NKERA RUKUBANUKA 781-***-****

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Medford, MA 02155 www.linkedin.com/pub/nkera-nkera-rukubanuka/26/61a/245 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Accomplished in supervising multi-site health centers successfully, organizing a supply chain process with delivery to remote staff and sustaining long term relationships.

• Critical thinker, talents for assessing problems, developing and simplifying procedures, and finding smart solutions. Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in stressful situations.

• Develop strong rapport in working effectively with persons from other cultures.

• Skilled in working within environment with limited resources and/or settings.

• Professional background and training in nursing, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS and health policy, cost effectiveness, strategic management, management of health care organizations, policy implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning in health related projects.

EDUCATION

Brandeis University, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management Waltham, MA MS in International Health Policy and Management May 2013 Institut Superieur des Techniques Medicales (ISTM) Kinshasa Kinshasa, DRC Bachelor in Sciences of Nursing (BSN) October, 1993 Kaplan Test Preparation for Registered Nurse Boston, MA MA Registered Nurse License, RN-BSN June, 2010

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Somerville, MA Adult Family Care Community Health Registered Nurse 2014- Present

• Perform monthly or bi-monthly telehealth/home visits with participant and caregiver to assess needs and communicate/coordinate with participants care team

• Develop a progress notes as required by the Agency and/or MassHealth

• Generate MDS, Health Status, Careplan, PCP order Form, Prior Authorization, Incident Reports for clients as scheduled

• Perform participant initial assessment visits and/or admission visits to the AFC program when requested

• Organized participant’s charts for Audit and NCQA as scheduled Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) New York, NY 2011-2012

Nurse Manager, Boguila Project in Central Africa Republic (Expatriation)

• Supervised three teams (Outpatient Department, Pharmacy and Outreach) composed with 60 local staffs in remote locations supporting health care delivery in Boguila.

• Trained nurses, nurse assistants and community health workers, resulting in reduced general cost and reduction of wait time for patients.

• Scheduled, monitored and evaluated health services at Outpatient, Pharmacy and Outreach departments.

• Provided directions for the pharmacy team to update logbook for narcotics to decrease number of expired medicines.

• Provided direct nursing care to patients to model appropriate techniques for health care professional

Nurse supervisor, Pharmacy Guiglo/Duokue Project in Ivory Cost (Expatriation)

• Managed supply and demand chain using software designed for stock of pharmaceuticals for a total of 200 +/- beds.

• Ensured available pharmaceutical stock by effective communication and planning with the coordinator.

• Supervised 20+/- pharmacy employees, ensuring adherence to pharmacy policies.

• Trained pharmacy assistants to manage stock and reduce waste.

• Assisted with nursing care on an as needed basis. Belmont Manor Nursing Home Belmont, MA

Registered Nurse Dec. 2010-Feb. 2011

• Performed Nursing care for residents: Assessed for nursing diagnosis, planned and provided care and reviewed residents health status as needed

• Served as in charge and supervised 10 Nurses Assistants, two per shift Cambridge Hospital Cambridge, MA

Patient Access Representative II (Emergency Room Technician) 2007-2011

• Facilitated new nurse assistants’ orientation training for best practice, policies and procedures for 4 years

• Performed cardiorespiratory resuscitation (CPR) and electrocardiogram (EKG)

• Performed rapid laboratory tests: UA, HCG, Strep throat and Phlebotomy PRIOR NURSING EXPERIENCE

Polyclinique Presidentielle Congo, DRC

Nurse Manager of Dispensary and Triage Unit

• Triaged and performed patients care assessment and developed a health care plan that reduced outpatient visit waiting time from 4 to 2 hours. Performed normal delivery for non-complicated pregnancies.

Centre Medical D.G.C Congo, DRC

Charge Nurse of Triage and Urgent care Unit

• Triaged patients depending on chief complain and provided urgent care to acute cases

• Assisted in laboratory (phlebotomy, malaria smears test, SR, UA, HCG, Blood type) that resulted in reducing the lab results process from 2 days to 1 day.

• transfusion, tube feeding)

Hopital FOMULAC Katana Congo, DRC

Nurse Manager

• Managed the health center of reference of Murhesa with 50+ beds which led to increased revenue and a positive net income for FY 1988

• Performed transfusion, wound suture and tooth extractions, delivery of noncomplicated pregnancies and general nursing care at the health practices that helped save lives of 3000+ children.

SKILLS

• Massachusetts Registered Nurse, BSN-RN

• Meditech, SAMS, Annkissam,

• English (Proficient), French (native), Swahili (native), Lingala (native)

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