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Loveday Ugwuanya

Providence,Rhode Island

Summary

An experienced social service worker looking to secure a position in a growth-oriented organization. Keen business sense provides insight into understanding of competing organizational interests. Proven ability to work well with multidisciplinary teams. Experience in facilitating therapeutic, supportive, and educational groups. Effective in verbal/ written communications and expertise in working with patients with dual diagnosis.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health Supervisor

HighPoint & Affiliate Organization
03.2023 - Current

Provides leadership, effective guidance and feedback to staff as well as establishing goals in compliance with hospital policies and procedures

  • Participates in planning day to day operations and clinical coordination of the unit, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating patient care activities as delegated by the clinical director
  • Demonstrates a commitment to a healthy work environment, promotes personal and co-worker safety during work duties, embraces diversity and adheres to compliance regulations
  • Demonstrate effective leadership in building relationships with unit staff, clinical team, patients, and families
  • Responsible for bi-weekly payroll, preparing monthly staff schedule to ensure proper shift coverage and creating patients’ monthly activity schedule
  • Supervise and conduct monthly supervisions and yearly performance reviews, Make recommendations regarding employee status, assignments disciplinary action and termination of staff
  • Hiring new candidates and orienting them to the unit

Mental Health Worker

Rhode Island Hospital
11.2019 - Current

Jane Brown Unit is an psychiatric inpatient unit for acutely ill adults requiring a safe, secure environment for treatment of full range of psychiatric problems, including psychotic disorders, mood disorders, geriatric disorders and suicidally

  • Ensure program compliance with organization protocols and local state and federal regulatory agencies
  • Collaborate with management to ensure the success of targeted goals through optimizing processes
  • Set and maintain consistent/constructive limits while providing a corrective learning experience for patients
  • Provide physical, non-violent intervention for clients when necessary
  • Counsel patients in overcoming obstacles, adjusting to life, or making changes and subsequently discuss their goals so that rehabilitation programs for accessing needed services can be developed
  • Assist patients in daily routine/ADL skills and facilitate appropriate boundaries and social interaction skills.

Residential Staff

ATLAS
09.2018 - 06.2023

Atlas Treatment Center provides services for male clients with emotional and behavioral health needs and learning difficulties

  • Monitor individual health and safety, Maintain records and document daily data
  • Educate, supervise and monitor individual self-medication program
  • Assists with medical appointment scheduling/ transportation
  • Safely evacuate individuals from residence in the event of fire or disaster
  • Physically escort/restrain individuals during emergency situations or behavioral episodes
  • Physically assist individuals, as needed, in bathing and personal hygiene tasks which may include lifts and support to individuals with body weights of 150 - 250 pounds
  • Educate and train individuals in goals and objectives specified in ISP and behavior plan
  • Educate and assist individuals with meal preparation and food shopping
  • Transport, accompany and provide supervision to individuals in/to their place of worship
  • Maintain confidentiality and positive demeanor while successfully juggling multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Implement Agency policies and procedures as defined in the Agency Policy and Procedure Manual
  • Coordinate and assist with planning of leisure time
  • Responsible for daily housekeeping and cleaning of residence to include laundry, dishes, mopping, sweeping, snow shoveling, report repair and maintenance needs
  • Able to work a flexible schedule based on programmatic coverage, weekend, and holidays
  • Attend weekly staff meetings and participate both verbally and written
  • Attend training to ensure functionality of the unit.

Residential Staff

REFOCUS INC
05.2016 - 08.2019

A Non profit human service agency which serves adults with differing physical and developmental needs

  • Report to shift on time ready to spend at least 95 percent of working hours in personal contact with individuals
  • Participate in planning and implementation of daily activity schedule and daily routine
  • Support individuals in their home and help individuals to become an active member of their community by actively seeking out integrated activities
  • Assist individuals in Self-Advocacy, decision-making and empowerment
  • Provide ongoing support, guidance, and role modeling for individuals
  • Prepare summaries of interaction and objective behavioral observations of clients at the end of shift; clinical notes and data collection using Microsoft Outlook
  • Provides supports to clients by assisting in the development and implementation of all support plans, including spiritual life supports, assisting people in achieving their personal goals and desires, providing interaction and choices for activities that support a meaningful day, and supporting people to be independent in activities of daily living
  • Assists with information gathering for Personal Outcome Measures, and other assessments
  • Assists clients with maintaining a clean, safe, and orderly home by following safety and infection control procedures; educates people about maintaining homes.

Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Senate President (SLA)

National Assembly Abuja
05.2010 - 08.2015
  • Ensure that the protocol department handles every visitor coming to see the DSP are properly documented and referred
  • Handled the calendar for the DSP
  • Properly arranged events and set up security before the arrival of the DSP
  • Follow all standard operational procedures of the National Assembly.

Aviation Security Officer II

Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
03.2009 - 11.2013
  • Passenger screenings/ profiling
  • Monitoring of closed circuit television (CCTV)
  • Patrol of restricted areas and public areas, searching for suspicious persons
  • Assisting with terminal evacuations.

Education

(AWS) Solutions Architect Certified -

ServeArc Training and Consulting Inc
Atlanta, GA
01.2022

Masters of International Conflict Resolution In International Relations -

University of Ilorin
Kwara State, Nigeria
01.2009

B.A. History and International Relations -

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Uturu, Abia State
01.2008

Skills

  • Employee Work Scheduling
  • Behavioral assessment
  • Excellent Communication
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Patient Relations

Certified Trainings

  • Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer Certified
  • CPR & First Aid Certified
  • Computer Troubleshooting
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access) and Adobe

Skill Highlight

  • Team Building &Training
  • Time Management
  • Communication & Customer Service
  • Analytical Thinking & Conflict Resolution
  • Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
  • Collaborative Relationships

Timeline

Mental Health Supervisor

HighPoint & Affiliate Organization
03.2023 - Current

Mental Health Worker

Rhode Island Hospital
11.2019 - Current

Residential Staff

ATLAS
09.2018 - 06.2023

Residential Staff

REFOCUS INC
05.2016 - 08.2019

Senior Legislative Aide to the Deputy Senate President (SLA)

National Assembly Abuja
05.2010 - 08.2015

Aviation Security Officer II

Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
03.2009 - 11.2013

(AWS) Solutions Architect Certified -

ServeArc Training and Consulting Inc

Masters of International Conflict Resolution In International Relations -

University of Ilorin

B.A. History and International Relations -

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Loveday Ugwuanya