Comfort Funmilayo Odole
Mansfield,TX
Summary
Accomplished Staff Nurse with a proven track record at the Department of Veterans Affairs, adept in medication and IV administration and staff development. Excels in high-pressure environments, demonstrating exceptional decision-making and team-building skills. Enhanced patient care through evidence-based practice initiatives, significantly improving treatment outcomes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
South Lancaster, TX
01.2022 - Current
- Charge Nurse
- Renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patients.
- Provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation).
- Directs and supervises other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health.
- Facilitated transition to home care by providing patients with continued care information and discharge instructions.
- Participated in research activities related to evidence-based practice initiatives.
Staff Nurse
Medical Center Hospital Odessa
Odessa, Texas
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Team leader.
- Professionally assessing and diagnosing mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
- Assessing and determining drug and substance abuse addictions and disorders.
- Advocating for and providing appropriate medications to address diagnosed patients' needs.
- Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and patient-oriented healthcare environment.
- Collaborate with physicians or psychiatrists on patient treatment plans.
- Assess and evaluate patients' mental and physical health, and provide appropriate nursing interventions.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans for patients, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Provide education and support to patients and their families about mental health conditions and treatment options.
- Communicate with physicians, and other healthcare professionals, to coordinate patient care, and ensure effective communication.
- Document patient assessments, treatments, and outcomes, following regulatory and organizational standards.
- Evaluate patients to develop and update treatment plans, while anticipating day-to-day needs.
- Assess patients to determine their physical condition, health status, and needs.
Staff Nurse
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, Texas
11.2016 - 08.2019
- Team Leader.
- Supporting the management of patients with chronic illnesses.
- Promoting healthy living and self-care activities.
- Collaborating with PTS, STS, OTS, and case managers to create care plans that help meet patients' goals and outcomes.
- Performing wound dressing, and recording a detailed description of the dressing change.
- Promoting integrated medication and healthy living.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide the physician with important patient health information.
- Monitored patient vitals post-surgery, managed medical equipment, and administered medications and IVs.
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
- Addressed rapid response and code situations by strategically organizing and delegating tasks.
- Delivered extensive training to newly hired employees and student nurses, offering insight and assistance for emergent situations.
Home Health Nurse
Angel of Care,Pediatric Nurse Odessa
, Texas
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Assures proper maintenance of clinical records in compliance with local, state and federal laws.
- Counsels the client and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs.
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans as needed.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
Staff Nurse
McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home
New York
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Led and motivated 10 employees through supervision, training and coaching on duties and daily operational activities.
- Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
- Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
- Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Directed daily operations at facility caring for more than 40 individuals.
- Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
- Collaborated with Quality Team to develop outcomes statistics.
LPN
McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
New York
04.2010 - 10.2014
- Recorded and report changes in patients’ conditions and issues that required the attention of Nurse in Charge.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE oF TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN,NY2016
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
MONROE COLLEGE
The Bronx, NY08.2013
Diploma - Nursing LICENSING AND
MERIT TECNICAL INSTITUTE
HARRISON NJ12.2009
Basic Life Support and for Healthcare Provision (BLS) -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) -
Skills
- Staff Development and Preceptorship
- Unit management
- Team building
- Flexible
- Decision-making
- Data management
- Patient safety
- Community Health
- Hospice care
- Care continuum coordination
- Ethical practice
- Health promotion
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Specimen collection
- Patient management
- Diabetes management
- EMR / EHR
- Emergency procedures
- Patient Education
- Disease prevention
- Tracheostomy care
- Wound care
- Case management
- Surgical Nursing
- Quality improvement
- Regulatory compliance
- Clinical judgment
- Patient counseling
- Direct patient care
- Respiratory support
- Chronic disease management
- Wound care management
- Clinical research implementation
- Geriatric treatment knowledge
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- Ventilator care
- Body mechanics knowledge
- Colostomy care familiarity
- IV drug therapy management
Accomplishments
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Recognized as Employee of the Year for outstanding performance and team contributions.
- Promoted from LPN to RN, in less than 12-months
- Led team to achieve best and no skin breakdown unit, earning recognition from upper management and financial reward.
- Trained as a Charge Nurse within 1 year of employment with Department of veterans affairs.
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Medical Center Hospital Odessa
08.2019 - 10.2021
Staff Nurse
Midland Memorial Hospital
11.2016 - 08.2019
Home Health Nurse
Angel of Care,Pediatric Nurse Odessa
06.2016 - 06.2017
Staff Nurse
McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home
10.2014 - 06.2016
LPN
McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
04.2010 - 10.2014
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE oF TECHNOLOGY
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
MONROE COLLEGE
Diploma - Nursing LICENSING AND
MERIT TECNICAL INSTITUTE
Basic Life Support and for Healthcare Provision (BLS) -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) -
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