Cordelia KPADUWA

Provided clinical support, supervision and training to new speech pathologists seeking clinical fellowship (CF) positions.

Responsible for assessment and treatment of adults with acquired neurogenic deficits including: Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Aphasia, Parkinson's disease, and traumatic Brain Injury.

Develop and organize health fairs including biometric screening,

blood pressure clinic, skin cancer screening, geriatric wellness and safety clinic, health promotion and disease prevention clinic.

Develop and coordinate flu clinic.

Collaborate with client and health plan to design and

implement health coaching and disease management programs.

Supervise nursing staff and develop policies and procedures for health

unit.

Provide primary care for all ages. Manage staffing for clinic.

Assessed, diagnosed, and treated patients with serious illness or injury. Educated patients and family members about medical options and performed other duties to support patients, plan and prescribe medications for all ages.

Managed patients with chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Dementia/Alzheimer's disease, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia.

Performed presentative therapies such as well child exams, adult physicals, and gynecological exams.

Ordered, reviewed and interpreted laboratory data and other diagnostic test.

Average 20-25 patients per

Completed nursing assessments of patients diagnosed with

behavioral/mental health in a timely manner to indicate potential

problems.

Opened interdisciplinary treatment plan and appropriately

develops treatment plan for all conditions.

Applied professional nursing care principles and procedures in evaluation and treatment of psychiatric/behavioral mental health patients.

Developed interpersonal therapeutic relationships with psychiatric/behavioral mental health patients.

Used professional judgement to ascertain and to apply appropriate intervention technic with patients in crisis.

Communicated effectively with a variety of individuals and functions calmly in situations, which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.

Communicated with patient/family regarding care plan and outcome goals; involving patient/family in developing plan of care and accomplishing

plan of care and accomplishing outcome.

Facilitated patient support/educational groups.

Administered medications using safety initiative of using two means of patient identification.

Documented and reported effects of scheduled and PRN

medications. Observed and reported effects of medications

in a safe and accurate manner.

Accurately took physician (verbal or telephonically) orders and

documented appropriately.

Transcribed and reviewed physician’s orders.

Responsible for assessment and treatment of adults with a wide variety of deficits, including, but not limited to, acquired neurogenic disorders, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Aphasia, and Brain Injury, communication/swallow deficits, cognition.