CV OF A MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER WITH OVER ** YEARS EXPERIENCE

CHARLOTTE WOMUAH

Kumasi, Ghana

Mobile: +233********* Date of Birth: 2nd Feb, 1986

Email: ad334y@r.postjobfree.com Sex: Female

Nationality: Ghanaian Language: English

CAREER SUMMARY

A highly skilled Health Officer with over ten years of experience providing excellent community mental health, paediatric health and emergency unit health care. Also double as a COVID-19 response nurse to maintain the health of patients and minimize the spread of infections through education and awareness campaign.

EXPERIENCE

Ashanti Regional Hospital Dec. 2017 – Present

Community Mental Health Officer

• Give health education on mental health issues in the community.

• Ensure mental health of clients and relatives with regular home visits.

• Report any inhumane treatment to mentally ill patients during home visits.

• Ensure psychiatric patients receive proper treatment including psychotropic medication.

• Provide psychological first aid and care to survivors of natural disasters and sexual abuse victims.

• Maintain patients charts and records.

• Search for new cases in the community for psychiatric unit.

• Manage, train and supervise rotation nurses on internship.

• Counsel HIV patients and people with stigmatized issues.

COVID-19 Holding area for suspected cases nurse (2020 – 2021)

• Maintain infection control measures by educating patients and the community.

Sene District Hospital Oct. 2015 – Dec. 2017

Mental Health Officer

• Managed the mental healthcare activities of the hospital.

• Collected and reviewed patient symptoms to assist doctors with diagnosis.

• Liaised with the district assembly to enrol mental ill patients on LEAP and registered them for NHIS.

• Liaised with the district assembly to purchase psychotropics for clients.

• Educated patients and their families about their diagnosis and patient safety.

• Maintained patients charts and records.

• Educated staff on infection prevention and control measures and also monitored safe practices of infection prevention and control in the Sene West Hospital.

• Organized durbars to educate the community on mental health.

Western Regional Hospital Jul. 2014 – Oct. 2015

Mental Health Officer (Internship)

• Assessed and monitored vital signs of patients.

• Collected and reviewed patient symptoms to assist doctors with diagnosis.

• Educated patients and their families about their diagnosis and patient safety.

• Maintained patients charts and records.

Sene District Hospital Oct. 2009 – Oct. 2013

Enrolled Nurse – Paediatric Ward

• Managed the ward.

• Assessed and monitored vital signs of children at the ward.

• Collected and reviewed patients’ symptoms to assist doctors with diagnosis.

• Fed patients and administered medication.

• Administered nebulizing, intravenous infusions, injections, blood transfusion etc.

• Wound dressing and bathed bed ridden patients.

• Catheterisation.

• Maintained patients charts and records.

• Awarded the best female nurse in 2011.

Emergency Unit Nurse

• Administered nebulizing, intravenous infusions, injections, blood transfusion etc.

• Assisted doctors to perform minor medical operations.

• Treated critical injuries, allergic reactions and trauma.

• Assessed and monitored vital signs of patients on entry to the Emergency Unit.

EDUCATION

College of Health, Kintampo

Community Mental Health, 2014

Narh-Bita School of Nursing, Tema

Enrolled Nursing, 2009

SKILLS

Critical Thinking, Emergency Care, Vital Signs Checking and Monitoring, Patient safety, Patient and Family, and Community Education, Good Communication, Time Management and Stamina, Ethics and Confidentiality, Teamwork, Leadership, Microsoft Word.

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