Cliff Nyakundi
Houston,TX
Summary
Dedicated and well-qualified ICU RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementations. Detail-oriented, responsive and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Offering 8+ years of experience from a high-volume, level I trauma facility and looking for challenging, long-term position.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU RN
Memorial Herman Systems
Houston, TX, USA
12.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
- COVID ICU/General Medical ICU/Trauma-Surgical ICU, Heart & Vascular ICU
- Level I Trauma facility experience
- PRN staffing: 3 to 4 days per week
- Cerner & EPIC systems proficient
- CRRT certified & trained on NxStage pumps
- Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
ICU RN
Aya Healthcare Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
05.2021 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
- COVID ICU/General Medical ICU
- Level I Trauma facility
- PRN staffing: 3 to 4 days per week
- Cerner systems proficient
- Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
ICU RN
Angel Staffing Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
- COVID ICU/General Medical ICU
- Level I Trauma facility
- Crisis staffing/PRN staffing: 5 to 6 days per week
- Cerner systems proficient
- Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
ICU RN
Harris Health Systems
Houston, TX, USA
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX
- Provided patient care in a busy, level I Trauma 16-bed ICU unit, serving combination of medical, cardiac and trauma patients
- Monitoring patient vital signs and notified attending physicians of changes
- Assisted physicians with emergent situations including code blues, emergent intubation setups, and STAT bedside surgical procedures
- Proficient with EPIC EMR systems for medical documentation
- Documented procedures, patient conditions and medication administration
- Assisted in improving Blood culture contamination percentages for unit with collaborating to implement new collection methods via pilot programs
- Assisted in collaborating with implementing improvements to prone Covid-19/ARDS/Pneumonia patients and reduce skin breakdown
- Charge RN experience and assisting with setting schedules with Nursing management
- Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX
ICU RN
Harris Health Systems
Houston, TX, USA
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Proficient at providing care with borderline critically ill patients, requiring escalation in care
- Manage workloads of up to 4:1 patient/RN ratios in a 19 bed IMU unit, caring for medical and post-surgical patients
- Assist with implementing fall prevention measures throughout unit
- Collaborated with implementing hurricane preparedness measures for unit wide staffing
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Houston, TX09.2016
Skills
- Chest tube proficient
- Ventilator management
- Moderate sedation
- Sedation drips
- Medical and work ethic
- Managing multiple titratable vasopressor drips
- CRRT trained
- NxStage pumps
- Cerner charting
- Conducting medical assessments
- Medication administration
- EPIC charting
Certification
- Texas State Board of Nursing certified (compact license), 23227873, 911838
- BLS and ACLS certified
Timeline
ICU RN
Memorial Herman Systems
12.2022 - Current
ICU RN
Aya Healthcare Inc.
05.2021 - 11.2022
ICU RN
Angel Staffing Inc.
08.2020 - 04.2021
ICU RN
Harris Health Systems
09.2018 - 08.2020
ICU RN
Harris Health Systems
02.2017 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing