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BONFACE OTAWA OKUMU

Keller,TX

Summary

Motivated Nursing student seeking internship in Direct Patient Care to gain hands-on experience. Outgoing and friendly with strong drive to succeed. Patient-focused professional offers support in critical care, pre-op, medical-surgical and post-op cases in medical center environments. Excellent decision-making, time management and communication skills. Hardworking, knowledgeable, team-oriented and adaptable to changing needs.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Care Technician

Baylor Scott & White Hospital
Grapevine, TX
10.2021 - Current
  • Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
  • Answered call lights promptly and responded appropriately to requests from patients, families, staff members.
  • Provided direct patient care and assistance to healthcare team members.
  • Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
  • Assisted in preparing patients for examinations and treatments, including vital signs monitoring.
  • Conducted safety rounds regularly to ensure safe environment for patients.
  • Responded quickly in emergency situations by providing appropriate first aid measures.
  • Assisted with patient transfers from bed to wheelchair or stretchers as needed.
  • Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
  • Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.

Truck Driver

Coastal Transport Inc
Fort Worth, TX
11.2018 - 06.2021
  • Transported goods to and from specified destinations in accordance with delivery schedules.
  • Communicated with dispatchers regarding pickup and delivery times.
  • Inspected truck before and after trips, ensuring all safety regulations were followed.
  • Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
  • Checked vehicle for mechanical items and safety issues, maintained logs of working hours, monitored the vehicle's performance, and recorded any incidents.
  • Maintained records such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements in accordance with regulations.

QA Technician, Chemical Lab

Ethicon
San Angelo, TX
03.2017 - 08.2018
  • Daily testing and report generation of assigned samples in the labs
  • Cleaning of the Testing Apparatus, Testing for Cleanliness using the HPLC.
  • Maintained records of repairs, calibrations, and tests performed on equipment.
  • Tested and calibrated instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability of data.
  • Restored product condition using proven techniques.

Direct Support Professional II

San Angelo State Supported Living Center
Carlsbad, TX
01.2017 - 03.2017
  • Attended to routine and emergency care, treatment, and training of specified individuals with developmental disabilities routine and crisis situations
  • Assisted residents with daily activities including, but not limited to grooming, bathing, feeding, observing and reporting individuals conditions and behaviors
  • Interacted with individuals therapeutically, participating in individualized training and/or active treatment programs for both male and female individuals.

Assistant Manager/Trainer

Airtel
Kenya, Africa
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Coordinated and conducted training in customer service department (2 Call Centers and over 25 Airtel Show rooms) over 200 agents
  • Program content development, validation and analysis
  • Program implementation.

Regional Coordinator/ Central Rift

FOCUS Kenya, LTD
Kenya, Africa
04.2010 - 01.2014
  • Coordinated all the activities of FOCUS in the region including: fund mobilization, proposal writing, development of the regional annual budget and its operational plan
  • Monitored and evaluated the regional activities, Reporting and communication with funding partners
  • Assessed, formulated and implemented programs/activities for student leaders in the region based on the researched felt needs
  • Trained and supervised all new regional FOCUS staff annually
  • Mobilized the 17 Regional CUs to an annual leadership empowerment program, Summit
  • Worked directly with the Associates’ branch officials to ensure their active involvement in the office through resource mobilization
  • Secretary to the Regional Council (RC).

Customer Care Representative

SAFARICOM, LTD.
Africa
10.2008 - 01.2010
  • Performed daily tasks such receiving, updating and keeping call records of the company’s over 12 million subscribers
  • Resolved issues based on customer feedback, comments, complaints and forwarded the unresolved ones to the relevant authorities for action
  • Achievements: Became the team leader of 24 trainees during the first 3 months of probation and later confirmed as their team leader till my departure
  • Met targets and inspired the team to high performance by organizing for team building activities to boost morale
  • Helped initiate a mini welfare group within the team of 24 colleagues that sought to meet our wellbeing at work.

Campus Staff (INTERN)

FOCUS Kenya, LTD.
Kenya, Africa
08.2006 - 07.2008
  • Identify and assess the union leaders’ needs and in consultation with the leadership formulated a program that addressed their needs
  • Engaged in fund-mobilization for personal and organization’s support
  • Involved in the planning of the international tri-annual gathering for evangelical students such as Commission 2008 Conference, and other including EZRA 2006, Leadership Summits
  • Mobilized the Associates (graduate students formerly members of FOCUS while in campus)
  • Achievements: Helped in the affiliation of 2 Christian Union groups within the region to the FOCUS body
  • Exceeded the set targets for fund raising in the team by attaining 200%
  • Mobilized students towards the tri-Annual International Missions Conference with 3700 in attendance
  • Carried out and wrote research papers ‘Christian Dating’(2007) and ‘Understanding False Teachings’ (2008)
  • Represented the movement in an international Discipleship Training Program in Tanzania as one of the facilitators in the conference
  • Helped plan for the above, in charge of venue, besides directing the EZRA 2006 Conference
  • Mobilized over 40 professionals to have a Career Day in the region that saw 560 students benefiting in matters of career choice.

Education

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
05-2025

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
05-2023

Bachelor of Education in Science (with a bias in Mathematics & Chemistry) -

Kenyatta University

Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education -

St. Kizitos Secondary School

Skills

  • Patient Education
  • Patient Observation
  • Vital Signs Monitoring
  • Basic Nursing Care
  • Emergency Response
  • Data Collection
  • Blood Glucose Monitoring
  • Infection Control Standards

Certification

  • Heart Saver CPR AED

Associations

  • Kenyatta University Christian Union Alumni Fellowship (Vice-Chairman 2014 – Current)
  • Fellowship of Christian Unions FOCUS Kenya Associate
  • Member of the KU Alumni

Volunteer Consulting

  • CFBT Education Trust - Africa
  • Career Options - Africa
  • Educational Outreach Program – Egerton Njoro Campus
  • Community Involvement
  • Facilitator at EZRA Conference
  • Fellowship of Christian Unions FOCUS Kenya

Accomplishments

  • Phi Theta Kappa (Tarrant County College (2022/23)
  • Speech Competition Finalist (3rd Position overall

Languages

English
Full Professional
Swahili
Native/ Bilingual

References

Availed upon request

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Patient Care Technician

Baylor Scott & White Hospital
10.2021 - Current

Truck Driver

Coastal Transport Inc
11.2018 - 06.2021

QA Technician, Chemical Lab

Ethicon
03.2017 - 08.2018

Direct Support Professional II

San Angelo State Supported Living Center
01.2017 - 03.2017

Assistant Manager/Trainer

Airtel
08.2015 - 08.2016

Regional Coordinator/ Central Rift

FOCUS Kenya, LTD
04.2010 - 01.2014

Customer Care Representative

SAFARICOM, LTD.
10.2008 - 01.2010

Campus Staff (INTERN)

FOCUS Kenya, LTD.
08.2006 - 07.2008

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Tarrant County College District

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Tarrant County College District

Bachelor of Education in Science (with a bias in Mathematics & Chemistry) -

Kenyatta University

Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education -

St. Kizitos Secondary School

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