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Community Health Nurse

Location:
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Posted:
January 13, 2024

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated and professional Maternity Nurse with three years of experience in labour and delivery, emergency, accidents, and medical-surgical settings. Highly capable of prioritizing multi-tasking and directing large staff in delivering quality childbirth and labour experiences. CORE QUALIFICATION

• Labor and delivery

• Documentation and reporting

• Infant care

• Antepartum and postpartum care

• Medication Administration

• Foetal monitoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL PRIMARY NURSE

Duties and Responsibilities:

Arrange specialized clinical areas for investigative procedures and decontamination of equipment and instruments post-procedure.

Prepare patients for medical examinations and surgical procedures. Assisting doctors and surgeons during invasive and non-invasive interventions and surgical procedures.

Complete lab work and update the team about the patient’s condition during anaesthesia as indicated.

Provide a hygienic and safe working environment in compliance with healthcare procedures and interventions.

Adhering to organizational policies, protocols, and regulations and maintaining accurate medical records.

Periodic checking of the stock in the area of work, maintaining the inventory, and placing stock orders as wanted.

Teaching and supervision of junior nurses and student nurses. The delegation of responsibilities to team members relevant to their level of competency. Take part in research activities to improve nursing practices and upshot healthcare. DENNIS KENEI

072******* ad2qct@r.postjobfree.com P.O BOX 288**-***** NAIROBI May- 2020 - March 2021: ST LUKE MEDICAL CENTER- NAKURU Exhibit problem-solving skills and team strategies to deal with complaints and concerns from patients and their families.

Develop and maintain therapeutic communication with other healthcare professionals to maintain harmonious relationships.

Continuing professional development through in-service education and specialist educational programs.

Practice within the scope of nursing practice, adhering to national and international policies and protocols and organizational and regulatory bodies guidelines. MATERNITY NURSE

Duties and responsibilities

Coordinated nursing care for a patient and supervised clinical activities. Supervised nursing and ancillary personnel.

Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated care of patients. Provided post-partum and baby care.

Provided extraordinary care to Maternity patients in collaboration with the Labor and Delivery unit.

Educated labour and delivery unit to handle emergencies and provide backup Maintain the highest possible standard of client care by adhering to the hospital's standard treatment protocols and guidelines.

Identify obstetric complications and institute appropriate and timely interventions. Effective monitoring and evaluation of patients admitted in the maternity ward. Administer medication and perform medical procedures within prevailing Hospital guidelines and protocols.

Ensure an outstanding client experience.

Counsel and prepare mothers for labour, childbirth, and postpartum. Monitor and manage pregnant mothers during labour and childbirth and ensure timely intervention in case of emergency.

Perform deliveries.

Provide care for mothers and newborns after birth. Ensure proper documentation in partograph.

Educate and support mothers in breastfeeding and care of the newborn. Follow through investigations and procedures ordered by doctors during ward rounds. JUNE 2021 to Dec 2023: - ATHI RIVER SHALOM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- ATHI RIVER

Ensure maintenance and availability of medical equipment in the doctors’ and nursing rooms. Professionally and timely prepare and present regular nursing reports LOCUM NURSE

Participate in the strategic planning of the division in collaboration with other medical staff in the unit for a significant impact on the performance or business outcome of the hospital and its sub-functions.

Attend to patients’ medical needs, diagnose their illnesses, and prescribe medicines and other therapeutic interventions in consultation rooms at the hospital. Follow up on and observe the clinical conditions and progress of patients in the wards Provide medical advice, counselling, health education, and control measures to patients in the hospital to prevent the spread of diseases and injuries. Work with other medical staff to solve single or multiple medical issues and/or participate in performing extensive surgical operations in the hospital. Implement best practice clinical and patient care-related policies and procedures in the outpatient division of the hospital.

Refer outpatients to the appropriate specialized clinics and medical consultants within the hospital for further diagnosis, treatment, and management of their medical conditions. Provide quality emergency medical services to patients in the emergency unit of the hospital. Implement the hospital’s culture of team-base, fact-base, and patient-base and work towards the achievement of the hospital's Vision.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Specimen collection

Medication and prescription administration

Cleaning and disinfecting equipment

Infection control

First aid

Immunization

Admission and discharge of client

Documentation and record-keeping

Wound care

DEC 2023 UP TO DATE- THE KAREN HOSPITAL

SKILLS

Bed making

Midwifing nursing

Dressing patients with physical challenges

Lifting, position, and transferring patients

Measurement of vital signs

2016- 2020 - KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE

Kenya registered community health nursing

2011-2014 - KIROBON BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Kenya certificate of secondary education

2004-2010 –ANNETTE MIXED/ DAY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Kenya certificate in primary school

2022-2022 -BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

2022-2022 - ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT

FRANCIS BOMER

SENIOR NURSE OFFICER

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DR KEVIN WAMBUGU

CONSULTANT GENERAL SURGERY

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EDUCATION

OTHER TRAINING

REFERENCES

DR NADINE KAVIRA

MEDICAL OFFICER

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