Miriam .A. Achilefu

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MIRIAM .A. ACHILEFU, R.N.

E: ad0npk@r.postjobfree.com M: (323) 973 - 8858 Harbor city, CA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven Registered Nurse with 6+ years’ experience contributing to the effective nursing operations of diverse units. Demonstrated success in performing the complete nursing process to a diverse population of patients with various illnesses and diagnoses, including post-surgical. Demonstrated success in ensuring optimal patient outcomes as part of an interdisciplinary team. Adept at quickly assessing patient conditions, maintaining accurate and complete documentation. Proven history of working effectively with medical and psychiatric providers and clinical associates to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Experience working on COVID-19 unit.

● Infection Control

● Quality Assurance

● HIPAA Compliance

● Clinical Charting

● Discharge Planning

● Nurse Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Highly motivated and compassionate New Grad Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) seeking to contribute expertise in delivering exceptional mental health services. Committed to providing comprehensive patient care and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes. Dedicated to continuous learning and professional development.

CENTRAL JUVENILE HALL COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

02/01/2023 Till current

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

I currently assist in the delivery of psychiatric nursing care to youths/adolescents being treated in the behavioral health service departments. I provide interventions that promote and foster health; assess dysfunction; assist youth/adolescent to regain or improve their coping abilities; maximize there strengths and prevent further disability. I participate in health promotion and health maintenance; monitoring patients and assisting with medication administration, self-care activities; monitoring psycho-biological treatment regimens; providing triage, admission and discharges, facilitating patient movement into appropriate services and some assaultive behavioral management.

EXODUS RECOVERY PSYCHIATRIC URGENT CARE CENTER

Wilmington Ca

10/14/2021 TILL CURRENT

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

•Successfully ensured accurate documentation of all patient encounter related to patient’s care including assessment results, intervention, medication, patient responses or treatment changes.

•Under general supervision, to provide professional nursing care to emotionally disturbed and/ or mentally ill patients for behavioral health and recovery services.

•To work with clinical and case management staff to coordinate care and assist in treatment plan for clients.

•Effectively maintaining safety and comfort of clients.

•Independently led behavioral codes for a diverse number of patients including, but not limited to, patients with trauma history and complex medical problems, while effectively maintaining their safety and comfort

•Worked hand in hand with the inter-disciplinary team.

Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA

Registered Nurse : telemetry 04/2018 – 09/2021

•Successfully contribute to the operational, patient care, and quality assurance objectives of the Telemetry unit by working in tandem with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

•Assist in achieving optimal patient outcomes by providing postoperative inpatient and discharge care instructions and presenting hands-on patient care education to patients and caregivers on proper actions.

•Effectively participate in the assessment, diagnosis, planning, treatment, and evaluation of preoperative and postoperative surgical patients, including rhythm interpretation, hemodynamics, airway management, and pain management.

•Safely utilize various instruments and equipment, including EKG machines, Hoyer lifts, IV pump machines, catheters, oxygen machines, and drug administration.

•Proactively ensure accurate documentation of all patient encounters related to patient care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Willowbrook, California

Traveling Nurse :telemetry 11/2020 – 01/2021

•Successfully supported the Telemetry unit in providing high-quality patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team with a focus on monitoring health conditions and preventing complications.

•Effectively provide direct care to COVID-19 patients with a careful focus on adhering to strict safety and sanitation protocols, performed COVID-19 tests and screenings while properly adhering to donning and doffing protocols for PPE.

•Managed the complex care of multiple patients per shift, performed Q4 patient assessments, and administered medication through all modalities: oral, central line, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and peg-tube routes.

•Proactively monitored cardiac and other critical vital signs while maintaining complete patient notes related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

•Participated in constant communication between the interdisciplinary team for optimal patient outcomes and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, and implement and evaluate patient care plans.

•Assisted in achieving optimal patient outcomes by providing postoperative inpatient and discharge care instructions and presenting hands-on patient care education to patients and caregivers on proper actions.

Hawthorn Healthcare & Wellness Center Hawthorne, CA

Registered Nurse 03/2018 – 04/2018

•Successfully supported the rehabilitation center in achieving patient safety, satisfaction, and compliance goals by performing the complete nursing process to assist patients with varying conditions, such as high fall risk, dementia, and Alzheimer's.

•Ensured patient safety with routine monitoring and 15-minute patient checks and assisted in providing high-quality patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team with a focus on preventing complications.

•Provided direct patient care to patients, including obtaining q4 vitals, ADL(s), nutritional support, patient mobility, vital signs, changing beds, and replenishing room supplies.

•Efficiently assist with toileting, incontinence management, Foley catheter drainage care, and measuring patient input and output to maintain patient chart notes accuracy.

•Documented patient notes in real-time, including data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Benin city, Nigeria

Registered Nurse 12/2014 – 06/2016

•Successfully contributed to the operational, patient care, and quality assurance objectives of the long-term psychiatric unit by working in tandem with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

•Improved unit workflow and quality patient care by performing extensive training to clinical nurse externs, student nurses, and nursing support staff in unit operations, documenting procedures, and clinical tasks.

•Ensured accurate documentation of all patient encounters related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

•Independently led behavioral codes for a diverse number of patients including, but not limited to, patients with trauma history and complex medical problems, while effectively maintaining their safety and comfort.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Specialization in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2021-2023

Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Grand Canyon University

August 2020

Associate Degree in Nursing

School of Nursing, Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria

2014

High School Diploma

God First Secondary School

Aba, Abia state, Nigeria

2008

SOFTWARE/TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Meditech Cerner Epic

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

Registered Nurse California License number: 95155317 Valid through March 2023

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association June 2022

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate American Heart Association Nov 2022

Certified Nurse Assistant Difai City College

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