Dzifa Dzilah, RN, BSN
Dobbs Ferry,NY
Summary
TO OBTAIN A CHALLENGING AND REWARDING NURSING POSITION.
Committed to delivering safe, evidence-based and family-centered care through strong clinical judgement, protocol adherence and patient advocacy
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER, REGISTERED NURSE, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY UNIT
07.2009 - Current
- Directly involved in interdisciplinary care of hematology, rheumatology, oncology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, genetics and endocrinology.
- Care for Bone marrow transplant patients.
- Administration of chemotherapy, bio-therapy agents, blood products.
- Pain management, PCA
- Administer medications (IV, IM, SQ and orally).
- Central line care using sterile technique.
- Collaborating with nursing and medical staff to provide optimal healthcare.
- IV insertion, port access, PICC line care, suctioning, catheterization
- Report patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Work with patients, family, caregivers and primary care physicians to create individualized plans of care and coordinate care.
- Perform and monitor growth hormone and ACTH stimulation testing
- Manage patient admissions, transfers and discharges while assigning tasks and handling conflicts or issues.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Deliver outstanding care as directed in care plans and conduct routine head-to-toe evaluations.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle management.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans.
- Utilized electronic health record systems for accurate patient documentation and data management.
- Provide age appropriate patient and family education.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
09.2005 - 03.2009
- Take vital signs, measuring and documentation of input & output.
- Assist adolescent patients with activities of daily living.
- Collection and sending of specimens as ordered.
- Collaboration with nursing staff to ensure optimal health care JUN - SEPT 2005.
Education
ASSOCIATE DEGREE - NURSING
Borough Of Manhattan Community College Of The City University Of New York
New York, NYBachelor Of Science In Nursing -
Chamberlain College Of Nursing
Illinois City, IL2019
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT CERTICATE, 2004 -
ABC NURSING TRAINING CENTER,
2004
High School Diploma -
KETA SECONDARY SCHOOL
1994
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Team player
- Therapeutic communication
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Epic EMR documentation
Certification
- REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE, NEW YORK STATE
- Chemotherapy Certified
- BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER, REGISTERED NURSE, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY UNIT
07.2009 - Current
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
09.2005 - 03.2009
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing -
Chamberlain College Of Nursing
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT CERTICATE, 2004 -
ABC NURSING TRAINING CENTER,
High School Diploma -
KETA SECONDARY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATE DEGREE - NURSING
Borough Of Manhattan Community College Of The City University Of New York