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
BRONX, NEW YORK
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
BRONX, NEW YORK
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