Temitayo Onwuamaegbu
Selden,NY
Summary
Attentive Psychiatric Staff Nurse composed and polished even in high-stress situations. Collaborative leader and team player willing to pitch in and assist with any task. Dedicated to coaching and training other health team personnel.Highly motivated, reliable, multi trained compassionate critical care/ Psychiatric Registered Nurse with excellent patient-care skills gained with experience in the Healthcare industry. Advanced understanding of patients’ needs with a diligent attention to detail, resulting in outstanding patient care. Honest, enthusiastic, determined individual with strong organizational and communication skill with the ability to multitask.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St John’s Hospital (White Gloves Agency)
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of patient’s medical health status, including risk factors and psychosocial needs to develop individualized care plan
- Administer medication and monitor their effects, collaborating with healthcare team members to adjust treatment plans as necessary
- Provide therapeutic interventions and crisis intervention techniques to patients in acute psychiatric distress
- Educate patients and families about mental health disorders, treatment options and coping strategies
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care, ensuring compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements.
Staff Registered Nurse/ DHS
The Execu-Search Group – Manhattan, NY
05.2019 - 12.2022
- Provide direct care to patient including daily monitoring and evaluating psychiatric medical condition with the Department of Homeless services
- Performing admission assessments and discharge on psychiatric patient in the Department of homeless services
- Develop and implement treatment plans for patient with broad range of mental issues
- Provide patient education and perform the responsibilities of charge nurse and performing related duties as required
- Administer Covid Vaccination in a safe and accurate manner
- Medically manage all group of patients/client in covid isolation hotels
- Department Of Health Covid swabbing in multiple locations
- Provide and document nursing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to student of all ages
- Providing regular dental, hearing, and vision screenings
- Knowledge of childhood growth and development, community and family dynamics, current health issues and wellness education
- Provide first aid care to students as needed
- Provides staff with updated information on health issues through in services or relevant journal articles
- Implements the nursing process to develop individualized health care plans for students with special health concerns
- Emergency management.
RN Supervisor, Mental Health Comm Care
NYC Health + Hospital, [Talent for Health]
02.2021 - 09.2022
- Participating in crisis intervention and completing incident and adverse reports according to the state and facility policies
- Activate Mobile Crisis Hotline as needed for patients experiencing psychiatric episodes
- Manage patients on methadone program
- Consult with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications
- Admission and discharge of COVID-19 positive patient
- Coordinates, guides, and directs the development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of the nursing regimen for patients within the clinical service
- Respond to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral episodes
- Guides, coordinates, and directs the development and maintenance of a system of evaluation of nursing care rendered within the clinical services
- Assessing, monitoring, and documenting client's Blood pressure, Heart rate, Temperature, and oxygen saturation
- Escalating/Notifying MD of new onset or worsening COVID-19 related symptoms
- Reviews and analyzes trends pertinent to delivery of nursing care services within the clinical services and initiates appropriate innovations or makes recommendations for needed changes in support of patient experience
- Advocating for patients by acting as a liaison between patients and other member of the healthcare team
- Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by site directors, AEDs, CNO and CEO
- Educate clients on CDC guidelines and COVID-19 prevention, monitoring COVID-19 symptoms and reporting new on set or worsening of symptoms.
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
The Brooklyn Hospital Center-Brooklyn, NY
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Give compassionate care to critically ill patients in ICU, CPCU, CSCU
- Provide professional care and assistance to all aged patient in surgical intensive care unit
- Provide excellent care to Covid-19 positive patients
- Assess, analyze, and treat complex patient conditions
- Maintain, monitor, and analyze various patient monitoring equipment such as arterial lines, central lines, temporary pacemakers, intracranial pressure monitor
- Titrate and monitor critical medication drips
- Manage and care for patients on ventilators, tracheostomy, and other lifesaving equipment
- Monitor telemetry, interpret telemetry rhythm strip, and respond to calls and emergent, life-saving situations
- Follow physician orders and report changes in condition
- Ability to maintain sound judgement and poise under the pressure of rapid response
- Educate patients and families and provide caring support
- Assisted physicians with procedures and treatment protocols
- TPN feedings, enteral tube feedings, Ostomy care, Trach suctioning, wound care, Foley insertion and care
- Performed Venipuncture, accessed implanted ports, maintained initiated and Peripheral lines
- Provide excellent Postmortem care while upholding patient’s dignity and rights.
Registered Nurse
NYCHHC-Kings County Hospital/Pride Health
Brooklyn, NY
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers
- Administered medications and treatments as directed and as appropriate for patient's medical care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions
- Observed patient's heart rate, blood pressure and respiration for signs of distress
- Conducted restraint audits according to organizational guidelines and generated reports for nursing leadership review and analysis
- Coordinated and managed care for patients undergoing myocardial infarction screening and anticoagulation therapies
- Confirmed proper functioning of life support equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards and implemented medical protocols and guidelines
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale, and satisfaction
- Conducted post-op reviews, tracked patients' vitals, and monitored fluids to reach optimal care targets
- Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehab, Brooklyn, NY
05.2019 - 11.2019
- Monitor medication and treatment of Residents diagnosed with mental illness, distress, and disabilities
- Follow doctor’s orders for treatment, medication, restraints, testing and medical procedures
- Document patient’s response to intervention and plan of care on the progress note
- Supervises nursing staff and makes daily physician and task assignments
- Responsible for maintaining personnel operations including performance appraisals, time clock reporting and paid time off requests
- Coordinates and maintains the required training and competencies of staff
- Provide care for hospice, acute, and chronically ill patients with complex medical histories
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bed sores, giving enemas or douches, and performing catheterizations
- Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Evaluates staff competencies by direct observation, peer overview, orientation, and employee input, documenting this in the appropriate system
- Ensures the practice complies with Joint Commission requirements and Federal and State regulatory standards at all locations
- Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing services with physicians, to identify opportunities for improving services and patient outcomes
- Meets nursing financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patient’s conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric Nurse Practioner
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11-2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL09-2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY12-2018
Skills
- Experience in the critical care setting (ICU, CCU, SICU, CPCU, CSCU)
- Management of Critical Care IV meds
- Psychiatric assessment and medication administration
- Procedures: Wound care, catheterization, EKG, PFT
- Injections: IM, SQ and IV insertion Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring
- Staff Supervision
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Excellent bedside handoff report
- Patient Advocacy and Support
- Medication administrations via all routes
- HIPPA Regulations and OSHA complaint
- Computer skills
- Blood Transfusions
- Individualized Medical Counseling
- Treatments And Therapies
- Patient Counseling
- Medical Consultation
- Therapeutic Intervention
- Patient Education And Counseling
- Patient Consultation
Education And Licensure
- Walden University of Nursing, Unknown, Master of Science in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 11/2023
- Chamberlain College of Nursing, Unknown, Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, 03/2020
- Kingsborough College School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY, Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing, 12/2018
- ACLS and BLS Certification, Unknown, 2025
Accomplishments
- Deans List at Kingsborough community college Brooklyn NY
- Golden Key International Honour Society Walden University chapter.
Certification
- RN License
- CPR
- ACLS
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St John’s Hospital (White Gloves Agency)
10.2022 - 04.2024
RN Supervisor, Mental Health Comm Care
NYC Health + Hospital, [Talent for Health]
02.2021 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
NYCHHC-Kings County Hospital/Pride Health
05.2020 - 08.2020
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
The Brooklyn Hospital Center-Brooklyn, NY
11.2019 - 07.2021
Staff Registered Nurse/ DHS
The Execu-Search Group – Manhattan, NY
05.2019 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehab, Brooklyn, NY
05.2019 - 11.2019
Master of Science - Psychiatric Nurse Practioner
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York
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