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Harriet Ongondo

Rancho Cucamonga,CA

Summary

A seasoned Registered Nurse with extensive clinical experience, strong interpersonal skills and strong technical skills. Experienced in EMR charting and medication administration, with an emphasis on patient care and support and interdisciplinary collaboration. Quality-oriented and results-oriented. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage medical situations with the ability to perform under pressure. Dedicated worker with a mission-driven mindset.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse

Riverside University Health System Medical Center
02.2022 - Current

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  • Administration of medication and treatments. patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications,
  • Provide guidance and support to families regarding mental health, diagnoses, and treatment options.
  • Respond to variety of volatile situations and violent outbursts to ensure patient and staff safety and security.
  • Establish successful discharge plans to facilitate continuity Monitor after discharge,
  • Ensured compliance with personal and health information policies and procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA legislation and to prevent data breaches.
  • Responded promptly to safety and security incidents to unit, implementing crisis prevention interventions in order to manage and reduce tensions.
  • Encouraged therapeutic dialogue, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention through redirecting adverse behaviors and assisting patients in regaining or improving coping skills.
  • Provide direct quality of care to patients through monitoring, recording and evaluation of psychiatric conditions

Registered Nurse

Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Ensuring that patients, families, and caregivers are informed of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options, as well as disease process and management.
  • Directly providing patient care and determining appropriate course of action.
  • Training new nurses in correct techniques, standards of care, and operational procedures, as well as safety protocols.
  • Implementing medication and intravenous infusions, catheterization, and respiratory care.
  • Keeping patient charts up-to-date with data, such as medications, to ensure accurate records.
  • Evaluating healthcare needs, objectives, and resources for each patient and connecting them to best providers and care, as well as organizing and managing care for patients undergoing various treatments and procedures.
  • Communicating with physicians regarding diagnoses and devise coordinated treatment approaches, as well as advising patients and caregivers on proper wound care, discharge plan goals, and safe medication use and disease management.
  • Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens for testing.
  • Monitoring patient condition through interpretation and tracking of EKG readouts, as well as keeping team members informed of changes in stability and acuity.
  • Delivering exceptional care to highly acute patients requiring complex care, including ventilator, wound care, and rehabilitation.
  • Participating in nursing simulations, implementation of evidence-based.
  • Collaborate with medical professionals to evaluate patients promptly and provide appropriate treatment while responding to rapidly evolving circumstances.
  • Administer medications through oral, intravenous, and intra-articular injections and monitor patient reactions, while collaborating with healthcare personnel to modify care plans.

Behavioral Health Therapeutic Support Staff Member

Rescare Homecare
12.2014 - 08.2020
  • Identify behaviors that require intervention and secure assistance of qualified personnel to complete intervention.
  • Perform patient safety checks and document results to ensure well-being of patients.
  • Observe patient behaviors and mental state and inform nurse of unusual or potentially hazardous events.
  • Assist with patient restraint or seclusion procedures to create safe environment for patients and medical personnel.
  • Assist with meals, ADLs and facility transfers to ensure patient safety and well-being.
  • Facilitate group therapy sessions to assist clients in developing coping and social skills.
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings to review progress and devise treatment plans for clients.
  • Communicate with clients to assess their mental health needs and create personalized treatment plans.
  • Administer medications to alleviate symptoms and monitor effects on clients. Implement evidence-based therapy interventions to assist clients in managing their mental health issues.
  • Assess clients' mental state, evaluate their mental health status, need and goals, and support them in developing coping skills.
  • Attend ongoing education sessions to ensure professional standards and stay informed of new developments.
  • Assist clients in resolving emotional and psychological issues through individual and group therapy.
  • Strengthened and nurtured relationships with clients to establish safe and nurturing atmosphere.
  • Used de-escalation techniques and limit setting to encourage patient collaboration.

Registered Nurse

Kenyatta National Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2014
  • Provide direct patient care, stabilize patients, and determine next course of action.
  • Provide medication and treatment to patients
    Monitor patient responses while collaborating with healthcare teams to modify care plans.
  • Educate patients, families, and caregivers about diagnosis and prognosis.
  • Provide treatment options and disease process.
  • Provide management and lifestyle options
    Implement medication and IV administration.
  • Provide catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Evaluate healthcare needs, treatment goals, and resources of each patient.
  • Connect patients with optimal providers and care.
  • Provide quality of care and comfort.
  • Maintain patient condition through interpretation and tracking of EKG readings and identification of irregular telemetry readings.
  • Keep team informed of changes in patient stability or acuity.
  • I worked closely with doctors to quickly evaluate patients and provide treatment while managing rapidly evolving conditions.
  • Oral, intravenous, or intramuscular medication administration and monitoring of reactions.

Education

No Degree - Behavioral Aspects of Health

ROP Career Training Centre
Ontario, CA
02.2016

Associate of Science - Nursing

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
Moshi, Tanzania
10.2011

Skills

  • Restraint Techniques
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Health Management
  • Emergency Response
  • Team Collaboration
  • Disease Information and Education
  • Emergency Measures
  • Patient Care and Monitoring
  • Medication and IV Line Administration
  • Medical and Nursing Coordination
  • Patient Assessments
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention

Certification


  • California Board of Registered Nursing, Registered Nurse- License #95231509. Expiration October 2024
  • ACLS -Expiration October 2024
  • BLS – Expiration February 2024
  • Behavior Health Specialist Certification

Languages

English
Full Professional
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working

Timeline

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse

Riverside University Health System Medical Center
02.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2020 - 01.2022

Behavioral Health Therapeutic Support Staff Member

Rescare Homecare
12.2014 - 08.2020

Registered Nurse

Kenyatta National Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2014

No Degree - Behavioral Aspects of Health

ROP Career Training Centre

Associate of Science - Nursing

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
Harriet Ongondo