Keliane Gomes Richardson
Waterford,CT
Summary
With a proven track record at Yale New Haven Hospital, I excel in patient care and surgical instrument processing. Leveraging skills in preventative health and patient education, I've significantly improved vaccination rates and reduced disease transmission. My approach combines clinical expertise with compassionate patient consultations, achieving notable community health advancements.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Public Health Nurse
Government
- Educated the public on disease prevention strategies through community presentations, workshops, and written materials.
- Reduced disease transmission through administering immunizations and providing education on infection prevention.
- Increased vaccination rates within the community through targeted campaigns and educational outreach efforts.
- Safely administered flu and pneumonia vaccinations, providing education to customers on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects.
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Visited homes to determine patient and family needs.
- Assessed and responded to individual and community health education needs.
- Promoted maternal and child health by offering prenatal care, family planning counseling, and well-child visits for families in need.
- Improved community health by conducting assessments, identifying needs, and implementing targeted interventions.
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and discussed ways to reduce illness, food contamination and obesity.
- Coordinated work groups and outreach activities.
- Supported individuals living with chronic illnesses by providing self-management education and connecting them with appropriate resources.
- Wrote summaries, reports and other correspondence regarding community outreach efforts.
- Spearheaded program to promote healthy development of children with focus on nutrition.
- Implemented multi-year project addressing child maltreatment and malnutrition.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Sterile Processing Technician
Yale New Heaven Hospital
07.2019 - Current
- Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
- Picked instruments and supplies for surgeries.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
- Corrected instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and instrument tracking systems.
- Identified parameters and sterilization method required for each item to be sterilized.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.
- Assessed instruments, equipment and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Registered Nurse, LDRP
Hospital Municipal Sao Vicente De Paulo
01.2012 - 05.2016
- Patient admission in maternity and triage
- Monitoring of parturient during labor
- OR supervisor
- Worked in the operating room
- Took care of the newborns
- Transported newborns between hospitals
- Assisted doctors during delivery and pos- delivery
- Monitoring of fetal heartbeat throughout labor
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Participated in prevention of maternal and child death policy committee, meeting 4 years to discuss policies, propose revisions and implement changes.
- Participated in education activities, including evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Monitored patient condition, including updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Family Nurse
Prefeitura Municipal Coracao De Jesus
02.2001 - 11.2011
- Used government program to maintain patient medical records, accurately recording vital statistics, medical histories, vital statistics and test results.
- Educated patients on how to prevent diseases
- Prevention of diseases
- Child development
- Pre natal monitoring
- Prescribed medications for sexually transmitted diseases, high blood pressure and infection treatments
- Immunization for youth and adults
- Perform pap smear
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
Education
Pos- Graduated - Occupational Health
University Of Nursing Luiza Marillac
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais 01.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
Universidade Estadual De Minas Gerais
Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil 01.2001
Skills
- Patient Care
- Treatment Planning
- Patient and family education
- Family planning services education
- Patient consultation
- Women's health exams
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Triaging
- Preventative Health
- Surgical instrument processing
infection control training for healthcare professionals
Portuguese( fluent)
English( intermediate)
Goals
Make carrier, get my master degree
infection control training for healthcare professionals
This program was presented by the New York State department of public health
Certification
RN licensed
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician
Yale New Heaven Hospital
07.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse, LDRP
Hospital Municipal Sao Vicente De Paulo
01.2012 - 05.2016
Family Nurse
Prefeitura Municipal Coracao De Jesus
02.2001 - 11.2011
Public Health Nurse
Government
Pos- Graduated - Occupational Health
University Of Nursing Luiza Marillac
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
Universidade Estadual De Minas Gerais
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