Curriculum Vitae for

Fundiswa Voko

Address: **** ********* *

Kanana Park

1820

Cell phone number: +27-78-761-****,

Alternative contact number: +27-71-524*-***

Email: adnbyg@r.postjobfree.com

Personal information:

Date of Birth: 21 July 1982

Gender: Female

Home Language: English&Xhosa (Speak, Read, Write)

Identity Number: 820**********

Professional status:

Qualified Registered General Nurse with more than 10 years of nursing experience.

South African Nursing Council (SANC) since 2005. Nursing council registration number: 15120256

Professional Experience:

April 2008 – May 2011: Worked as a Permanent Enrolled (Staff) Nurse in a General Surgical ward at Netcare Garden City Hospital.

May 2011 – May 2013: Enrolled for the Bridging Course Program at Netcare Education and qualified as a Registered General Nurse.

May 2013 – 30 November: I Work Permanently as a registered Nurse in Section 4 (Surgical ward) at Netcare Garden City Hospital.

I successfully assumed the position of Acting unit manager in section 4(surgical ward) in the month of January and February 2017 while the unit manager was on leave.

I was the documentation champion for the unit.

I sit in monthly Medical and Surgical Forum meetings representing Garden City Hospital at Regional level offering valuable input on how we can develop on documentation and various nursing aspects in the Medical and surgical units.

I worked as a Health Care Worker at Rudo home based care on a voluntary basis from July 2003 to July 2005.

1 December2017 - currently: working as a clinical facilitator at Garden city hospital, Clinical department.

1.Planning, organizing and execution of nursing care to patients of all levels.

2.Wound care, wound irrigation and educating patients on wound care of different types of wounds.

3.Delegation of nursing staff and ensuring that proper patient care is always executed by all nursing personnel.

4.Shift leading and ensuring smooth running of the unit in the presence and/or absence of the unit manager.

5.Orientation of newly appointed staff members as well as agency nurses and potential staff members.

6.Insertion of intravenous lines and Foleys catheters when necessary as per patient’s treatment plan.

7.Taking care of and emptying different wound drains as well as removal of drains as per doctors’ prescription.

8.Admission of patients, transfers between wards and discharge of patients.

9.Counting and balancing drugs, ordering of scheduled drugs and general ward stock.

10.Administering of medication to patients.

11.Regular communications with doctors, other nurses, pharmacists and other clinical staff regarding the patient’s condition.

12.Keeping relevant and up-to-date clinical notes (patient records) for all patients in my ward.

13.Counseling of patients (and sometimes of the patients’ relatives) when necessary.

14.Management and supervision of junior nurses. Assessing student nurses during procedures.

15.Ensuring patient confidentiality is respected and making sure that the patients are cared for as per the Netcare values and the Netcare way.

16.Use of various medical equipment and ensuring equipment is safe, clean and tidy.

17.Nursing High care patients and drafting as well as executing daily nursing care plans for high risk patients.

18.Duty scheduling of monthly duty rosters for all nursing staff.

19.Daily allocation of nursing staff.

20.Conducting in-service training of staff and students allocated to the nursing unit and delivering feedback on the monthly documentation meetings and Medical and Surgical Forums.

21.Utilize every opportunity with nursing personnel as teaching moments in order to improve on nursing care.

22.Assisting doctors with insertion of central venous lines and Quinton lines and caring for patients with different other central lines.

COMPETENCY AND EXPERIENCE

Surgical Ward.

Orthopedics.

Medical Ward.

Pediatric Ward.

Adult High care Unit.

Casualty

Clinical Department

Planning and organizing the ward thereby ensuring that high nursing standards are achieved.

Maintaining a safe environment for the pediatric patient making sure that medico-legal hazards and any potential threats to the patient and family are eliminated.

Creating a child friendly environment by making sure that the pediatric patients’ needs are met at all levels of care resulting in a shortened hospital stay.

Educating parents/ guardians and caregivers and patients on the relevant diseases and post-operative care at home or within the hospital.

Keeping the patient and parents/ guardians informed at all times. .

Running a nursing unit in the absence of the unit manager, supervision of junior staff members as well as addressing unsatisfied patients.

Ensuring the nursing unit is well staffed as per hospital acuity and according to the hospital policy.

Assisting the Doctor/medical staff with invasive procedures like insertion of central lines, permanent catheter for dialysis.

Assisting in the removal of intercostal drains and nursing the patient on with an intercostal drain.

Insertion of a nasogastric tube as well as nursing patients on nasogastric tube feeding and on free drainage.

Advanced wound care as well as nursing patients with third degree burns.

Nursing patients receiving Total Pare natal Nutrition.

Achievements:

Advanced Basic Life Support training (2021)

The Netcare Way Certificate (November 2014)

Assessor trained (May 2018

Previous Studies:

Gold Fields Nursing College:

Enrolled Nurse Course (August 2005- September 2007)

Netcare Education:

Bridging course 1 & 2 (May 2011- May 2013)

University of Johannesburg:

Baccalaureus Curationis (Educationist Et Administrations) Bcur Ed et Admin): Occupational Health Nursing Science (2018- 2020)

Masakhane Senior Secondary School (Matric- December 2000):

Subjects passed:

Mathematics

English

Afrikaans

Biology

Physical Science

Xhosa

Clinical Facilitator at Garden City Hospital

Work place clinical procedures and process facilitation

Educator for student and staff

Academic management of student in relation to hours of work, allocation in the wards,intergrate theory and practical, behavior and attitude during their studies

Assessment of students for formative and summative practical competency

Plan, organize and control the practical program for learners

Formulating Clinical Lesson plans and student Programme

Kronos

Monthly student’s allocations

Internal and External Summative examinations

Computer Skills:

Internet and E-mail

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel (Intermediate)

Microsoft Power Point

References

Mr. Zama Dlepu

Unit manager Section 1

Garden City Hospital

Tel: 011-***-****/1 OR 083-***-****

Mrs. Mamsie Nhlenyama

Education Manager

Garden City Hospital

Tel: 011-***-****/011-***-****/ 083*******/081*******

Xoliswa Mnculwane

Senior Clinical facilitator

Garden city hospital

Tel: 011-***-**** / 082-***-****

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