2023-01-04_akunnath_Applicant Screening Form - Melat Hadera.docx

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Applicant Screening Form

Applicant: Melat Hadera             Date:  November 03, 2022

Interviewer:  Elizabeth Manjarrez

1. Tell me about your qualifications/experience and the number of years you have worked with Seniors (e.g. education, years of experience, year working in home vs facility vs hospital, etc.)

4 years

2. Tell me about the different types of conditions you've handled and the different types of equipment you've used. Have you done lifts and transfers by yourself or with assistance from another person?

Conditions: dementia, stroke, cancer, diabetes, seizures, wheelchair-bound, bed-bound; Showers, bed bath, perineal care male and female

Special equipment: blood pressure machine

Special equipment: None

3. Why did you get into the healthcare field in the first place?

(Passionate about seniors, want to give back, love providing care and helping, etc.)

Took care of grand ma

4.When thinking about quality of care for seniors, what approaches, techniques or ways of working with them do you think is important?  How do you interact with seniors?

(Dignity, respect, honesty, communication, active listening, holistic approach)

Concert about comfort, relationship, meds on time, communication

5. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest) for the following:

Housekeeping 10

Personal care 9

Companionship 10

Punctuality/Reliability 10

Initiative 10

Team work 10

Observation/reporting skills 10

Cooking 9

Give me examples of  healthy dishes you would make for:

Breakfast: eggs, toast bacon

Lunch: sandwiches and soups

Dinner: chicken and rice

Snacks: crackers

6. Do you have any experience with palliative care and end of life care? How many years? How comfortable are you working with someone who is dying on a scale of 1-10?

None

7. If you were working with a Client who had only a few days left to live, what type of care would you provide? What do you think is important to do with them and observe?

(Comfort care, turning to avoid bedsores, speak softly and calmly, don't force to eat, wet lips with ice chips or wet cloth)

8. Tell me about your experience and the number of years you have worked with clients who have Dementia/Alzheimers? What stages?

4 years with mild dementia

Experience with:  aggression verbal, confusion of time/day

9. What do you think is the most difficult aspect of working with someone with dementia and how did you handle?

Not taking the medication – communicate

10. If you are working with a client with Dementia and they are agitated and refusing to have a bath, how would you deal with this situation? What other creative ways would you use if they still refuse after trying again?

(Play soothing music, make it spa-like environment, sponge bath, make them feel the water first, offer reward, inform them family is visiting)

Explain the need of the bath remind again and again

11. If you are working with a client with Dementia who calls you names on a regular basis like prostitute, stupid, thief, etc., and constantly tells you to leave, how would you handle this? Would you be comfortable going back and working with this Client on a regular basis?

(Don't take personally, be firm and remind them you are there to help so no need to call names, understand that it's the disease, etc.)

Try to explain that is not good,

12. When working with your clients:

a) Give me examples of different type of activities you have done or can do with your Clients:

Physical: walks, exercises

Mental: talk to them, tv, games

Social: going to the park

13. A lot of seniors are withdrawn and refuse to do any type of activity because they don't see the point and feel hopeless. What creative ways/techniques would you use to convince them to do an activity with you?

(Find out their interests, do it first and show them how, get them excited about it, talk about advantages, establish rapport first, etc.)

14. What is the most difficult situation you've ever encountered with a Client and how did you handle it?

Client with hallucinations at night, talked to him

15. Has there been a time in your life when issues or problems in your personal life affected your work or stopped you from going to work? What are some things you do to help you cope with stress?

(Exercise, family/friends, deep breathing, music, etc.)

No – go to the ocean

16. If I were to ask your Client, what are your top three qualities, what would they say?

Friendly, team work, tidy, organized

17. If I were to ask your Client, what is an area of improvement that you need to work on, what would they say? How about you? What do you think are one or two things you feel you need to improve on - personally or professionally?

She can say no

ADL: | Med- caregiver with experience in some illnesses

IADL: | Med- good caring answers

Education: | no formal training

Yrs of experience: | four years as a caregiver

Dementia experience: | four years with mild dementia

Palliative/end of life exp: | none do not send

Companionship: | good she has some ideas for activities and stimulation

Personality: | friendly approachable very talkative a strong personality

Cooking: | good

Driving/Car: | yes she has a car

English: | excellent

CTM Potential: | yes

Availability: | Mon to Sun ON