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| Profile Code: LLL/46/MEG20241206 |
Personal Data
| Info | Detail |
| Salary: | R500 per day (R8000 to R10 000) |
| Languages: | English, Sepedi, Tswana, Zulu and a little Afrikaans |
| Reside: | SOSHANGUVE PTA North |
| Availability: | Immediately |
| Live-in or out? | Both |
| Driver’s License: | No |
| Dependents ages: | 27 |
| Who will take care of them if you are employed: | Old enough to take care of self |
| Health: Clinic visits – how often: | Rarely |
| Can you get your medicine on weekends | Not on any medication |
Education
| Highest Grade | Grade 12 |
Skill Matrix
| Years in total | |
|---|---|
| Care working (including baby and elderly care) | 8 years |
Employment History
| Job name 1: | Mediclinic Maternity ward |
| About | Care working on maternity ward |
| Duration: | 7 years |
| Duties: | Care working mostly with children and pregnant mothers |
| Job name 2: | Mediclinic ICU ward |
| About | Care working (10 patients per day in ICU or 8 to 12 in High care) |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Duties: | Care working and admin |
Reference Received
Reference 1:
| Family/Company | Mediclinic maternity ward |
| From when to when did she work for you: | 7 years (2015 – 2022) |
| Why is she no longer employed? | She found a job opportunity closer to home. She did serve her full notice period of 1 month |
| What were her Duties? | • Bathing of neonates and newborn babies
• Weighing of babies • Assisting new mothers and bathing assisting in nursery • answering patient call bells • assisting patient in labor by massaging their backs • showing support through labor pains • assist mommy through breastfeeding |
| How was her personality at work? | She was so friendly, she works good with people, accommodating and always smiling. |
| What would you say your former employee needs more training in? | Depends on employer |
| What did she excel in? | She is more skilled than just a Careworker, she would even assist with deliveries and be very organized in the surgical room |
| Loyalty to her work? | Absolutely |
| Was she mostly on time for work? | Yes, and she almost never even took sick leave in the whole time she was working here |
| Her thoroughness? | She is sometimes more thorough than the actual sisters and surgeons! |
| How many days in a week did she work? | She worked shifts, 7 days in 7 days out |
| Did she give notice when she resigned/ if applicable? | Yes, a full month |
| Communication skills with patients | She is very good at communication. Very friendly and clear and honest |
| Would you recommend her? | Absolutely especially with babies she knows everything |
Reference 2
| Family/company | Mediclinic – ICU ward and high care |
| From when to when did she work for you: | 1 year (3 Jan 2023 to Jan 2024) |
| Why is she no longer employed? | She had to leave to look after her sickly father, she gave adequate notice of one month |
| What were her Duties? | • Turning the patient
• Checking the equipment • Environmental cleaning • Assist in nursing care • Practice hand and environmental hygiene in assigned work area • Report all technical faults within work area • Assist patients with unpacking their belongings • Report patient complaints • Ensure the patient’s environment is kept clean and tidy • Care for patient belongings and flowers • Ensure that nurse call/bell and patient locker are accessible to the patient • Assist nursing unit staff with patient rounds by performing tasks as specified by the nurse practitioner • Accompany stable patients on discharge • Ensure safe transportation of patients • Prepare patient’s bed space post-operation • Prepare the bed space after the patient is discharged • Prepare admission files • Ensure that linen and non-medical supplies are stored • Answer unit telephone in the absence of Unit Administrative Assistant (UAA) • Ensure that all stock used is accurately charted on charge sheets • Collect and store linen and other stock items as required (excluding medication) |
| How was her personality at work? | She is always smiling and can have good relationships with her fellow colleagues. She has a calming and peaceful impact on her workplace. She is a peacemaker. |
| What would you say your former employee needs more training in? | Depends on her new employers but she already has official training |
| What did she excel in? | Her adaptability and communication skills |
| Loyalty to her work? | Very loyal worker, we would take her back any time |
| Was she mostly on time for work?
If she could not work, how often did this happen? And her reasons? |
Always, never had any issues with tardiness |
| How many days in a week did she work? | Monday to Friday until 4pm with occasional weekends where they would work until 7pm |
| Did she gave notice when she resigned/ if applicable? | Yes, full months’ notice |
| Would you recommend her. | I would absolutely recommend her |
| Communication skills with the parents and the kids? | Amazing, she is open to constructive criticism, she will rather communicate an issue before it becomes a conflict. |
