BARBARA KAPAMBALA
HAMDEN,CT
Summary
Knowledgeable clinical nurse specialist with several years of experience in the field. Implementing best practices and using clinical data to improve delivery of care. Offering background in both hospital and clinic settings. Demonstrates exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills, ensuring high-quality patient care. Expert at patient care planning, colleague communication and administering direct patient care. Compassionate patient advocate and quick-thinking problem solver with excellent judgment.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse - Verdi 5 North
Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus
01.2024 - Current
- General medicine with telemetry unit.
- Charge nurse, ensuring the smooth running of the unit, coordinating and liaising with Patient service Manager, Assistant Service Manager, assistant staffing office and bed management
- Maintain strong working relationships with physicians, nursing, and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Evaluate patients during admission, hospital stay, and through discharge.
- Administer medications and treatments to manage the patient's condition.
- Skillfully perform various clinical procedures such as wound dressing changes, and catheterizations; ensuring optimal comfort levels for patients during these processes.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
- Educate patients and families to increase understanding of the condition and thebest ways to manage the disease process.
- Respond to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention.
- Facilitated patient communication, acting as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers.
Clinical Nurse II
Winchester Chest Center of Lung Disease (YNHH)
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Managing and caring for patients with pulmonary diseases
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Mentored new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
- Administered medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
Charge Nurse
YNHH Adult Primary Care/Cornell Scott Consortium
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Sargent Drive Medical
- Led huddles effectively communicating critical information about each patient's status ensuring continuity of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by actively participating in unit meetings, sharing ideas to improve efficiency, or addressing ongoing challenges colleagues face.
- Coordinated nursing care on the unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Mentored newly hired nurses to ensure seamless integration into the team and facilitate their professional development.
- Skillfully performed various clinical procedures such as wound dressing changes, catheterizations; ensuring optimal comfort levels for patients during these processes.
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration through effective communication and teamwork with physicians, therapists, and support staff.
- Managed medication administration safely and accurately while maintaining meticulous documentation in electronic health records systems.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical records, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
Clinical Nurse
Yale New Haven Saint Raphael Campus - Primary Care
05.2015 - 10.2020
- Ensuring daily management and running of Adult Primary care
- Administered vaccines, medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
- Mentored new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
Float Nurse
Yale New Haven Health System-SRC & YSC Campuses
03.2014 - 05.2015
- Ambulatory clinics: Adult, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases & Women’s Health and Winchester Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
- Supported hospital's mission and vision by consistently providing high-quality, patient-centered care across all assigned units.
- Promoted a culture of safety among staff members by adhering to best practices in infection control and prevention measures.
- Submitted accurate documentation, reporting and in-depth nursing observation to support continuity of total patient care.
- Maintained strong communication with patients and families throughout treatment process, fostering trust and rapport.
- Participated actively in professional development opportunities such as continuing education seminars or certification courses to stay current with industry trends and best practices.
- Administered and maintained comfort, treatment, medication, intravenous infusion and health care to support patient needs.
Charge Nurse
Highfield Gardens Care Center
01.2011 - 04.2013
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Led shift handover meetings effectively communicating critical information about each patient''s status ensuring continuity of care.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by actively participating in unit meetings, sharing ideas to improve efficiency or address ongoing challenges faced by colleagues.
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Skillfully performed various clinical procedures such as IV insertion, wound dressing changes, catheterizations; ensuring optimal comfort levels for patients during these processes.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration through effective communication and teamwork with physicians, therapists, and support staff.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality care and timely interventions.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
Staff Nurse
Kings Harbor Multicare Center
12.2007 - 12.2011
- Started as Licensed Practice Nurse changed to Registered Nurse after graduation.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Administered medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Utilized advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a patient''s condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
- Mentored new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
- Ensured accurate documentation of all patient records, contributing to improved quality assurance measures.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, promoting open communication channels for effective collaboration in treatment plans.
- Handled patient discharge planning, arranging for follow-up care after leaving healthcare facility.
- Increased patient satisfaction scores through consistent delivery of compassionate and culturally competent care.
- Handled patient transfers, following safety protocols to prevent injuries.
Education
Master of Science - Operational leadership
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT05.2024
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in Nursing - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
The Bronx, NY05.2009
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Hostos Community College of The City University of New York
The Bronx, NY05.2007
Associate of Applied Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Hostos Community College of The City University of New York
The Bronx, NY05.2006
Higher diploma - Informatics
Institute of The Management of Information Systems
Lusaka, Zambia12.2000
Skills
- Care Coordination
- Clinical judgment
- Team Supervision
- Health Promotion
- Patient and family education
Affiliations
- 2024 Chair of Yale New Haven Hospital Informatic Council
- Member Coordinating Council
- Ecart Super user
Certification
- Support Staff Recognition Award 2019
- Clinical nurse II 2018
- Ambulatory Care certification 2016
Projects
- Worked with Care Signature Team to implement and Roll-out Ecart to all deliver networks 2024
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical Nurse - Verdi 5 North
Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus
01.2024 - Current
Clinical Nurse II
Winchester Chest Center of Lung Disease (YNHH)
04.2021 - 12.2023
Charge Nurse
YNHH Adult Primary Care/Cornell Scott Consortium
10.2020 - 04.2021
Clinical Nurse
Yale New Haven Saint Raphael Campus - Primary Care
05.2015 - 10.2020
Float Nurse
Yale New Haven Health System-SRC & YSC Campuses
03.2014 - 05.2015
Charge Nurse
Highfield Gardens Care Center
01.2011 - 04.2013
Staff Nurse
Kings Harbor Multicare Center
12.2007 - 12.2011
Master of Science - Operational leadership
Quinnipiac University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in Nursing - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Hostos Community College of The City University of New York
Associate of Applied Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Hostos Community College of The City University of New York
Higher diploma - Informatics
Institute of The Management of Information Systems
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