Obaga Juma James
Vancouver,USA
Summary
I am a Registered Nurse with over 1 year experience with high competences in working in interdisciplinary environments, returning patients to baseline, provide acute psychiatric support, basic medical care, patient engagement, risk assessment, close patient monitoring and evaluation, medication management, ADL assistance, ethical consultation. I excel in administrative support, team management and people management. I solve complex problems through research and consultation. I have outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Unity Center For Behavioral Health
03.2023 - Current
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
STAFF RN
Rainer Springs – Behavioral Heath Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Coordinating and providing quality psychiatric care for patients with substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric emotional disorders
- Ensuring safety and well being of all patients in the unit
- Performing nursing assessment to gather data and identify patient needs
- Providing care, based on established standards of practice, policies, and protocols
- Coordinates and communicates patient care needs for discharge planning
- Administers safe family centered care that promotes health and healing
RN
Legacyfhn-Ventilator Specialty Care
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided ventilator management, Tracheotomy and Pulmonary care
- Scheduled treatments and appointments with Specialists
- IV infusion therapy including IV antibiotics and TPN
- Diabetes management
- Wound and catheter care
- Hospice and palliative care
- Provided specialized medical treatments and therapies
- Provided G/J/PEG tube care and enteral feeding
- Provided ostomy care and management
LPN Transitional Unit/long Term Care/skilled Nursing /Nursing Supervisor
Community Memorial Care Center
08.2017 - 06.2022
- Patient nutrition wellness
- Patient memory care
- Psychiatric support & general counseling
- Close patient observation, evaluation & monitoring
- Delegating and assisting patients with general care and implementing physician orders, including medications, wound care, and collaborating with other health care team to meet patient outcomes
- Continually assessing and evaluating if patients’ outcomes are met and computer-recording and reporting patients’ change of condition per facility policy
- Working as team leader in interdisciplinary team: supervising and monitoring nursing staff, assisting staff, and operation of support departments to ensure that resident needs are met, and facility is properly maintained
Certified Nursing Assistant
Community Memorial Health Center
08.2017 - 06.2020
- Recording and checking Vital Signs
- Gathering medical supplies
- Bathing patients
- Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, and shaving
- Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake
- Answering patient calls
Education
BSN - Nursing
Northwestern College
Orange City, IowaAssociate degree - Nursing
Northwest Iowa Community College
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Northwest Iowa Community College
Skills
- Psychiatric support
- Patient close observation, evaluation, and monitoring
- Pain Management & Risk Assessment
- Checking Vital Signs
- High Quality work & Ethics
- Effectiveness & Efficiency
- Accountability & Responsibility
- Patient-centered care
- Social-Assessment of elder & child abuse
- Administering medications
- Patient Wellness & Nutrition
- Return of patient to baseline
- Performing wound care
- Supervising licensed practical and vocational nurses
- Judgement & Decisiveness
- Communication & Etiquette skills
- Creative and Critical thinking
- Complex problem solving
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to input and retrieve data
- Customer Excellence
- Empathy & Positive Thinking
- People Management
- Perform routine procedures
- IV Management
- Patient triage
Certification
- Registered Nurse: Oregon, and Washington
- Licensed Practical Nurse: OR, IA, WA
- Basic Life Support- Current
- CPI-crisis Prevention Institute
Accomplishments
- Improved support service and overall quality standards of the facility by 40%
- Assisted in examining appropriateness of care plans and physician orders.
- Responded in a timely Manner to Concerns of residents and their families.
- Improved customer referrals due to continuous stakeholder engagement
- Provided exemplary leadership in the nursing department that improved stakeholder satisfaction.
- Improved support service delivery through passion, training mentorship and total dedication.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
RN
Unity Center For Behavioral Health
03.2023 - Current
RN
Legacyfhn-Ventilator Specialty Care
09.2022 - 01.2023
STAFF RN
Rainer Springs – Behavioral Heath Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2023
LPN Transitional Unit/long Term Care/skilled Nursing /Nursing Supervisor
Community Memorial Care Center
08.2017 - 06.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Community Memorial Health Center
08.2017 - 06.2020
Associate degree - Nursing
Northwest Iowa Community College
Licensed Practical Nursing - undefined
Northwest Iowa Community College
BSN - Nursing
Northwestern College
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