Ndaziona Bertha Mbotwa
Branson,MO
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care for over 7 years, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital Med-Surg unit
09.2025 - Current
- Medication administration, handling admission and discharges, blood transfusion, wound assessment and care, handling narcotics, infection prevention, educating patients, coordinating with the multidisciplinary team, providing direct care to adult patients with various medical conditions or recovery from surgery. Patient assessment and documentation.
Registered Nurse
Avamere Rehabilitation of Beaverton
12.2024 - 08.2025
- Working in skilled nursing facility
- Handling admission process and discharge process.
- Checking vital signs, monitoring for changes in client conditions and implementation of evidencebased measures to ensure effective positive outcomes
- Wound assessment and care
- Handling narcotics
- Infection prevention by maintaining clean environment
- Immunization
- Daily skilled charting
- Change of condition (SBAR UDA, MD notification, Family/POA notification
- Documentation of care
Caregiver
Kenmore Senior Living
Lynnwood, WA
10.2023 - 11.2024
- Assisting with activities of daily living
- Observing and documenting changes in the client’s health
- Providing mobility assistance
Senior Nursing Officer
Kamuzu Central Hospital
Malawi
03.2022 - 10.2023
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care through a collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach
- Ward manager at Medical/Surgical department
- Providing pre and post operative care
- Monitoring for changes in client conditions and implementation of evidence-based measures to ensure positive outcomes.
- Conducting wound care
- Direct nursing care of all patients within current established standards of care, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Senior Nursing Officer
Kamuzu Central Hospital
Malawi
04.2021 - 02.2022
- Senior nursing officer Worked at Covid 19 emergency center during the pandemic
- Training of nurses and clinicians on the management of communicable diseases including Covid 19, prevention of infection, treating symptoms and supporting patients with severe diseases.
Registered nurse/midwife
Kamuzu Central Hospital
Malawi
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Registered nurse/midwife Worked in labour and delivery department for 2 years
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services
- Provide neonatal care
- Monitor patient health conditions, administer medications and other treatments, and operate and maintain medical equipment.
Registered Nurse
ART clinic
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Providing education and counselling on the patients regarding ART on the side effects, benefits and adherence.
- Administer prescribed Medications and monitor vital signs
- Collect patient data, assess and monitor patient conditions, progress and response to changes in their health status.
Education
Masters degree - Antimicrobial Stewardship
College of Medicine
05-2026
Degree - Nursing and Midwifery
Mzuzu University
06-2018
Malawi School Certificate of Education - undefined
Kamuzu Barracks Secondary school
12-2011
Skills
- Team coordination
- Patient assessments, admission and discharge and patient care planning
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment and monitoring
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment,lab results interpretation
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care,wound care, Telemetry monitoring, Patient evaluation
- Medication and IV administration, IV set up
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
Certification
- Missouri RN Obtained September, 2025.
- CPR / AED / First Aid Updated December 2024.
- Oregon RN Obtained Dec 2024.
- Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi Updated March 2025.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Registered Nurse
CoxHealth Hospital Med-Surg unit
09.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Avamere Rehabilitation of Beaverton
12.2024 - 08.2025
Caregiver
Kenmore Senior Living
10.2023 - 11.2024
Senior Nursing Officer
Kamuzu Central Hospital
03.2022 - 10.2023
Senior Nursing Officer
Kamuzu Central Hospital
04.2021 - 02.2022
Registered nurse/midwife
Kamuzu Central Hospital
03.2019 - 03.2021
Registered Nurse
ART clinic
09.2018 - 03.2019
Degree - Nursing and Midwifery
Mzuzu University
Malawi School Certificate of Education - undefined
Kamuzu Barracks Secondary school
Masters degree - Antimicrobial Stewardship
College of Medicine