PAULINE A. OCHIENG, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Basking Ridge,NJ
Summary
Patient-focused, energetic, and empathic registered nurse with strong work ethics seeking an Advance Practice Nurse position in a medical practice. Bringing extensive nursing and clinical experience to help improve patients’ lives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Prime Healthcare Hospitalist – Saint Clare’s Hospital
02.2024 - Current
- Assessing patients by interview and by obtaining and/or updating medical history. Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Performing physical examinations and providing treatment. Recognizing and evaluating patients who require immediate attention of a physician and, when necessary, initiating emergency medical treatment. Utilizing diagnostic techniques, such as observation, palpation, percussion or auscultation.
- Determining abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests and laboratory studies. Following up on x-rays and laboratory data. Interpreting diagnostic test results.
- Identifying and participating in opportunities to share skills, knowledge, and strategies for patient care and system improvement with colleagues and other healthcare providers. Promoting a learning environment that enables nursing and other healthcare personnel to make optimal contributions and systems to function most effectively.
- Maintaining accurate and complete patient records. Developing and implementing patient management plans, recording procedures and progress notes, and discharge summaries, and assisting in the provision of continuity of care.
- Responding to consult requests as per the assignment by the physician
- Actively contributing to the Health Care Team, actively listening to colleagues, respecting ideas, implementing the patient care plan, and incorporating family/friends and significant others into care.
- Improved patient outcomes by utilizing evidence-based practice and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Adjunct Clinical Instructor: William Paterson University
08.2023 - Current
- Responsible for curriculum development, practical instruction and evaluation of students.
- Demonstrates compliance with agencies and university policies and procedures for the program.
- Directly teach and evaluate nursing students in the clinical setting.
- Coordinate with lead faculty of clinical courses to design and schedule student experiences.
- Attend faculty meetings at the request of department chair or dean.
- Discuss curriculum, policy changes and student progress.
- Conduct student performance appraisals and maintains documentation and counsel students as appropriate.
Registered Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health: RN Post Cardiac ICU
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Deliver regular updates to doctors, patients, and their family members.
- Begin cardiac drip treatments and monitor doses of medications.
- Respond to medical emergencies and alert the appropriate disciplinaries as per protocol.
- Complete all necessary documentations and transfer patients as deemed necessary and create and implement effective care plans.
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health: Overlook Medical Center
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Utilize the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care for patients served.
- Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborate with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families.
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
09.2016 - 11.2021
- Coordinate care and education of disease process.
- Management of infusion services as ordered by infectious disease doctors.
- Wound care and management of wound devices such as wound vacuum machine
- Medication reconciliation at home and focus on patient education of the same.
- Precepting new hires and students from William Paterson University in final year of Nursing School.
Registered Nurse
RN Fellowship Village Assisted and Skilled Nursing Facility
06.2013 - 08.2017
- Administer routine and PRN medications via all routes, i.e., including IV, gastrointestinal and nasogastric tubes.
- Act as supervisor and stand-in Charge Nurse when required to a staff of 10-15 colleagues
- Perform all respiratory treatments, wound/incision care, catheter, and tracheostomy care.
- Complete assessments of patients at admission, during stay and during discharge process.
Registered Nurse
RN Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation-Chester Campus
04.2013 - 08.2015
- Assisted individuals with disability and/or chronic illnesses to attain and maintain maximum function.
- Assisted clients in adapting to an altered lifestyle, while providing a therapeutic environment for them and their families’ development.
- Implemented treatment strategies that were based on scientific nursing theory related to self-care and that promoted physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health.
- Promoted professionalism based on the established scope and standards of rehabilitation nursing practice.
RN Genesis Healthcare: Morristown, NJ
05.2011 - 07.2013
- Administered routine and PRN medications via all routes, including but not limited to drips.
- Supervised and directed CNA staff.
- Performed all respiratory treatments, wound/incision care, catheter, and tracheostomy care.
- Completed thorough assessments of patients at admission, during stay and during discharge process.
- Daily documentation on progress or goals attained by clients, weekly summaries, and updates of care plans.
- Coordinating with the necessary interdisciplinary departments to provide continuity of high standard care.
Float Pool Patient Care Assistant
Centrepoint Medical Center, Independence, MO
07.2010 - 12.2010
- Provided quality patient care in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Assisted with activities of daily living.
- Coordinated with nurses and other disciplinaries to execute body mechanics and ensure patient safety.
- Obtained specimens per the doctors’ orders and sent the same to the laboratory.
- Obtained vital signs, patient input and output, daily weights as per order.
Administrative Assistant to Partner
Hamilton Harrison & Mathew Advocates, Nairobi, Kenya
05.2002 - 12.2005
- Handling office tasks, such as filing, generating reports and presentations, setting up for meetings, and reordering supplies.
- Providing real-time scheduling support by booking appointments and preventing conflicts.
- Making travel arrangements.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice program -
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ11-2026
Family Nurse Practitioner Program -
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ12.2022
BS Nursing - undefined
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO01.2010
Nursing Prerequisite Courses - undefined
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS01.2008
East African Commercial College
01.2003
Queensway Secretarial College
01.2000
Skills
- Evaluating and record patient symptoms
- Managing wounds such as burns and pressure injuries, applying wound vacuums, removing sutures and wound staples, and applying other forms of wound dressings
- Educating patients and advocating for their health needs
- Supervision and precepting newly hired nurses and nursing students from various colleges
- Liaise with doctors and other disciplinaries to provide effective care and perform necessary laboratory tests
Affiliations
American Nurses Association
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
International Organization of African Nurses
Languages
English
Full Professional
Swahili
Full Professional
Timeline
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Prime Healthcare Hospitalist – Saint Clare’s Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Adjunct Clinical Instructor: William Paterson University
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health: RN Post Cardiac ICU
11.2022 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health: Overlook Medical Center
11.2021 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
09.2016 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
RN Fellowship Village Assisted and Skilled Nursing Facility
06.2013 - 08.2017
Registered Nurse
RN Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation-Chester Campus
04.2013 - 08.2015
RN Genesis Healthcare: Morristown, NJ
05.2011 - 07.2013
Float Pool Patient Care Assistant
Centrepoint Medical Center, Independence, MO
07.2010 - 12.2010
Administrative Assistant to Partner
Hamilton Harrison & Mathew Advocates, Nairobi, Kenya
05.2002 - 12.2005
BS Nursing - undefined
University of Central Missouri
Nursing Prerequisite Courses - undefined
Johnson County Community College
Doctor of Nursing Practice program -
William Paterson University
Family Nurse Practitioner Program -
William Paterson University
East African Commercial College
Queensway Secretarial College
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