION: To join your highly reputable institution that will enhance my skills and potentials to be efficient, effective and subsistent member of the healthcare team, caregiver in all aspects of patient quality care and interdisciplinary team work across the continuum of care. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: January 2, 2017 – August 11, 2017 Live-in Caregiver (childcare), Private Family Riverbend, Edmonton (employer no longer need a nanny) DUTIES AND RESPSIBILITIES: Receive children coming home from school Responsible for all the care surrounding the children. Plan and provide age-appropriate activities. Plan and accompany children on stimulating outings. Supervise playmate with children’s friends. Play indoor and outdoor games. Transport children as needed. Prepare appropriate meals and snacks and assist in feeding them. Discipline children and oversee their behavior. Prepare children for school. Place children down for naps. Change Diaper, Patty train. Lead educational activities such as reading, coloring and by using flash cards. Maintain children’s play areas and room. And put away toys. Children’s laundry. Light Housekeeping February 1, 2015 –May 31,2016 Live-in Caregiver, Private Family, Ellerslie, Edmonton (employer no longer need a nanny because she is on mat leave) DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILITIES: • Responsible for all of the care surrounding the children. • Plan and provide age-appropriate activities. • Plan and accompany children on stimulating outings. • Supervise playmate with children’s friends. Play indoor and outdoor games. • Transport children as needed. • Prepare appropriate meals and snacks and assist in feeding them. • Discipline children and oversee their behavior. • Prepare children for school. • Place children down for naps. • Change Diaper, Patty train. • Lead educational activities such as reading, coloring and by using flash cards. • Clean up after self and children. • Maintain children’s play areas and room. And put away toys. • Children’s laundry. Common household responsibilities: • Dusting and vacuuming the house • Keeping the kitchen clean, wash dishes and do laundry • Family errands, grocery shopping. • Cooking for the family. November 29,2008 – January 20,2015 AMRITA MEDICAL CENTER Abu Dhabi, UAE Nurse Assistant-OPD Internist clinic DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Taking vital signs of the patients (Blood Pressure, Respiration, Pulse Rate, Body Temperature. • Responsible for the checking of file for the right patient with the correct file number and correct name. • Recording • Assisting Doctors in physical examination. • Assisting patient in Electrocardiogram and Pulmonary function test, (pulmograph) • Following up laboratory and radiological results. • Carrying out Nursing Procedures. • Taking blood sugar of patients by the use of glucometer. • Giving IM medications. A. Health teaching and instruction given to patient as ordered B. Assisting lab technicians for blood collection Instructions post-consultation; A. Instruction given for the prescription form to collect from the pharmacy. B. Insurance form for billing payment. October 1, 2004 - May 20, 2007 Lions Home for the Elders Bedok South Ave. 2, Singapore Nursing Aide DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist residents in their activities of daily living like bathing, brushing of teeth, toileting, eating, companionship, ambulation assistant etc. • Helps staff nurse to carry out nursing care plan. • Changing diaper • Suctioning • Assist staff nurse in doing procedures like inserting nasogastric tube and intermittent catheter • Turning of bedridden residents every 2 hrs and if necessary. • Taking and recording vital signs, body temperature, respiration, pulse rate and blood pressure. • Monitor blood sugar for diabetic resident by the use of glucometer. • Using of pulse oximeter for emergency residents. • Giving oral medication. • Nasogastric tube feeding. • Transferring residents from dining hall to bed and from bed to dining hall. • Responsible for minor dressings like bedsore, infected wound and lacerated wound. • Documentation and recording. • Perform simple first aid and emergencies. June 1, 2003 –August 3, 2004 Aglipay District Hospital Quirino, Philippines Volunteer Nurse Pediatric Ward DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Acts as a nurse assistant. • Assist in the supervision to safeguard health and safety. • Assist in providing for the physical needs of children (such as feeding, dressing, sleeping and other activities. • Taking vital signs of patients upon admission and during the entire shift. • Giving oral medications • Provides necessary care to patients like morning care especially when the parents are not around. • Provides feedback to the staff nurse. Seminars and workshops: • March 10,2016 Story Telling Mill woods, Edmonton • November 28.2016 Early Childhood Coalition Speech and language development for toddlers Toddler Behavior Positive physical activity and well-being for your toddler Mill Woods Library (2nd Floor) • October 24,2016 Big Picture Parenting Understanding Your Child’s Brain LLDSE-Evergreen Community, Edmonton