MARICEL DELA CRUZ

Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Mississauga, ON | (905) 555-0136 | maricel.delacruz@example.com | Ontario G driver's licence, own car

Profile

Caring and reliable personal support worker with 5+ years in Ontario long-term care and home care, and 8 years of caregiving in Hong Kong before that. Trained as a nurse in the Philippines. Experienced with residents living with dementia, palliative care and safe transfers with mechanical lifts.

Work Experience

Home Support Worker
Bayshore Home Care Solutions, Mississauga / Brampton, ON (Part-time)
  • Visit 5–7 clients a day in Mississauga and Brampton for personal care, meal preparation, medication reminders and light housekeeping
  • Follow each client's care plan and record visits in the AlayaCare mobile app
  • Report falls, skin changes and missed medications to the care coordinator the same day
Jan 2022 – Present
Personal Support Worker
Cedarbrook Long-Term Care Home, Mississauga, ON (Part-time)
  • Provide bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding for 10–12 residents per shift on a secure dementia unit
  • Transfer residents safely with mechanical and sit-to-stand lifts and reposition them every 2 hours to prevent pressure injuries
  • Document care, food and fluid intake and responsive behaviours in PointClickCare and report changes to the RPN
  • Support residents and families during end-of-life and palliative care
Sept 2021 – Present
Career break – family caregiving
  • Full-time care at home for a family member recovering from a stroke
Mar 2020 – Aug 2021
Personal Support Worker
Extendicare, Mississauga, ON (Full-time)
  • Assisted 14 residents per day shift with activities of daily living, mobility and nutrition
  • Completed IPAC and hand hygiene training and followed outbreak protocols
Sept 2019 – Feb 2020
Live-in Caregiver
Private household, Hong Kong
  • Cared for an elderly couple living with Parkinson's disease and diabetes: medications, blood glucose checks, exercises and meals
  • Accompanied them to medical appointments and managed the household
Mar 2009 – June 2017

Education

Personal Support Worker Certificate
Sheridan College, Mississauga, ON
  • Clinical placements in long-term care and community care
Sept 2018 – June 2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines		2004 – 2008

Skills

Personal care and ADLs, Dementia care, Palliative care, Safe lifts and transfers, Infection prevention and control, Care documentation, Meal preparation

Languages

English (Fluent) · Filipino (Tagalog) (Native) · Cantonese (Basic)

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