Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Timeline
Education
Hobbies and interests
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JOYCE ODUM

Columbus,Ohio

Summary

Patient-focused nursing professional trained in optimum care, safety standards and documentation requirements. Confident in delivering treatments and conducting assessments to promote patient wellbeing and encourage recovery. Works great with colleagues and outside departments to coordinate safe, successful care. Compassionate Nurse with over 23 years experience maintaining patient wellbeing. Excellent time management skills, expertly managing caseloads of 15 patients. Highly skilled in cardiac catheterization, oncology nursing and med-surg nursing..

Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Ohio Health Riverside Hospital
Columbus, OH
08.2025 - Current
  • Administered patient care, ensuring adherence to established protocols and safety standards.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive treatment plans for patients.
  • Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, providing timely interventions as needed.
  • Educated patients and families on disease management, promoting health literacy and self-care strategies.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes and streamline nursing processes.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
  • Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
  • Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Registered Nurse

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
MARGATE, KENT
02.2022 - Current
  • Worked at cardiac catheterization unit
  • Assist consultant cardiologist to perform coronary angiogram, pace maker implantation, pPCI, EP study and ablations. Fluoroscopic biopsy
  • Assist in recovery of patients after EP study and ablation, pPCI , Pacemaker insertion procedure.
  • Assessed and continuously monitored patients, recognised adverse telemetry and actualised emergency interventions.
  • Maintained comprehensive patient records and recorded patient histories, vital signs and assessments for future physician review.
  • Provided education to patients on detox and withdrawal, medications, addiction, recovery, coping skills and community resources.
  • Partnered with team of Registered Nurses to ensure over all well-being of all patients.
  • Interfaced with patients to establish individual needs and advocated for treatments and therapies in alignment with personal beliefs.
  • Administered medications orally, rectally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and via IV therapy.
  • Coordinated with doctors and Registered Nurses to develop care plans for patients.
  • Entered patient information and parent concerns into electronic records.
  • Coordinated and tasked nurses and initiated strategies to optimise workflows.
  • Probed parents about living conditions and developmental changes to rule out environmental causes for illness.
  • Coordinated allocation of surgical supplies and nursing supplies.
  • Responded to life-threatening emergencies.
  • Assisted cardiologist, physiologist, and radiographers in finding resources around the cathlab..
  • Monitored patient vitals on continuous basis and actualised emergency interventions to restore patients' conditions or stop negative reactions
  • Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.

Registered Nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
St Michael, Barbados
08.2020 - 01.2022
  • WORKED AT CATHLAB
  • Assisted consultant cardiologist in carrying out pacemaker implantation, EP study and ablation , coronary angiography and many more.
  • Diffused challenging situations using conflict management techniques.
  • Exceeded goals through effective prioritisation and consistent work ethic.
  • Conducted physical, functional and psychosocial health assessments to gather baseline data of health, determine presence of disease and analyse mental health of patients.
  • Performed in-depth prevention assessments, maintaining patient health and safety.

  • Administered medications with precision, monitoring patient vital signs to determine abnormalities or improvement.
  • Assess patients well being to create detailed management plans for cohesive care and improve health.

Registered Nurse Specialist

University of Ghana Hospital
Accra, Ghana
05.2012 - 07.2020

Education

Bachelor of Science - BSN, NURSING

unversity of cape coast
CAPE COAST GHANA
2012

Diploma of Higher Education - Intensive care nursing

Korle bu teaching hospital
Accra Ghana
2009

Registered General Nurse - Basic Nursing

St Joseph's Nurses Training College
Jirapa Ghana
2002

Skills

  • Medication and IV administration
  • Medication administration
  • Direct patient care
  • Patient assessments
  • Documentation and charting
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Patient education and counseling
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Infection control measures
  • Wound care
  • Patient management
  • Care planning
  • IV setup
  • Professional bedside manner
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Licensed RN
  • Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
  • Patient discharge
  • Performing ekgs
  • Maintaining privacy
  • Cardiac care

Accomplishments

  • Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
  • Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.

Certification

  • NCLEX
  • BLS
  • ILET

Languages

English
Upper Intermediate
B2
English
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Ohio Health Riverside Hospital
08.2025 - Current

Registered Nurse

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
02.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
08.2020 - 01.2022

Registered Nurse Specialist

University of Ghana Hospital
05.2012 - 07.2020

Diploma of Higher Education - Intensive care nursing

Korle bu teaching hospital

Registered General Nurse - Basic Nursing

St Joseph's Nurses Training College

Bachelor of Science - BSN, NURSING

unversity of cape coast

Education

other,other,other

Hobbies and interests

  • Travelling
  • Site seeing
JOYCE ODUM