WANJAMBI KANYIRI
Union City,USA
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Oregon State Hospital
2024.10 - Current
- Providing direct and indirect patient care to ensure safe and efficient mental health stability.
- Providing effective and respectful trauma informed care based on patients' mental/behavioral history and cultural diversity.
- Readily connecting with patients and promoting patient dignity.
- Documenting patient care and unit activities, accurately and concisely, in a timely manner.
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
Registered Nurse
Salinas Valley State Prison
2023.07 - 2024.10
- Triage incoming patients based on the level of illness or injury.
- Immediately stabilizing patients.
- Transferring stabilized patients to a higher level of care.
- Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
- Maintaining and updating patient charts and health records.
- Therapeutic treatment of patients in the psychiatric inpatient unit.
Registered Nurse
UHS - Rockford Center
2022.11 - 2023.07
- Assisting and representing patients' needs to providers in a psychiatric environment.
- Gathering and assessing information about patients, to meet nursing needs
- Providing a safe and healthy environment for patients.
- Developing, implementing and evaluating patient care plans and making necessary modifications.
Registered Nurse
Shiply Living
2022.05 - 2022.11
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
- Preparing, administering, and recording prescribed medications.
- Wound care, changing dressings, and maintaining IVs.
- Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
- Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.
- Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
Licensed Practical Nurse
PrimeCare Medical Inc (Cecil County Detention Center)
2018.08 - 2022.05
- Nursing assessments and documentation of vital signs, pain and EKG results.
- Assessing and communicating changes in behavioral and physiological health status of patients in a correctional facility.
- Collaboration with the treatment team, pain treatment, medication administration and narcotic counts verification.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA2025-05
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD2022-05
Skills
- Emergency Response (Code Blue Rapid Response)
- Experience administering injections
- Psychiatry
- Care plans
- Discharge planning
- EKG
- Medication administration
- Patient assessments
- Crisis intervention
- Safety planning
- Care team collaboration
- Therapeutic communication
Certification
- BLS Certification American Heart Association
- ECard Code: 255414361945
- RN License
- License No. RN95340386 (CA)
- 10029428 (OR)
- BLS Certification
- PALS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- Compact State Nurse License
Additional Information
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Oregon State Hospital
2024.10 - Current
Registered Nurse
Salinas Valley State Prison
2023.07 - 2024.10
Registered Nurse
UHS - Rockford Center
2022.11 - 2023.07
Registered Nurse
Shiply Living
2022.05 - 2022.11
Licensed Practical Nurse
PrimeCare Medical Inc (Cecil County Detention Center)
2018.08 - 2022.05
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harford Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
La Salle University