Okiemute Ofose
ELK GROVE,CA
Summary
Motivated and Ambitious Licensed Vocational Nurse with top skills in communication,medication administration with a proven track record of enhancing patient care through expert crisis prevention and empathetic therapeutic communication. Skilled in complex problem-solving and patient relations, significantly improving patient outcomes. Demonstrates a strong commitment to patient privacy and regulatory compliance, ensuring high-quality care. Diligent about helping people of all backgrounds with diverse needs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Heritage Oaks Patient Enrichment
02.2023 - Current
- Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.
- Participates in problem identification and resolution.
- Mentors and orients others in skill and behavioral learning.
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.
- Prioritizes and delegates work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.
- Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Performs patient care activities, within the scope of practice, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned.
- Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse and contributes recommendations for revision to the plan of care.
- Adheres to hospital standards, which customize care for age-related needs of the population served.
- Keeps health care team members’ informed regarding patient’s responses to interventions.
- Collaborates with registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.
- Monitors patients’ progress based on the plan.
- Assures care meets standards of practice.
- Collaborates with Registered Nurse to assure completion of the discharge plan including discharge barriers and patient/family education.
- Documentation
- Charting is legible, dated, and timed.
- Documentation reflects thorough data collection within the scope of practice, incorporates physical and psychosocial findings, diagnostic tests, learning needs, discharge barriers, multi-disciplinary education plans, and age appropriate care from admission through discharge.
- Documentation reflects that the individualized teaching plan is followed; appropriate Multidisciplinary Patient Education Plans are implemented within the scope of practice.
Licensed Vocational Nurse(Charge Nurse)
WellSpace Health
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Work as active part of treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction and role modeling for patient ranging in ages from adolescent through geriatrics under direction of registered nurse
- Intergrade education, technical competence and patient interaction skills to gain confidence and cooperation from patients, their family/support group.
- Exercise sound judgement and developed clinical skill to implement patient's plan of care based on diagnosis in a timely manner.
- Adhere to all local/state/ federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety to help deliver optimal patient care.
- Assisting team by applying appropriate crisis intervention technique as required for safety of staff and patient.
Patient Care Support Specialist
Sutter Center For Psychiatry
01.2019 - Current
- Maintained confidentiality of patient data and condition to safeguard health information.
- Worked closely with patients to deliver excellent and direct individualized patient care.
- Acted as main point of contact for patients, doctors and hospital staff by closely reviewing medical charts and maintaining high levels of communication.
- Delivered excellent patient experiences and direct care.
Mental Health Technician
Sierra Vista Hospital
10.2017 - 01.2022
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being.
- Observed patient behaviors and mental status and notified RN of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences.
- Identified behaviors that necessitated intervention and obtained assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Helped patients with meals, activities of daily living (ADLs) and facility transfers to promote security and patient well-being.
Mental Health Worker
Edo State Psychiatric Hospital
10.2005 - 02.2015
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
- Delivered individualized counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness and substance abuse.
- Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters discovered through interviews and standardized assessments.
- Assisting the Registered Nurse and other personnel in the routine observation of patients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
Ogden, UT05.2025
Associate of Science - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Unitek College - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA01.2021
High School Diploma -
Ekpan Secondary School
Warri Delta State, Nigeria05.1992
Skills
- Strong ability to relate appropriately to patients using good therapeutic communication skills
- Administrative and Office support, organized and detail-oriented
- Complex Problem-Solving and highly skilled with working with individuals with intellectual, mental, emotional and developmental disabilities
- Certified in crisis prevention intervention program and skilled in deescalating crisis
Certification
- Licensed vocational nurse.
- Basic life support (BLS) Certification
- Crisis prevention Intervention (CPI) certification
References
Eula Cooper
Nurse supervisor
Sutter Centre for psychiatry
602-570-3251.
Lydia mukasa
Nurse Supervisor
sutter centre for psychiatry
818-317-5013.
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Heritage Oaks Patient Enrichment
02.2023 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse(Charge Nurse)
WellSpace Health
09.2022 - 02.2023
Patient Care Support Specialist
Sutter Center For Psychiatry
01.2019 - Current
Mental Health Technician
Sierra Vista Hospital
10.2017 - 01.2022
Mental Health Worker
Edo State Psychiatric Hospital
10.2005 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
Associate of Science - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Unitek College - Sacramento
High School Diploma -
Ekpan Secondary School
- Licensed vocational nurse.
- Basic life support (BLS) Certification
- Crisis prevention Intervention (CPI) certification
Similar Profiles
Silvia UlloaSilvia Ulloa
Office Coordinator / Court Liaison at Heritage Oaks Patient Enrichment CenterOffice Coordinator / Court Liaison at Heritage Oaks Patient Enrichment Center
Noor Hanis Ahmad KhalilNoor Hanis Ahmad Khalil
Freelance MOE Registered Trainer at Mastereign Enrichment Group | National Heritage Board | ISS Services | SSA AcademyFreelance MOE Registered Trainer at Mastereign Enrichment Group | National Heritage Board | ISS Services | SSA Academy
Riya SinghRiya Singh
Mental Health Technician at Heritage Oaks HospitalMental Health Technician at Heritage Oaks Hospital