Samuel Gachahi
Middletown,Delaware
Summary
Resourceful professional in healthcare management known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and patient care coordination. Excel at team leadership, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring seamless operations and quality service delivery in fast-paced environments. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities. Highly motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Supervisor
Recovery Centers of America
Earleville, MD
02.2024 - Current
- Referred client or family to appropriate community resources to obtain support for mental or physical illness.
- Created discharge summaries detailing each client's treatment plan outcomes upon completion of program requirements.
- Provided crisis intervention services during emergency situations.
- Identified environmental challenges to client progress through interviews with patient and caregivers.
- Offered motivational interviewing techniques designed to increase motivation among individuals struggling with substance use disorders.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions.
- Educated patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and options.
- Performs physical assessments to identify any changes in the patient's condition or needs.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians or other healthcare providers regarding changes in medication orders or treatments.
- Ensures that all documentation meets legal requirements before submission.
- Resolves conflicts among nursing staff in a timely manner, while promoting positive working relationships.
- Assists with the onboarding of new nurses by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
RN - Psych
Dover Behavioral Health
Dover, DE
05.2023 - Current
- Conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, administering and monitoring psychiatric medications, providing therapeutic interventions, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support patients' mental well-being.
- Crisis intervention, patient advocacy, education, and community outreach.
- Maintaining accurate documentation to ensure adherence to ethical and legal standards, and to contribute to reducing the stigma associated with mental health conditions.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
RN - PACU
Bayhealth Kent General Hospital
Dover, DE
12.2021 - 05.2023
- Monitoring post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measuring and recording patients' vital signs.
- Closely observing patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.
- Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.
- Updating charts, patient files, and medical records.
- Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care, and facilitating timely, specialized interventions.
- Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients, and concerned family members.
- Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.
RN - Psych
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Towson, MD
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Makes a nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients, and recommends treatment options.
- Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Attended continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on current trends in nursing practice.
- Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
RN - RN General
New York City Department of Health
San Diego, CA
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Ensures all staff are trained on routine and emergency vaccine management procedures, and maintains staff training records.
- Reviews and updates the vaccine management plan as needed, and participates in unit-based studies and improvement teams.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Executive - Director Of Nursing - DON
Pinnacle Rehabilitation & Health Center
Smyrna, DE
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Supervising and reviewing the nursing staff.
- Overseeing the department budgets.
- Reporting to Corporate Management.
- Maintaining high standards of care while monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of nursing care.
- Managing patients, data, and medical records.
- She was interacting with doctors, residents, and family members.
- Directing nursing operations for review and response to federal, state, and local surveys, and inspections.
- Signed and approved budgets for new funding and program initiatives.
- Organized regular meetings with board members to discuss progress on initiatives and solicit feedback.
- Recruited, trained, mentored, evaluated, coached, and managed staff members to ensure success in achieving their goals.
- Provided oversight of all departments to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Created program to promote new managers from within, leading to cohesive leadership structure.
Executive - Asst. Director Of Nursing - ADON
Kutz Senior Living
Wilmington, DE
03.2015 - 11.2020
- Responsible to the Executive Director and the Director of Nursing for 24-hour accountability of 100 nursing staff (RNs, LPNs, and CNAs) for the delivery of safe, quality patient care, staffing guidelines, facility budget, care delivery models, resident-centered care, program development, compliance with state and federal regulatory guidelines, reviewing policy and procedures, quality improvement, resource utilization, interviewing and hiring, employee orientation, staff development, customer satisfaction by collecting surveys from residents and staff, and addressing high concern areas, and facilitation and maintenance of systems for the 90-bed campus.
- Accountable for facilitative leadership, strategic planning, and team building for a management team composed of 2 Nurse Managers, and 3 Supervisors.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Created effective business plans to focus strategic decisions on long-term objectives.
- Created reports summarizing progress against organizational goals and objectives.
- Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Monitored inventory levels and placed new orders for merchandise to keep supply well-stocked.
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Officer Leadership Course
U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence
San Antonio, TX03-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
Middletown, Delaware12-2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
Middletown, Delaware12.2015
Skills
- Patient education
- Crisis intervention
- Medication administration
- Care coordination
- Patient advocacy
- Behavioral health assessment
- Documentation compliance
- Team leadership
- Conflict resolution
- Customer service
- Quality assurance
- Personnel recruitment
- Healthcare delivery
- Problem-solving
- HIPAA compliance
- Health informatics
- Medical ethics
- Team collaboration
- Group therapy
- Program development
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Certification
- RN, Delaware, L1-0046298, 09/30/25
- BLS, 07/20/25
- ACLS, 07/20/25
- PALS, 07/20/25
Candidate Highlights
- Registered Nurse with 7+ years in PACU & Psych within hospital settings catering patient populations ranging from adults to geriatrics.
- Assisted in treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia; crisis intervention, patient advocacy, education, and community outreach.
- Experienced in conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, administering, and monitoring psychiatric medications, providing therapeutic interventions, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support patients' mental well-being.
- EMR: EPIC, PointClickCare, Matrix.
- Availability for interview: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST (Monday - Friday). Available to start on 02/05/2024 with no RTO requests, if selected.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Affiliations
- Medal of Honor Award
- Volunteer I-9 soccer coach
- Physical Fitness Badge Award
- Graduated Summa Cum Lade
- Presidents List Honor Roll
- Deans List Honor Roll
Languages
Swahili
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
RN Supervisor
Recovery Centers of America
02.2024 - Current
RN - Psych
Dover Behavioral Health
05.2023 - Current
RN - PACU
Bayhealth Kent General Hospital
12.2021 - 05.2023
RN - Psych
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
09.2021 - 12.2021
Executive - Director Of Nursing - DON
Pinnacle Rehabilitation & Health Center
12.2020 - 04.2021
RN - RN General
New York City Department of Health
05.2020 - 06.2021
Executive - Asst. Director Of Nursing - ADON
Kutz Senior Living
03.2015 - 11.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Officer Leadership Course
U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical Community College
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