A dedicated Registered Nurse with about ten years of nursing experience in critical care, medical/surgical and long term care. Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU Registered nurse RN (BSN)
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Intensive Care Unit, ICU)
11.2024 - Current
Provide continuous monitoring and intensive care for critically ill patients.
Manage medical devices such as ventilators, belmont rapid transfuser, A-line.
Provide life saving interventions such as titration critical medications, ventilator support and hemodynamic monitoring.
Assist in emergency procedures such intubation and central line placement.
Registered Nurse RN (BSN) /Charge RN
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Medical Unit)
03.2020 - 10.2024
Perform assessment, vitals, document patient's conditions, and notify the Provider with any abnormalities
Collaborate and communicate patient's health status with interdisciplinary team members to bring out the greatest healthcare outcomes.
Reduce CAUTI, CLABSI, and HAPIs on the unit by adhering to nursing policies and guidelines.
Precept newly employed nurses on the unit and provide them with support to increase staff retention.
Determine patient care assignments by patients' requirements.
Charge Nurse RN (BSN)
Fidalgo Rehabilitation Centre
08.2020 - 12.2020
Review and update care plan to ensure appropriate care meets each patient's needs.
Scheduled staff meetings and assigned duties to staff members.
Conduct in-service training for nursing staff.
Functioning as a resource person for the team and assist them in delivering the highest standard of care.
Take up assignments when there is a staffing shortage to ensure continuity of care.
Perform nursing care, including wound care, medication administration, and intravenous infusion.
Participates in performance improvement activities to support patient safety and quality of care.
Ensure the unit is stocked with supplies.
Ensure staff comply with COVID-19 protocols to prevent and minimize the spread of the virus.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
Registered Nurse (BSN)
Soundview Rehabilitation Centre
01.2018 - 12.2020
Perform assessment, take vitals, document patients' conditions, and notify the Provider of any abnormalities.
Educate patients on their condition and other related health issues.
Administer medications and monitor for any side effects.
Give PEG tube feeding and monitor for any abnormalities.
Process patient medications as ordered by the Provider.
Admit and discharge patients per Physicians' orders.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide quality care.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Municipal Hospital, Sunyani, Ghana
04.2010 - 01.2014
Participate in organizing ward and unit meetings.
Perform tasks delegated by the department head/management.
Ensure procedures are performed safely and well documented.
Ensure availability of supplies and logistics for staff to work with to meet client needs.
Present client cases during daily ward rounds and carry out new orders prescribed by the Physician.
Provide direct quality care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions to meet individual patient's care needs.
Monitoring client condition and reporting any abnormal change to the Provider.
Male Ward (Med/Surg).
Skills
Critical Care
Advance Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Medication Administration
Patient Assessment and monitoring
Certification
Chamberlain University President's Honor - 2020
Registered Nurse (RN) BSN. Commonwealth of Virginia. Dec 2020
Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic life support for Health Care Support.
Timeline
ICU Registered nurse RN (BSN)
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Intensive Care Unit, ICU)
Patient Care Technician at Elkhart General Hospital - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Patient Care Technician at Elkhart General Hospital - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)