CURRICULUM VITAE

FOR

CHIPO M. MATOPE

REGISTERED THEATRE NURSE

* ****** ******, ********, ******, Zimbabwe

Cell no: +263-**-***-*** / +263-***-***-***

Email: acteez@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL DETAILS

First Name : Chipo Martha

Last Name : Matope

Date of Birth : 30 December 1986

Sex : Female

Nationality : Zimbabwean

Languages : English, Shona and Ndebele

Marital Status : Single

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Chipo is an experienced and fully Registered Theatre Nurse with over 7 years working experience of working in busy hospital environment both private and Government Sector.

Is an experienced critical care nurse with a background in medical, surgical and paediatics Nursing.

CAREER OBJECTIVES

To work as a Theatre Nurse and ensure the Surgery room, Surgical Instrument and patients to be operated are ready for procedure scheduled.

MAJOR STRENGTH

Chipo Matope has excellent clinical and theatre nursing skills as a scrub, circulating, instrument and anesthetics Nursing in proven track records

Good communication, interpersonal and coordination skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Theatre Nurse – Senior Nurse

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals

2013 to Present

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure all surgical equipments are sterilized before the operations

Sterilize the operation room to prevent infection.

Provide pre and post operation case in all patients who are scheduled for surgery

Inform about all operation procedures to patients prior surgery

Give emotional support to patient and families before surgery

Management of theatre as whole such as human resource and material resource

Maintenance of standard precautions in the operation theatres

Assisting surgeons in the operating room and handing them over surgical instrument

Maintain sterility of sensitive contents of packs used in operating procedure.

Monitor patients after the surgery in the Post Anaesthetic rooms and arrange to transport them to their respective unit or ward

Carrying out administrative duties such as maintaining stocks, maintaining patients records in the theatres.

Knowledgible of surgical instrument used in operating procedures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Nurse – Urology and Plastic Surgery Ward

2009 – 2013

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Mentorship and clinical supervision of student and trained nurses in the ward

Grooming of patient and assisting with activities of daily living such as bathing.

Making sure patients are aware of their treatment to ensure they are fully informed and consent to their treatment

Looking after patients of all ages from young to very old

Liaising with hospital surgeons and other health care professionals in patient’s care plan

Carrying out test, evaluation and also investigation

Administering of daily drugs and medications prescriptions to patients via injection or orally.

Involved in administration procedures for and also their discharges and giving health education on post operation wound care.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide quality care of surgical patient.

Managing pre and post-operative patients

Providing palliative care for terminally cancer patients

Bladder washout and catheter care

Daily wound care and dressing aseptically

PROFESSION EXPERIENCE

General Nurse – 2010

Intensive Care Unit – Worked as part time Nurse

(B7, ICU) Parirenyatwa

Responsibilities/ Duties

Care for comatose patient intubated

Monitoring patient or monitor and mechanical ventilators.

Knowledge on function intubated patients

Knowledge on measurements of central venous pressure

Knowledge on hourly vital signs and recording

Admission criteria of patient in Intensive Care Unit

Knowledge of administration of drugs, topically, rectally orally, nasogastric, Intravenous, intramuscularly through central venous catheter.

Knowledge on feeding on feeding tubes

Knowledge on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(CPR) – with knowledge of using ( Advanced Cardiac life Support and Basic Life Support Techniques)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

1.Advanced CPR

2.Theatre Techniques

3.Patient Care

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma in Operating Theatre – 2014

Diploma in General Nursing – 2009

Certificate in Basic Life Support – 2011 with American Heart Association

Certificate in Advance Life Support 2011 (with American Heart Association)

Computer Literacy

HOBBIES

Playing Tennis

Reading Books

Watching TV

REFERENCES

Available on Request

Mobility – Full Driving License

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