Patient Advocate Care Assistant
Resume:
Georgiana Emereole
El-Paso, TX, 79934
Phone: 713-***-**** Email: *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Diligent, compassionate, and honest nursing professional with demonstrated background of success over 10 years postpartum, neonatal, gynecological, and medical patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic needs and environmental conditions. Oriented and meticulous in maintaining accurate patient care records and documents.Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills, and sound clinical judgment within this period of practice. CERTIFICATES and AWARDS
CPR, First Aid Certification, Foot Care Assistant Certificate, Breast-Feeding Certificate of Appreciation SKILLS
● Patient-focused care.
● Excellent communication skills.
● Dedicated patient advocate, which has me putting the needs and care of the patient above everything else.
● Remarkable ability to recognize signs of postpartum depression in patients.
● Strong knowledge of postpartum care procedures.
● Critical thinking and excellent problem-solving abilities.
● Time management.
● Interpersonal skills.
● Leadership.
● Strong clinical judgment.
● Patient and family advocate.
● Chronic disease management.
● Acute care expertise.
● Provided new mothers with instructions on bottle feeding and breast feeding techniques.
● Postpartum issues were identified, and provided patients with necessary information.
● Monitored new mothers and checked for signs of postpartum issues.
● Intravenous therapy, and perform blood draws.
● Performed new patients’ assessments.
● Focused on optimizing patient care and support.
● Advised patients about appropriate procedures when visiting newborn infants such as proper hand-washing techniques, protective wears and proper latching on technique.
● Expect multitasking and highly organized.
● Respect team players throughout my career, equipping me with the right mindset to offer everything I can to help improve patient outcomes.
● Excellent sense of integrity and honesty when dealing with sensitive subjects and situations related to patients.
● Transferring of critical postpartum, neonates and other patients with medical or surgical conditions via road or air ambulance from regional hospital to referral hospitals for expert management. WORK EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2016
Southern Regional Hospital - Dangriga, Belize, Central America
● Pediatrics, 2014 - 2016
Good communication skills to help children devise treatment and recovery. Bring yourself to their level and compassionately administer medication to them for easy cooperation and good outcome.
Critical thinking was considered in order to help review all the available facts and make medical choices that work best in the given situation.
Health Education emphasized on how to care for children at home after discharge.
Licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants were supervised as they carried out their procedures on pediatric patients as directed by physicians.
Assessment of their state of health and proper management implemented accordingly.
● Neonates, 2011 - 2014
Monitoring neonates in incubators with hygiene maintained.
Vital signs and color monitoring are highly important for their state of health and immediate intervention.
Regular changing of pampers to avoid nappy rash. If under phototherapy, frequent feeding for adequate rehydration.
Proper education given to their mothers on proper handwashing, proper latching on breast and handling of the newborn.
Proper knowledge of infusion pumps for medications and IV fluids.
Adequate warmth maintained to avoid hypothermia.
● Postpartum, 2007 - 2011
Constantly checking the mother and baby for signs of common postpartum complication.
Monitoring the vital signs of mother and baby following birth.
Cleaning, weighing, and dressing the newborn.
Administering vaccinations and performing routine tests of newborns.
Overseeing any taking of medications by mothers. 2004 - 2007
Livingwood Mission Hospital - Aba, Nigeria
● Treat and care for patients after major surgical procedures.
● Collaborate with physicians, case managers, families, and other staff members when developing a plan for care and treatment during the hospital stay.
● Followed a treatment plan and medication schedule.
● Close monitoring of the postpartum mother for easy detection of postpartum hemorrhage and the newborn for hypothermia, hence adequate heat provision. 1999 - 2003
Adi Specialist Clinic - Calabar, Nigeria
● Assessment, checking of vital signs, weighing canalization of vein and blood withdrawals.
● Assisting the doctor to position the patient properly for general body examination.
● Recording and giving of appointment dates.
● Assisting the doctor to perform minor surgeries like I&D.
● Infection control and aseptic procedures implementation.
● Making sure that expected medications and other treatments were enhanced. 1994 - 1999
Group Specialist Hospital - Calabar, Nigeria
● Prenatal care of pregnant women, which involves: health education on signs of labor, importance of nutrition, types of clothing acceptable during pregnancy, sleep and rest, weighing, palpation of their abdomen, blood pressure, pulse and respiration checks, fetal heart rate check, routine urine testing for glucose and protein checks.
● Blood collection with appropriate tubes for routine checks.
● Disposed routine pregnancy medications.
● Maintain an inventory of supplies including IVs, dressings, and catheters.
● Coordinates with doctors to develop patient care plans.
● Provided daily patient assessments including fundamental checks. EDUCATION
1990 - 1992
School of Nursing University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital - Enugu, Nigeria
- Associate Degree in Nursing
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