Keisha Udorji, MSN FNP-C
Apollo Beach,FL
Summary
Compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner demonstrating superior patient examination and care talents. Dedicated professional known for assisting patients in-person, by phone or video chat and through email. Ready to join a new organization supporting patient care and assessing needs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Weekend Supervisor
Hillside Health And Rehab
05.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with management on strategic planning initiatives, contributing valuable insights based on weekend operations data.
- Performed all required tasks at start and end of shift to facilitate seamless transitions between work groups.
- Spearheaded quality assurance initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Resolved conflicts among staff members by facilitating open communication and mediating disputes.
- Mentored staff in the development of essential skills, promoting career advancement opportunities within the organization.
- Mediated challenging situations involving customers or employees diplomatically, maintaining professionalism throughout.
- Enhanced team efficiency by implementing effective scheduling and task delegation.
- Maintained a safe and secure environment for staff and customers through consistent monitoring of facility conditions.
- Increased customer satisfaction levels by addressing concerns promptly and professionally.
- Directed cleaning, restocking, and customer service activities.
Field Nurse
CareScout
02.2024 - Current
- Responsible for conducting clinical assessments, assessing and identifying client needs in the home or a care facility and utilizing the information gathered to determine an appropriate Plan of Care
- Perform quality assessments on care providers to include Long Term Care facilities and Home Health Agencies
- Complete follow up telephonic or virtual meetings with client, family, or facility care staff to update records on present health status, advise on available local aging resources, and/or provide coaching/educational support
- Utilize eldercare expertise and excellent communication skills to assure that the company serves our clients with the highest degree of quality, respect, and customer service
- Perform functional and cognitive assessments for clients in their home or care facility
- Perform quality assessments, virtually and in person, for Providers
- Coordinate and schedule assessment visits
- Develop Plan of Care for clients
- Provide community resource recommendations for clients
- Submit documentation with accuracy, timeliness, and according to policies
Home Health Nurse
Home Care Now
05.2021 - Current
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Educated patients and families on disease management, medication safety, and at-home healthcare strategies to promote selfcare.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Contributed to the overall success of the home health agency by maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction and positive outcomes.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Identified early warning signs of patient deterioration or complications, promptly notifying physicians to adjust treatment plans accordingly.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
Peritoneal Dialysis RN
DaVita dialysis
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Provided comprehensive patient care in an independent setting while applying 'core' nursing skills to assess, diagnose, and implement complete care plans as they pertained to the whole patient
- As a case manager, I would also track and organize patient caseload
- Provided telephonic clinical assessment, advice, health education, and counseling giving appropriate clinical disposition and facilitating referral
- Empowered patients by teaching them to administer their dialysis and to take their health back into their own hands
- Educating patients on their dialysis modality options helped them to own their journey, but also aided in expanding the program to people who would benefit greatly from PD
- Engaged in telenursing practice assessed, planned, intervened, and evaluated the outcomes of nursing care, using technologies such as the Internet, computers, telephones, and telemonitoring equipment
- Provided ongoing dialysis treatment education activities supporting the healthy growth of the PD home program
- This included educating new in-center hemodialysis patients in the clinics
- Responsible for accurately documenting in the electronic healthcare records of the patients' medical records, and communicating with physicians as it related to patient medical concerns
- Led, coached, and guided with my nursing skills while working independently to build deep relationships with patients, their support systems, and care partners.
Acute Dialysis RN
BayCare Health System
12.2020 - 10.2023
- Responsible for providing the appropriate treatment technique for assigned patients as prescribed in all modality procedures
- Assessed patients' responses to treatment therapy making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as indicated by the appropriately credentialed physician
- Communicated problems or concerns to appropriately credentialed physicians, patient hospital primary nurse, and others as necessary
- Responsible for the implementation, administration, monitoring, and documentation of patient's response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and appropriate blood supplier
- Collaborated and communicated with physicians and other staff to interpret, adjust, and coordinate patient care plans to ensure continuity of care
- Promoted and assisted in maintaining a safe and clean working environment to maintain environmental integrity and aesthetics
- Cleaned and disinfected dialysis machine surface, chair, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments according to company policies and procedures
- Completed all tasks necessary for the preparation of the dialysis treatment and documents where appropriate
- Performed all required pre-treatment dialysis machine alarm testing, including Pressure Holding Test (PHT)
- Prepared, organized, and efficiently utilized supplies and equipment to prevent waste
- Operated all company and/or contracted hospital equipment appropriately and safely, provided minor troubleshooting when necessary, and followed contracted hospital emergency procedures when required
- Understood, conducted, and documented appropriate dialysis/apheresis machine safety tests/alarm tests, equipment calibration, dialysate testing, machine safety tests, functional testing, and internal and external disinfection on all water machines, and complied with documentation/notification standards per company policies.
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Davita Acutes
11.2018 - 06.2021
- Provided supervision and direction of Patient Care Technicians
- Provided direction and education to ICU staff for CRRT
- Initiated, documented, and completed ongoing QAI activities including monthly reports as directed by the relevant inpatient program manager
- Provided and requested information from other team members as they received and discharged patients from care according to policy
- This teammate will generally work 3 days/week, 12-16 hour shifts (beginning at 0700)
- This teammate would also work at Largo Medical, Northside Hospital, Palms of Pasadena Hospital, Memorial Hospital and South Bay Hospital
- This teammate would mainly work the day shift (flexibility of start time, but typically around 0700).
Hemodialysis Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
04.2016 - 12.2020
- Primed dialyzer, bloodlines, readies and provides safety checks for dialysis equipment
- Records patients' medical information and vital signs
- Oversees the dialysis treatment from start to finish
- Cannulates accesses
- Demonstrates the ability to administer medications, including thrombolytic medications
- Cleans and dresses permanent and temporary catheters
- Monitored patients and adjusted specialized equipment used on patients and interpreted and recorded information
- Identifies irregular dialysis reactions and notifies appropriate medical team members
- Securing blood work
- Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their illness, by explaining: post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition/exercise programs, self-administration of medication, if needed
- Provides pre-and post-procedure care to patients by following physician orders in the acute setting.
Charge Nurse , RN
Tampa General Hospital
08.2014 - 08.2018
- Shared information about the disease processes underlying disabilities and taught nursing techniques to help patients and their families develop the self-care skills necessary to move toward wellness on the illness-wellness continuum
- Assesses the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs to formulate nursing diagnoses
- Intervenes with team members and other healthcare professionals to ensure that the optimal opportunity for recovery is made available to the patient
- Actively listens, reflects, and guides clients and their families through the stages of the grieving process to mourn the loss of abilities and roles while also 'instilling hope'
- Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients.
Home Care Nurse
Care Team Home Health
11.2009 - 11.2014
- Evaluating client care needs, prioritizing treatments and maintaining client flow sheets
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing
- Performed lab tests and communicated results
- Provided skilled nursing visits in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Polk counties
- Responsible for observation and documentation of client changes
- Promoted health and disease prevention, while educating clients and health team members.
Education
Masters in Nursing -
South University-Savannah
Tampa, FL03.2023
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
South University-Savannah
Tampa, FL08.2016
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, FL05.2007
Skills
- Physical examinations
- Leadership
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Customer service
- Detailed-oriented
- Compassion
- Problem solving
- Critical Thinking
- Active listening
- Self-starter
- Dialysis Experience
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Documentation Review
- ICU Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Laboratory Experience
- Catheter Care
- Nursing
- Case Management
- Employee Motivation
- Schedule Management
- Work Planning
Certification
- RN License
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
- CNP, 04/01/25, FL
- RN, 04/01/26, FL
Personal Information
Title: MSN, FNP-C
Affiliations
- Tampa Bay Nurse Practitioners Council
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Timeline
Weekend Supervisor
Hillside Health And Rehab
05.2024 - Current
Field Nurse
CareScout
02.2024 - Current
Peritoneal Dialysis RN
DaVita dialysis
02.2023 - 03.2024
Home Health Nurse
Home Care Now
05.2021 - Current
Acute Dialysis RN
BayCare Health System
12.2020 - 10.2023
Acute Dialysis Nurse
Davita Acutes
11.2018 - 06.2021
Hemodialysis Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
04.2016 - 12.2020
Charge Nurse , RN
Tampa General Hospital
08.2014 - 08.2018
Home Care Nurse
Care Team Home Health
11.2009 - 11.2014
Masters in Nursing -
South University-Savannah
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
South University-Savannah
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
- RN License
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
- CNP, 04/01/25, FL
- RN, 04/01/26, FL
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