CHITURU UWAOMA

DNP, FNP-C, MPH, BSN, RN

adjr80@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 914-***-****

PERSONAL SUMMARY PERS

An enthusiastic Family Nurse

Practitioner providing care and

monitoring patients while working

closely with supervising physician

and other medical practitioners in

assessing and diagnosing patients,

family needs and developing a

plan of care based on assessment.

Knowledge of and ability to apply

advanced critical professional

medical principles and techniques in

patient care while maintaining effective

working relationships with health care

professionals and others.

EXPERIENCE

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER -Ezenwugo Medical Group and Urgent Care, Fresno, July 2020

Actively participates as an FNP, working in collaboration with the supervising physician and other interdisciplinary staff to provide primary health care services.

-Provides outpatient primary care from infancy to geriatric, medical, mental health, and reproductive healthcare to a diverse population in an efficient and timely manner.

- Treats a variety of disease processes and injuries; urgent, acute and chronic.

-Obtains medical histories, performs age appropriate physical assessments, analyzes patient data, diagnoses medical conditions and writes prescriptions.

-Consults with the collaborative physician, performs referrals when necessary, and promotes patient health and well-being through health education, preventive screenings and order diagnostic tests.

-Initiates selected diagnostic procedures, laboratory examinations, prescribes and manages medication regimens, interprets findings and dictates plans of care.

-Provides preventive wellness services, acute care, chronic care, complex care and end of life referrals.

-Provides education on health promotion, disease prevention, management, medication, and nutrition management.

-Performs minor procedures such as I&D, cryotherapy, ingrown toenail removal, suturing and others.

- Regulates medical devices and treatment modalities as appropriate to the patient’s assessed medical condition.

-Develops and implements patient treatment plans; evaluate these treatment plans and revise as necessary.

-Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status, patient/family education, family involvement, and patient advocacy.

-Consults with supervising physician or other clinicians as dictated by patient need and assessment findings.

-Participates with physicians and other clinicians in the department to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators for patients cared for in the designated service.

-Reviews medical record for follow up or ordering of diagnostic studies under established protocols.

- Initiating, adjusting medications, and evaluating treatment outcomes.

-Establishes and maintains communication with other health care providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness and to promote consistency and continuity of care.

-Providing pain management education and leading policy and procedure development for this targeted population.

-Initial and follow-up assessments.

-Monitoring patient outcomes and initiating/participating in quality improvement activities.

SKILLS SKKKKK

- Enhanced Analytical skills

-Strong clinical assessment and

judgment qualities.

-High level of autonomy and

accountability.

-Ability to work collaboratively

as part of a team.

-Problem solving capability and

poised under pressure.

-Excellent leadership, Organizational,

and communication skills.

-Prescribing protocol medications/management modalities.

-Ordering follow-up services.

RN-California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PVSP, Coalinga, December 2015-present

Provide care to adult male prison inmates with preventive services, acute, chronic, complex and end of life issues.

-Conducts age appropriate assessments, including history taking and physical assessments.

-Initiating medications as per MD orders, and evaluating treatment outcomes.

-Determine when symptoms could be managed with judicious and safe use of medications, and notifying doctors when appropriate.

- Provides teaching and counseling in areas of health promotion, maintenance, disease prevention and management of acute/chronic illnesses.

-Consults with physician or other clinicians as dictated by patient need and assessment.

-Participates with physicians and other clinicians to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators for patients cared for.

-Reviews medical records for adequate follow up in treatment, diagnostic studies and referrals.

-Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systemic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status, patient involvement and patient advocacy.

-Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by the institution.

- Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.

-Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.

-Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.

-Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities to document, track and convey information.

- Participates in the development and implementation of educational programs.

-Reports infectious diseases to appropriate authority and performs surveillance rounds.

RN CASE MANAGER/Community Home Care Services Freesno, CA . 2009-2015

CLINICAL NURSE III CASE MANAGER/Saint Agnes Home Health and Hospice, Fresno, CA 2005-2009

RN CASE MANAGER/Visiting Nurse Service, New York 2004-2005 Responded and managed care for patients in home settings. Provided a safe, person-centered nursing care, attended to and collaborated with physicians.

-Applied the established Standards of Nursing Practice, principles and techniques in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of all assigned patients in acute, chronic and end of life.

-Performed physical assessments, consulted and referred patients to other healthcare professionals, facilities as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to patient needs.

- Coordinated and provided high-quality multidisciplinary health services, assessed and provided patients healthcare needs and resources.

-Worked independently, promoted teamwork, and maintained effective relationships with healthcare professionals and others.

- Provided education to patients and families regarding preventive health care, disease processes, potential medication side effects, nutrition, etc.

- Developed and implemented nursing care plans; evaluated these care plans and revised as necessary.

-Acknowledges staff rights and cultural and ethical beliefs.

-Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members.

-Evaluates effectiveness of care given by team members.

-Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel.

-Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.

-Participates in unit and department Performance Improvement activities. CHARGE NURSE/Harlem Hospital Center, New York 1998-2004 Utilized the nursing process to provide resources for complex patient care situations in ICU and Med-Surg units, supervised other members of the clinical nursing team and demonstrated standards of professional practice.

- Considered principles of death and dying when caring for the terminally ill medical/surgical patient. Provided emotional, spiritual, religious and cultural support to patients and their families.

-Coordinated total nursing care by assessing the patient, determining plan of care, participating in patient and family teaching and providing leadership by working collaboratively with ancillary nursing and other patient team staff.

-Made accurate, complete, and timely entries into the patient medical record addressing all steps of the nursing process. Actively communicated with members of the healthcare team, patient, and patient family.

-Provided care for critically ill patients with: Hemodynamic pressure lines (i.e: PA lines, CVP lines, arterial lines), Pressure monitoring devices: (i.e: ICP), Temporary pacing, C.O./C.I./C.C.O., Artificial airway/mechanical ventilation, as determined by the critical care unit assigned.

-Utilized the assessment, identified problems, made nursing diagnoses, formulated goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn, and incorporates family into the plan of care.

EDUCATION

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

PUBLICATIONS

DNP - FNP University of San Francisco 04/2020

MPH - University of San Francisco 08/1998

BSN - The College of New Rochelle 12/2003

R.N - School of Nursing Emekuku, Nigeria 12/1991

R.M - School of Midwifery, Waterside, Nigeria 12/1988 AANP Board Certified 06/2020

Nurse Practitioner License 10/2020

Nurse Practitioner Furnishing 10/2020

R.N California License Current

BLS Certified Current

California Association of Nurse Practitioners Current American Association of Nurse Practitioners Current Fall 12-12-2019 Addressing Childhood Obesity in a Rural Community Using Motivational Interviewing. Chituru Uwaoma University of San Francisco, https://repository.usfca.edu/dnp

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