Kinte Howard
Willis
Summary
Self-motivated and patient-focused with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, eager to seek a challenging Registered Nurse position. Seeking a nursing position that will utilize my existing knowledge of nursing education, training, and 25 years of extensive work experience to provide the highest level of patient care.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Clinician III
University of Texas Medical Branch
10.2010 - Current
- Provide nursing care and medical treatment to patients within a correctional facility, maintaining the scope of practice as defined by state law.
- Evaluate patients’ needs, prioritize patient care flow and provide health treatments.
- Facilitate medical care- identified critical medical needs and emergency situations and provide healthcare treatments within legal scope of medical / nursing practice.
- Charge Nurse over 112 beds inmate hospital.
- Triage patient’s with medical conditions via telemedicine.
- Utilize nurse protocols and standard delegated orders within the scope of nursing practice.
Registered Nurse
Houston Northwest Medical Center
06.2001 - 10.2010
- Provide nursing care to surgical patients completing pre-operative and post-operative procedures.
- Ensure the best and most cohesive patient care possible by partnering with other medical personnel and communicating effectively with patients’ family members.
- Provide nursing care to telemetry patients.
- Charge nurse of 35 bed medical-surgical-telemetry-post-operative unit.
Gentiva Health Services
10.2004 - 02.2005
- Admit and initiate plan of care for patients.
- Application of negative-pressure wound therapy.
- Venipuncture for lab test and administration of intravenous antibiotic via peripheral IV of central line.
Education
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, Texas11.2018
Associates Degree - Nursing
Lone Star College
Houston, Texas06.2001
Pre-nursing
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania06.1997
Skills
- Proficient documentation
- Critical thinking and rapid decision making
- Exceptional training ability
- Prioritization and time management
- Encompass empathy, compassion, and patient advocacy
- Proficient in McKesson and Pearl electronic medical records, along with Smart electronic Medication records
Certification
- Advance Cardiac Life Support Expires April 2027
- Basic Life Support Expires April 2027
Timeline
Nurse Clinician III
University of Texas Medical Branch
10.2010 - Current
Gentiva Health Services
10.2004 - 02.2005
Registered Nurse
Houston Northwest Medical Center
06.2001 - 10.2010
Associates Degree - Nursing
Lone Star College
Pre-nursing
Lincoln University
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
University of Texas Arlington