RUDO YANJANANI SOKO
Blantyre
Summary
An efficient and well-organized Healthcare, social worker professional and administrator with over 4 years’ experience and track record of working to very high standards. A lady with proven literacy and numeracy skills. Positive attitude to professional development as a caregiver with administrative skills. Excel in collaboration and team work; possesses a proven record of inspiring others in different environments. A caregiver for elderly, children, people with disabilities, and patients with chronic diseases both living at home or at the health facility. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Assistant
Lifecare Foundation
01.2022 - Current
- Managing medications and client files, administering medication to clients and patients, taking the patient’s vital signs, assisting nurses and other medical staff, attending meetings with other healthcare professionals, cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking, helping with medical appointments, planning and developing proper nutritional and healthy diet for special diet patients.
Caregiver-volunteer
FACHI Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
- Administering medication to clients, planning and developing proper nutritional and healthy diet for special diet patients, developing and implementing proper in-home environmental and occupational health safety activities, assisting the nurse and doctor at the clinic, wound dressing, suture removal, assisting in training new healthcare assistants.
Support Worker
Adventure Private Clinic-Outreach Program
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Developing and implementing proper in-home Environmental and Occupational Health Safety activities, assisting with daily living activities, utilizing equipment to move patients, helping tidy the patient’s home or room, administering medication to clients, planning and developing proper nutritional and healthy diet for special diet patients, assisting nurses and doctors at the clinic, wound dressing, suture removal, assisting in training new healthcare assistants, hospital and healthcare management, elderly/senior and child care.
Community Development
Development Broadcasting Unit
01.2008 - 01.2019
- Identifying community skills assets, issues and needs, developing new resources in dialogue with the community and evaluating existing programmes, helping to raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community, liaising with front line workers in compiling report, participating in the community review meeting, coordinating youth development programmes, conducting periodic monitoring and evaluation of projects.
Sound Engineer
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
01.1997 - 01.2007
- Carrying out transmission, assisting in the operational activities in the studios, assisting in monitoring and logging of programme in the studios, assisting in manning the shift operations, reporting any technical anomalies in the studios, assisting in covering VVIP functions, performing video and audio directing during live programmes, general cleaning of equipment in the studio, assisting in the tape play out and piping of the news and programmes items.
Education
In-Home Healthcare and Management, Certificate - Medical Caregiver
Lifecare College and Health Sciences
English Proficiency- English Certificate Duolingo, Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) -
Balaka Secondary School
01.1993
Skills
- Measuring vital signs like BP, Temperature, Oxygen levels etc
- Drug administration
- Medical laboratory rapid tests
- Customer care, and Emergency Rapid Response – CPR, First Aid
- Childcare and Elderly care
- Advocacy skills, Negotiation and Management skills
- Innovation, Creativity
- Networking, negotiation, collaboration and marketing Skills
- Deadline success: I am able to work to deadlines
- Flexible with problem solving abilities
- Good communication skills and fast learner
- Self-initiative, motivated, creative and great thinker
- Time Management
- Patient Care
- Patient-focused care
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- Meal Preparation
- Feeding Assistance
- Empathy and Compassionate Care
- Attention to Detail
- Catheter Care
- Bedsore Prevention
- Care Monitoring
- Recording vital signs
- Oral Hygiene
- Blood Sugar Monitoring
- Emotional and Social Support
- Infection Control
- Vital signs monitoring
- Emotional Support
- Patient evaluations
- Home Care Aide (HCA)
- Medication Administration
- Basic Life Support
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Nutrition and Diet
- Responding to emergencies
- First Aid Certification
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Wound Care
- Feeding Tube Management
- Clinical Documentation
- Quality Assurance
- Light Housekeeping
- Vital signs
- Medical Terminology
- Heartsaver First Aid
- Heartsaver First Aid (First Aid)
- Patient Care Technician/Assistant
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)
- Certified Medication Technician (CMT)
Accomplishments
- Trained as a Certified Health Care Assistant/Medical Caregiver
- Established healthy diet regular schedules for diabetic patients
- Trained how to take care of children, elderly patients and physically challenged populations
- Created more relationships with people of diverse cultural background
Majorresponsibilities
- Managing medications and client files
- Administering medication to clients and patients
- Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature
- Assisting nurses and other medical staff when needed
- Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals
- Cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking
- Helping with medical appointments
- Plan, prepare, and develop proper nutritional and healthy diet for special diet patients
- Develop and implement proper in-home Environmental and Occupational Health Safety activities
- Assisting with daily living activities such as eating, showering and using the toilet
- Utilizing equipment to move patients when necessary
- Helping tidy the patient’s home or room
- Administers medication to clients
- Assist the Nurses and a Doctors at the clinic
- Wound dressing, suture removal
- Assist in training New Healthcare Assistant
- Hospital and Healthcare Management
- Elderly/Senior and Child care
References
- Pax Matipwiri, Ph.D. MPH, BSc, Dip, CCM, College President, Lifecare College and Health Sciences, +265-991-059-445, matipwirip1@gmail.com
- Mr. Richard Bande, Mubas, Private Bage 303 Chichiri, Blantyre, Malawi, +265999220810, rbande@poly.ac.mw
- Mr. Thokozani Kamasa, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Po Box 30133 Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi, +265888388000, thokokamasa@gmail.com
Hobbies and Interests
- Caring for seniors, patients and vulnerable population
- HealthCare Administration
- Food security and nutrition programs
- Humanitarian support
Reading professional journals
Reading the Care magazines and Journal
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant
Lifecare Foundation
01.2022 - Current
Caregiver-volunteer
FACHI Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
Support Worker
Adventure Private Clinic-Outreach Program
11.2019 - 12.2020
Community Development
Development Broadcasting Unit
01.2008 - 01.2019
Sound Engineer
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
01.1997 - 01.2007
In-Home Healthcare and Management, Certificate - Medical Caregiver
Lifecare College and Health Sciences
English Proficiency- English Certificate Duolingo, Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) -
Balaka Secondary School
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