Ifeoma Agholor
Park Ridge,IL
Summary
Experienced charge nursing professional dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and leading teams. Proficient in clinical decision-making, patient assessment, and care planning. Recognized for strong communication skills, adaptability, and teamwork. Thrives in high-pressure environments, consistently delivering optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Chicago Read Mental Hospital
01.2007 - Current
- I take care of acute and chronic psychiatrically ill patients
- When floated to poly substance abuse unit, I work with patients experiencing exacerbation of symptoms patients with poly substance abuse
- The goal is to get patients to live to their maximum potential in their different communities
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting physicians as well as other departments to optimize care for the patients. By monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments in a timely manner.
- Mentored and supervised junior nurses, mental health techs in fostering a supportive and professional work environment.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Served as a liaison between nursing staff, physicians, and management, fostering open communication channels among all parties involved in patient care.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
The Heritage Nursing Home
01.2005 - 10.2014
- Involved in the admission, care and sometimes discharge of patients
- Effectively managing patients with deteriorating health conditions; maintaining and improving the health of patients that are released from acute centers to prevent relapse; as well as maintaining the health goals of the terminally ill patients on the floor (hospice patients with / or without hospitalization)
- In unison with the hospice nurse, I ensure that the wishes of the patient /family are respected
- Have managed different licensed and unlicensed professionals in attaining the health goals of the patient
Thorek Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Coordinated the care of patients with drug addiction problems
- This was a very fast paced unit (three day stay) patients are detoxed of heroine and taught about other ways of taking care of their addiction problems
- Many a time these patients are medically compromised because they have neglected many aspects of healthful living
- The nurse therefore approaches the care of these patients in a holistic manner
Registered Nurse
Swedish Convenant Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Worked as a registered nurse, an integral part of a team that cared for patients recouping from different diseases / surgeries before they are sent home
- This involves patient / family teaching on admission to the unit
- Patients with surgical wounds/procedures are taught how to best recoup in other to return to their maximum funtioning abilities in the fastest possible time
- Also involves cordination of care of these patients with other professionals to achieve the desired goal of patient and family
- In other words patients are treated as whole
Education
Associate in Nursing -
Truman College
01.2002
Bachelors in Nursing - undefined
Lewis University
01.2006
Skills
- Collaborative decision-making
- Patient care coordination
- Clinical team management
- Team leadership
COVER LETTER
- 3/22/15
- The Human Resources Person
- St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
- Dear Sir
- Attached to this cover letter is my brief resume. I have worked as a registered nurse for more than twenty years. In the first three years of my carrier, I worked in the extended care unit of Swedish covenant hospital. I left Swedish hospital to work in the Drug addiction unit (Detox Unit) of Thorek hospital. I currently work as a psychiatric charge nurse in one of the units at Chicago Read Mental Health Center. I also fill in as a nurse supervisor for the whole hospital especially on weekends. During these lengthy years of my carrier, have been involved I have been involved in the admission, treatment planning, teaching and discharge of different patients. As I earlier mentioned, I am an acute psychiatric nurse. I look forward to meeting with your human resource person. Thanks in anticipation of your favorable consideration.
- Sincerely
- Ifeoma Agholor
Certification
CPI certified
Languages
igbo
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Chicago Read Mental Hospital
01.2007 - Current
The Heritage Nursing Home
01.2005 - 10.2014
Thorek Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2005
Registered Nurse
Swedish Convenant Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2004
Bachelors in Nursing - undefined
Lewis University
Associate in Nursing -
Truman College
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