Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Extra Training
Virtues
How to support me at work
Timeline
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Allan Atandi

Allan Atandi

Nursing Assistant
Spokane,WA

Summary

Skilled in delivering effective patient support and maintaining accurate medical records. Looking to leverage these skills to continue making positive impact. A caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety, and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.

Work History

Nursing Assistant

Kim Adult Family Home
12.2024 - Current
  • Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
  • Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
  • Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
  • Taking and recording patient vital signs like temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration rate
  • Assisting with medication administration under the supervision of a licensed nurse .
  • Reporting patient observations and concerns to nurses, clearly communicating with patients and their families.
  • Accurately documenting patient care activities in medical records

Quality Control Editor

Nation Media Group
02.2019 - 12.2024
  • Rewriting, editing and revising all special reports before publication
  • Monitoring copy flow across all NMG platforms
  • Ensuring all videos and articles meet NMG editorial standards
  • Alternate Op-Ed Editor for the Daily Nation
  • Re-designed world news pages and changed the production culture
  • Participated in the generation of exclusive content that drove circulation
  • Played a crucial role in the digital agenda, which created new revenue streams for NMG
  • Championed best practices within the team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in quality control efforts.
  • Evaluated existing editing tools regularly, recommending updates or replacements when necessary to maintain cutting-edge capabilities.
  • Reduced error rates significantly by implementing a rigorous multi-step editing process tailored to each project''s requirements.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews for team members, providing guidance and actionable feedback to support their professional growth.
  • Developed and maintained internal documentation on quality control processes, ensuring that all team members had access to necessary resources for success.
  • Trained new editors in quality control processes, ensuring consistency and accuracy across the department.
  • Served as the final checkpoint before client delivery, ensuring that all materials met strict standards for grammar, punctuation, tone, style, and formatting consistency.

Communications Manager

BRAC Tanzania
10.2017 - 12.2018
  • Wrote and edited case stories, annual reports and all BRAC Tanzania's internal/external statements
  • Produced newsletters, brochures and pamphlets
  • Developed and executed BRAC Tanzania's communication strategy
  • Championed message development and community advocacy strategies
  • Promoted BRAC Tanzania's programmes on social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  • Designed BRAC Tanzania's first ever brochure and launched a quarterly newsletter
  • Developed successful communication and advocacy strategies for BRAC Tanzania's programmes
  • Strengthened internal operations by promoting effective inter-departmental communication
  • Increased BRAC Tanzania's visibility through newspaper articles and Radio/TV shows

Sports Editor

Nation Media Group
02.2013 - 12.2016
  • Managed a team of 22 - mainly reporters, photographers, sub-editors and designers
  • Wrote, edited and revised all sports stories before publication
  • Evaluated articles and wire service dispatches for publication
  • Ensured adherence to the Nation Media Group Editorial Policy
  • Re-designed pages
  • This improved quality, which boosted circulation and advertising revenue
  • Designed unique pull-outs, magazines and supplements
  • Re-designed the Nation sports website

Sub-Editor

Daily Nation
07.2007 - 02.2013
  • Page layout and design - daily beat and special projects, such as World Cup/Olympic magazines, as well as unique editorial products
  • Wrote clever headlines that boosted circulation
  • Excelled in copy editing
  • Designed fantastic pull-outs on the 2010 World Cup, 2008, 2010 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, which increased circulation
  • Designed excellent magazines on the 2008 Olympics, 2009 and 2011 World Athletics Championships
  • Introduced a new subbing philosophy, which improved quality at The Standard
  • Routinely won quarterly awards for 'Best Headline' at Nation Media Group

Reporter

Daily Nation
11.2004 - 02.2006
  • Wrote at least eight stories a week for Nation newspapers in Mombasa
  • At The Standard, performed extremely well in entertainment features
  • Excelled in investigative pieces
  • Head of the tourism and business beat in Mombasa for the Daily Nation
  • Consistently singled out as one of the most prolific writers in Mombasa for the Daily Nation

Education

No Degree - Health

Beyond Health LLC
Washington State
12-2024

Certificate - Executive Management

Strathmore University
07.2013

Certificate - New Media

University of South Carolina
05.2012

BA - Communication & Media Technology

Maseno University
01.2003

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Recording vital signs
  • Patient relationship building
  • Mobility assistance
  • Vital sign monitoring
  • Companionship and emotional support
  • Client documentation
  • Healthcare ethics
  • Medication administration
  • Drug administration
  • Time management
  • CPR certification
  • Compassionate

Extra Training

  • Certificate in Executive Management, Strathmore University, Kenya, 07/26/13
  • Certificate in New Media, University of South Carolina, USA, 05/12/12

Virtues

  • To feel like, what I am doing is making a difference no matter how large or small, in the present or the future
  • To continue to learn all that I can and make the most of my skills and experience

How to support me at work

  • Give me honest and direct feedback - don't hold back on what is important or be worried about causing offence
  • Allow me the space to try new approaches to working, and listen to my ideas around change

Timeline

Nursing Assistant

Kim Adult Family Home
12.2024 - Current

Quality Control Editor

Nation Media Group
02.2019 - 12.2024

Communications Manager

BRAC Tanzania
10.2017 - 12.2018

Sports Editor

Nation Media Group
02.2013 - 12.2016

Sub-Editor

Daily Nation
07.2007 - 02.2013

Reporter

Daily Nation
11.2004 - 02.2006

Certificate - New Media

University of South Carolina

BA - Communication & Media Technology

Maseno University

No Degree - Health

Beyond Health LLC

Certificate - Executive Management

Strathmore University
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