Chidimma Victorine Opara
Houston
Summary
Experienced, dedicated and compassionate healthcare worker with a history of assisting health challenged clients with ADLs, medication reminder, safety provision, documentation, ambulation assistance and monitoring clients general state of health, who is seeking a full-time position to provide efficient, effective and quality daily care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care giver
Home Health Resourse Agency inc
05.2025 - 07.2025
- Providing assistance to senior residents
- Ambulation and transfers of seniors while providing safety measures from fall risks
- Assisting with elimination and BM
- Assisting with feeding and all other ADLs
- Use of wheelchairs and all other mobility carriers.
- Medication reminders for senior residents
- Light house keeping as well as tidying and organising
- Driving residents to store and appointments as needed.
- Assisting with ROM exercises as directed as well as with all other directives.
- Companionship care.
- Hospice care
- Meal prepartion and assisting with feeding as needed
Care giver
At Your Side Home care
02.2025 - 07.2025
- Providing assistance to senior residents
- Ambulation and transfers of seniors while providing safety measures from fall risks
- Assisting with elimination and BM
- Assisting with feeding and all other ADLs
- Use of wheelchairs and all other mobility carriers.
- Medication reminders for senior residents
- Light house keeping as well as tidying.
- Driving residents to store and appointments as needed.
- Assisting with ROM exercises as directed as well as with all other directives.
- Companionship care.
- Hospice care
- Assisting with driving residents to and from their appointments
Direct Care Staff
Meridian Living Centre
03.2023 - 12.2024
- Provided direct patient care for assigned clients both at DAYHAD and LIVING HOMES
- Identifying and resporting body abnormalities and findings on the client
- Operating medical equipment as regards patients care
- Assisted with the need of incontinence and elimination
- Assisted with transfer and ambulation of clients from bed to chairs and back.
- Redirecting challenged clients
- Feeding and meal preparation including mechanical soft and tube feeding
- Grooming clients as well as ADLs
- Assisting clients to and from their appointments
- Responsible for timely and accurate documentation of information related to client treatment including vital signs, body checks, incident reports and changes in health condition.
- ROM Range of motion exercises as directed by nurse and PT
Direct Care Staff
Resource Health Services
08.2021 - 12.2023
- Provided direct patient care for assigned clients both at DAYHAD and LIVING HOMES
- Medication reminder to clients
- Identifying and resporting body abnormalities and findings on the client
- Answered patient call signals to determine clients need
- Followed care plan directives of clients.
- Operating medical equipment as regards patients care
- Assisted with transfer and ambulation of clients from bed to chairs and back.
- Redirecting challenged clients
- Feeding and meal preparation including mechanical soft meals and tube feeding.
- Grooming clients.
- Assisting clients to and from their appointments
- Providing assistance with client’s elimination, hygiene and activities of daily living (ADL)
- Responsible to timely and accurate documentation of information related to clients treatment including vital signs, activities, change in health condition and incident reports.
- Perform ROM Range of Motion Exercises on bed bound clients as directed by the Nurse and PT.
Education
American Medical Institute
Houston, TxNo Degree - Basic Life Support (CPR and AED Program)
American Heart Association/ American Medical Institute
Houston, Texas09-2026
Associate Degree - medical laboratory science
School Of Medical Laboratory Science Lagos University Teaching Hospital
09.2009
Bachelor’s degree - Industrial Microbiology
Imo State University
11.2004
West African Senior School Certificate - undefined
08.2001
Skills
- Proficient in geriatric care
- Skilled in providing care for intellectually disabled individuals
- Skilled care for Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and other chronic diseased of the elderly
- Fundamental healthcare knowledge
- Ensuring patient safety
- Proficient in independent task management
- Proficient in patient care communication
- Basic computer proficiency
- Ability to work with diverse group of people and interpersonal skills
- Compassionate and empathetic with all client
- Time management proficiency
- Active listening ability with high level of patience and tolorance
- Skilled in managing redirection
Certification
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)/ CPR
- Certified Nurse Aid : Licenced
Timeline
Care giver
Home Health Resourse Agency inc
05.2025 - 07.2025
Care giver
At Your Side Home care
02.2025 - 07.2025
Direct Care Staff
Meridian Living Centre
03.2023 - 12.2024
Direct Care Staff
Resource Health Services
08.2021 - 12.2023
Associate Degree - medical laboratory science
School Of Medical Laboratory Science Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Bachelor’s degree - Industrial Microbiology
Imo State University
West African Senior School Certificate - undefined
American Medical Institute
No Degree - Basic Life Support (CPR and AED Program)
American Heart Association/ American Medical Institute
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