CHIDI OKEREKE
Stratford,CT
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Ready to take-on a new position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Nurse
Sunshine Children's Home And Rehabilitation Center
04.2023 - Current
- Provide exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Implement medication and IV administration, catheter insertion to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Perform frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Cultivate rapport with patients and caregivers, utilizing proactive communication with parents and children
- Document pediatric patient care to maintain accurate and complete medical records
- Respond to emergencies and critical situations to provide prompt and appropriate care
- Administer immunizations and other preventative care measures to promote health and prevent disease
- Comply with ethical and legal standards to maintain professional integrity and meet regulatory requirements
- Maintain current knowledge of healthcare practices and developments to provide evidence-based care
Registered Nurse
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Manage post-operative pain and surgical sites as instructed and prescribed by attending physician
- Coordinate admissions with physician and develop patient plan of care based on assessment, identified nursing diagnoses and patient goals
- Quickly identifies acute declines in patient status and utilizes critical thinking skills to effectively manage emergencies and report to physician timely to ensure appropriate intervention
- Provide compassion and work with all healthcare providers to facilitate and coordinate efficient, quality healthcare to patients while maintaining confidentiality and respect
- Adhere to infection control policies, and encourage patient compliance
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
Charge Registered Nurse
ArchCare At Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center
10.2019 - 02.2022
- Worked with patients from admission through discharge; set priorities and manage time for optimum efficiency
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management
- Established caring, therapeutic relationship with patients and families through effective communication and acknowledgement of patient/family perception of conditions/progress
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Mount Saint Vincent
New York, NY01.2019
Bachelor of Science - biology
Southern University At New Orleans
New Orleans, LA05.2015
Skills
- Intravenous therapy
- Medication Administration
- LVAD management
- IV insertion and management
- Care Plan Development
- Strong clinical judgment
- Direct Patient Care
- Medical Records Management
- EMR / EHR
- Performing EKGs
- Effective Communication
- Resource Utilization
- Physical Demand
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Timeline
Travel Nurse
Sunshine Children's Home And Rehabilitation Center
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Charge Registered Nurse
ArchCare At Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center
10.2019 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bachelor of Science - biology
Southern University At New Orleans
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