Miriam S. Sithole
** ***** ****, ********** ** **701Home: 508-***-****
Mobile: 508-***-****
adkh02@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experiences:
United Health Group (Optum Care) May 2016 - December 2020
● Implement interventions to support patient gain and maintain physiological stability to safely discharge home
● Prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities for treatment of acute and chronic disease
● Assess need for laboratory and diagnostic tests; order and interpret results
● Monitor patients’ responses to treatment and make changes as necessary
● Facilitate patients’ transition within and between health-care settings; from admission to discharge
● Weekly meetings collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on patients’ skilled progress and making appropriate referrals as warranted
● Prescribe, manage, and adjust pain medications - including opioid and adjuvant therapies - especially for post orthopedic procedures and chronic pain
Dr. Ajay Anand Group: ARNP Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2016
● Collaboration with supervising physician on care plans for management of acute and chronic medical conditions.
● Completion of histories and physicals for long term care residents.
● Write orders for medications, treatments and diagnostic tests.
● Identifying health risk factors and focusing on wellness and disease prevention especially on the short- term rehabilitation units.
● Contribute to interdisciplinary care plans.
● Make referrals to other health care providers and community resources.
● Admission and safe discharge of patients.
Caritas Physician Network: ARNP Feb. 2010 - Mar. 2012
● Weekly Grand rounds with physicians from different disciplines as part of medical education to mid-level practitioners and other healthcare providers.
● Collaboration with supervising physician(s) on care plans for management of acute and chronic medical conditions.
● Examination, taking medical histories of skilled and long term care residents.
● Write orders for medications, treatments, diagnostic tests.
● Identifying health risk factors and focusing on wellness and disease prevention especially on the short- term rehabilitation units.
● Attend, contribute to weekly interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
● Admission and safe discharge of patients.
● Maintain patient medical records per HIPPA guidelines. Wingate at Sudbury: Staff nurse Jul. 2001 – Dec.2009
● Perform nursing duties: Daily assessments; administer medications; admissions and discharges.
● Develop individual patient care plans and patient teaching.
● Delegate and supervise assignments to certified nursing assistants. Wingate at Sudbury: Staff Development Coordinator Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2007
● Staff continuous education facilitation.
● Tracking licensed staff credentials records.
● Evaluation of annual competencies.
● Orientation of new staff.
New Vision Foundation: Non–profit organization Feb. 2003 - Jan. 2006
● Work on a wide variety of community outreach and education projects geared to improve the welfare and health needs of Metro-West residents.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital: RN, Operating Room Jan. 2000 - Jun. 2001
● Assisted in a wide variety of intra-operative procedures in multiple surgical specialties in the OR. Registered Nurse: Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Westborough.Sept. 1999 -Jan. 2000
● Perform nursing duties: Daily assessments; administer medications; admissions and discharges.
● Update medical records as appropriate to reflect patient current status.
● Develop individual patient care plans and patient teaching.
● Participate in assigned nursing practice committee – wound care.
● Delegate and supervise assignments appropriate to certified nursing assistants. Nutrition Coordinator:Metro-West Medical Center – Framingham Campus. Oct. 1995-Aug. 1998
● Taught and assisted patients with food selections to meet the prescribed diets.
● Corrected and modified special menus: ADA, AHA, and renal diets.
● Updated and prepared in-patient Enteral nutrition per physician orders.
● Performed quality and accuracy tray line checks on patient’s food orders.
● Supervised dietary aides on the tray line.
Certified Nursing Assistant (Medication Certified):Bethany Health Care Center. Jan.1994- Feb. 1996
● In charge of 30 residents on level Four Unit.
● Administered medications.
● Transcribed monthly medical physician orders in patient’s medical records per facility policy.
● Set-up of monthly doctors’ appointments for in-house clinic visits.
● Patient teaching for those going out for special tests.
● Assessed, monitored patient skin integrity with wound management as indicated on physician orders
● Assisted patients with activities of daily living.
● Orientation to new nursing staff joining our team. Certified Nursing Assistant:Oak Knoll Health Care – Framingham
● Assisting patients with activities of daily living.
● Documentation of patient current functioning status as care planned. EDUCATION:
MSN:Advanced Primary Nursing: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Sept. 2007 - May 2009
Mass Bay Community College in Partnership with Brigham Women’s Hospital: Sept. 1997 - May 1999
● Participated in a fifteen-week didactic and clinical operative course.
● Introduction to role of circulator.
● Participated in a wide variety of intra-operative procedures in a variety of surgical specialties.
● Introduced to and practiced role of scrub nurse. Associate in Science: Registered Nursing: Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA. Masters in Education:Home Economics: Framingham State College, Framingham, MA. B.Sc. in Food and Nutrition: Framingham State College, Framingham, MA. Certificate in Education: Gweru Teachers’ College/ University Of Zimbabwe, Southern Africa.