RITA AMOFA, RN-BSN

*** ***** **, ********, **, **207 / PH: 347-***-**** / adhkzc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Patient-focused and well-organized registered nurse. Expertise in compassionate patient care and delivering nursing services while observing the code of ethics. Comfortable in emergent situations, proficient in critical thinking, prioritizing task, and above all providing quality patient-centered care. Aiming to leverage my experience and knowledge to effectively fill the nursing position at your organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEDICREDO INC ( PS 24, PS 75) 08/07/20 TO PRESENT

RN School Nurse

*Assesses students who walk in with complains and make referrals when necessary

*Attends to students with injuries

*Administers medication to students as ordered in MAF

*Deals with emergencies such as asthma attacks, severe allergies etc

*Educates teaching staff on how to use Epi pen

MORNINGSIDE NURSING AND REHABILITATION, BRONX 08/1/19 TO 07/01/20

RN : NURSING SUPERVISOR

*Initiates nursing assessment and care plan upon admission reflecting long term and short term goals

* Admission and re-admission of patients to the facility

*Setting of peripheral IV lines and Fluids and administering meds as ordered

*Monitoring Residents and intervening whenever necessary such as nebulization of asthmatic patients, managing patients with hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, plus

*Maintaining and observing all forms of precautions among the elderly, eg, aspiration, falls, standard and allow patient and significant others to participate in the plan of care

MORNINGSIDE NURSING AND REHABILITATION, BRONX 06/1/19 TO 8/1/19

RN : STAFF NURSE

*Provides nursing care to all patients

*Assess patients on daily basis as per facility protocol

*Administers medications and treatments as ordered and chart accordingly

*Collaborates with RN Supervisors in assigning duties and monitors ancillary staff

*Count narcotics with in coming tour nurse

*Records pertinent observations on patients chart and report any abnormalities

GREATER NEWYORK COMPANY 06/1/19 TO PRESENT

RN HOMECARE

*works independently to deliver and coordinate quality care based on plan of care

*management of patients with tracheostomy connected to ventilator modes CPAP and BIPAP

* suctioning and daily care of tracheostomy tubes and sites

*Patients with gastrostomy/jejunostomy tubes for feeding and medication

*skilled in NG insertion, wound dressing.

ODA GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, GHANA, WEST AFRICA 03/02/02 TO 01/02/15

RN : HEAD NURSE : NURSE MANAGER

*Head Critical Care Nurse charged with the resuscitation of neonates after cesarean and complicated vaginal deliveries.

*Monitored all patients in the ICU & recovery units after surgeries such as cardiac surgeries, hysterectomies, laparotomies for continuous care on the med-surg uints to optimize recovery

* As a nurse manager, saw to the day-to-day management of the unit and staff to meet regulatory guidelines

* As ER nurse, patients were triaged to assess & prioritized care based on the critical nature

*Provided patient care, consistent with medical plan of care

*Prepared, implemented and evaluated patients care plan, cared for all patients on admission.

*Worked with nurses, physicians, and other staff to make sure patients were on track toward recovery

EDUCATION:

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN NURSING Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology I Ghana, 2012-2014

ADVANCED DIPLOMA, CRITICAL CARE NURSING School of Peri-Operative and Critical Care Nursing Ghana, 2006-2008

RN DIPLOMA Kumasi Nurses Training College Ghana, 1999-2002

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:

*State of New York Licensed RN - 2019

CERTIFICATIONS:

*NDNQI - PRESSURE INJURIES AND STAGING - 2019

*BLS - 2019

*ACLS - 2019

*Critical Care Nursing: Ghana - 2008

*Emergency Nursing: Ghana - 2014

SKILLS HIGHLIGHT

*Resuscitation after surgery *Medication administration

* Tracheostomy and GT care * Emergency room and trauma care

* Ambulatory care *Good communication

*Excellent customer service *Good interpersonal skills

*Flexible schedule

REFERENCES:

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