Victoria Akinsowon
Elizabeth,NJ
Summary
5.5 years of experience as a compassionate and committed registered nurse offering extensive healthcare services in clinical and educational settings. Competent in emergency response, medication administration, student health assessment, care coordination, health education, and collaborating with school administrators, families, health care providers and educators to promote students’ health and learning. Devoted to using evidence-based nursing care to support student’s wellness, safety, and academic success.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
School Nurse
Newark Board of Education/Roberto Clemente Elementary School
Newark, NJ
05.2022 - Current
- Provide daily healthcare services to students, from essential first aid to management of complicated medical conditions.
- Evaluate students’ health issues, administer medication safely, and provide nursing intervention in accordance with physician orders and school policies.
- Create and review emergency and individualized care plans with parents and staff accordingly.
- Conduct screenings such as vision, hearing, height and weight with proper documentation and referral as needed.
- Collaborate with parents, healthcare providers, teachers, and administrators to support students’ health.
- Respond promptly and effectively to crisis, medical emergencies, and injuries.
- Monitor students with chronic health conditions including seizures, asthma, allergies and other medical needs.
- Maintain confidential student health records following HIPAA and school policies.
- Document students’ daily visit on Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Encourage health education by implementing family, staff, and student wellness program.
- Coordinate immunization records and maintain compliance according to the States regulation.
Medix Healthcare Staffing / Early childhood/Head Start Programs
Newark, NJ
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Provided direct care to students with chronic and active medical conditions.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to improve students’ health outcomes.
- Educated staff and family regarding students’ health conditions, medications, and preventative care.
- Registered new students by reviewing health history questionnaire and following up with parents as needed.
- Participated in Individual Educational Plan (IEP) meeting to create accommodations tailored to students’ academic success.
Trinitas Hospital LTAC
Elizabeth, NJ
10.2020 - 12.2022
- Provided patient-centered nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment plans.
- Safely administered medications and treatments while monitoring patients for any adverse reaction.
- Took vital signs and assessed physiological variations to identify any acute changes in patients.
- Monitor patients on ventilators and perform suctioning as needed.
- Managed tracheostomies and ventilator weaning.
- Performed enteral feeding through Nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes.
- Safely calculated, prepared, and delivered IV fluids and medications.
- Collaborated with physicians, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and case managers for best patients’ outcomes.
- Maintained accurate clinical records through Electronic Health Record.
- Engaged in strict infection control guidelines.
- Educated and comforted patients and families through long, challenging recovery journeys.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Paterson University
Wayne05-2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Essex County College
Newark, NJ05-2020
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, Allergies, Diabetes, Seizures Disorders)
- Medication Administration and Management
- Student health Assessment and screenings
- First aid and Emergency Care
- Immunization Records and Compliance
- Electronic Health Records Documentation
- Care Coordination with Staff, Families, and Providers
- Emergency Care Plans and Individualized Health Plans
- Training and Health Promotion
- Infection Prevention Control
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- School Nurse Certification
- Basic Life Support
Timeline
School Nurse
Newark Board of Education/Roberto Clemente Elementary School
05.2022 - Current
Medix Healthcare Staffing / Early childhood/Head Start Programs
10.2021 - 04.2022
Trinitas Hospital LTAC
10.2020 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Paterson University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Essex County College