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Mercy Maina

Alameda,CA

Summary

Dynamic patient-centered registered nursing professional with a diverse background serving in a variety of healthcare settings. Stellar collaboration ability with strong clinical and interpersonal skills. Highly proficient providing care for oncology, end of life, geriatric and psychiatric patient patients in order to support them in a holistic manner. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Charge RN

UCSF Medical Center
Alameda, CA
01.2023 - Current
  • Experienced leader able to streamline operations in fast-paced, high-pressure environments to support the needs of patients and 14 Long staffs
  • Provided care for 32 acute rehab patients
  • Ensure all in in that all nursing functions within the department run smoothly and efficiently
  • Provide guidance and support to help staff through challenging situations as they arise
  • Care included passing of medications, complying with PT/OT orders, activities of daily living, and admitting patients from inpatient hospitals
  • Ensuring chemo patients admitted on time.

Clinical Nurse

UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
09.2019 - Current
  • Specialties included: palliative/end of life care, chemo/biotherapy, CAPD (continuous peritoneal dialysis), palliative sedation, geriatric care
  • Clinical Nurse II include: orienting/precepting new staff, creating/maintaining unit based initiatives, Oncology Unit
  • Provided care to complex medicine, oncology, telemetry, surgical, and palliative care patients
  • Provided care for 32 acute rehab patients
  • Care included passing of medications, complying with PT/OT orders, activities of daily living, and admitting patients from inpatient hospitals

Patient Care Assistant

UCSF Medical Center
Alameda, CA
01.2016 - 09.2019
  • Assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff
  • Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health

Home Health Nursing assistant

Comfort care Home health Agency
04.2010 - 07.2016
  • Cared for client during periods of family disruption or period of recovery
  • Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, and wheelchair and with dressing and grooming
  • Managed bedside and assisted in personal hygiene, toileting and ambulation
  • Performed light housekeeping duties; cooking, cleaning, washing and errands
  • Instructed and informed clients on health care issues regarding hygiene and nutrition
  • Prepared and maintained records on client development
  • Reported any variation in client’s physical or mental health to care manager
  • Assisted clients in transportation using a car
  • Provided clients/family with communication support by conversations and reading aloud to patients, keeping them mentally healthy and alert.

Nurse Assistant

Montreal General Hospital
Montréal, QC
01.2003 - 01.2010
  • Answer signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine patients' needs
  • Bathe, dresses, and undresses patients
  • Serve and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help
  • Transport patients, using wheelchair or wheeled cart, or assists patients to walk
  • Drape patients for examinations and treatments, and remain with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights
  • Turn and repositions bedfast patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores
  • Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephone
  • Taking and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output
  • Clean, sterilizes, stores, prepare, and issues dressing packs, treatment trays, and other supplies
  • Dusts and clean patients' rooms
  • Administer medication
  • Fill up dosage pillboxes.

Receptionist

Asian Star
Montréal, QC
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Filing and data entry Money transfers, answering the phone Duties involved copy, typing letters and customer service Distributing invoices and collecting debts from various customers

Supervisor

Intercontinental Hotel, Casino
01.1999 - 01.2002
  • Supervised and ensured the sale for Bingo games was effective Ensured availability of stocks on shelves coupled with proper layout

Education

BS in Nursing -

University of San Francisco
05.2019

LVN certificate -

Shadd Health & Business Centre
Montreal Quebec
01-2003

Diploma of Vocational Studies Accounting -

Shadd Business Centre
01-2003

Certificate of Nursing Assistant -

Centre Care Quebec Inc.
01-2002

Diploma in Hotel and Management -

Andrew Hardy College
Nairobi
12-1999

Skills

  • Palliative and End of Life Care
  • Administration of complicated medication drips
  • Titrating doses
  • Providing complex end of life care
  • Certified Chemotherapy and Biotherapy administer

Certification

  • CA RN license: 2019
  • Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse 2019
  • Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification: 2019
  • CPR certification: 2016

Volunteer Experience

  • Nurses for Africa, 08/2021, Me along with a team of 5 other RNs traveled to Kenya provided first aid, assessments and interventions, safe sex practice education, women’s health education, and basic hand hygiene education for a displaced community. We also brought school supplies, clothes, hygiene kits, and more to the community.
  • Alta bates medical center Berkley, 2013, 2015, Provided books and electronic resources for patients while in the hospital

Timeline

Charge RN

UCSF Medical Center
01.2023 - Current

Clinical Nurse

UCSF Medical Center
09.2019 - Current

Patient Care Assistant

UCSF Medical Center
01.2016 - 09.2019

Home Health Nursing assistant

Comfort care Home health Agency
04.2010 - 07.2016

Nurse Assistant

Montreal General Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2010

Receptionist

Asian Star
01.2002 - 01.2003

Supervisor

Intercontinental Hotel, Casino
01.1999 - 01.2002

BS in Nursing -

University of San Francisco

LVN certificate -

Shadd Health & Business Centre

Diploma of Vocational Studies Accounting -

Shadd Business Centre

Certificate of Nursing Assistant -

Centre Care Quebec Inc.

Diploma in Hotel and Management -

Andrew Hardy College

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