GYAASE STEPHEN

THE BANK HOSPITAL-P. O. BOX **** BLOCK F6 SHIPPI RD, CANTONMENT, ACCRA, GH

MOBILE: 020*******– adv2kt@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Motivated, Dedicated, Highly Skilled Peri-Operative Nurse offering over fourteen (14) years of nursing background providing attentive care in General nursing, Peri-Operative and CSSD settings. Successful in anticipating and meeting needs of patients, colleagues and managers alike. Expertise in Pre, Intra and Post-Operative Nursing care as well as managing C.S.S.D activities, N.H.I.S G-DRG Coding, Claims Vetting and Audit.

WORK HISTORY

3/2021 – CURRENT CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT (C.S.S.D) SUPERVISOR:

THE BANK HOSPITAL – CANTONMENT ACCRA, GHANA

RESPONSIBILITIES

●Ensure adherence to infection prevention regulations for continued company compliance.

●Carry out strict supervisory duties to ensure compliance with relevant institutional regulations.

●Keeping regular inventory of the facility's stock of sterile devices up to date and identifying shortages and ordering new equipment when necessary.

●Maintaining the sterility of the C.S.S.D by ensuring culture of the working areas and sterile stores is taken periodically.

●Organising and Coordinating Daily Activities of the C.S.S.D.

●Sterilisation of instruments, cleaning and disinfection of equipment including endoscopes.

●Pre, intra and post-operative care of surgical patients.

●Maintaining stock levels of operating room supplies.

●Checking the expiry of drugs and other consumables used in the operating theatre periodically.

●Maintaining the operating room register/Doctor’s preference card.

●Setting Up of the Operating Rooms for surgeries.

●Scrubbing, Circulating, organising and Assisting in Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures.

●Submission of inputs for the Preparing Annual theatre Budget.

●Attending Departmental Meetings.

●Organise periodic training for unit staff.

●Maintaining incident book.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

●Recommended infrastructural and systemic changes in the C.S.S.D.

●Recommended for the acquisition of standard C.S.S.D/operating room equipment and surgical supplies.

●Developed a database for the C.S.S.D and theatre suits.

●Developed a standard count sheet for all surgical instrument sets.

●Developed standard checklists for all surgical equipment.

●Developed a comprehensive billing/costing sheet for the theatre.

●Ability to scrub for the undermentioned surgical specialties;

1.General surgery

2.Obstetrics & Gynaecological surgery

3.Urologic surgery

4.Endoscopic procedures

5.Orthopaedic surgery

6.Paediatric surgery

7.Neurosurgery

●Ability to operate the underlisted CSSD machines after practical training;

1.Steelco instrument washer

2.Meiko instrument washer

3.Tuttnauer steam steriliser

4.Tuttnauer table-top steriliser

5.Tuttnauer heat sealing machine

6.Entrhal cutting unit

7.Dayang gauze cutting machine

8.Matachana biological incubator

WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS ATTENDED

●Making the endoscopy environment safe (18/05/2022), Endoscopy unit of University of Ghana medical Center.

●Steris University education series (2022)

A. Loaner instrument tray management: a shared responsibility.

B. keeping your house clean- sprucing up your instrument tracking database.

C. Make tracking software your workflow partner.

D. Effective high-level disinfection (live).

E. Air management- what does it mean to SPD?

F. Sterilisation failures: how they fit into your QMS program.

H. A journey of a surgical instrument.

I. Containers: the forgotten medical device.

J. A systematic approach to replace hospital ethylene oxide guide

K. SafMed Rigid Endoscopy Webinar Series Webinar 1 (2023)

L. SafMed Rigid Endoscopy Webinar Series Webinar 2 (2023)

04/2020 – 5/2021 SENIOR PERI- OPERATIVE NURSE:

AKOMAA MEMORIAL ADVENTIST HOSPITAL - KORTWIA BEKWAI ASHANTI REGION, GHANA

RESPONSIBILITIES

●Maintaining the sterility of operating theatre by conducting operating theatre culture periodically.

●Setting Up of the Operating Rooms for surgeries.

●Organising and Coordinating Daily Activities of the Theatre.

●Sterilisation of instruments, cleaning and disinfection of equipment.

●Pre, intra and post operative care of surgical patients.

●Maintaining stock levels of operating room supplies.

●Checking the expiry of drugs and other consumables used in the operating theatre periodically.

●Maintaining the operating room register.

●Scrubbing, Circulating, organising and Assisting in Surgical Procedures.

●Preparing Annual Budget.

●Attending Heads of Department Meetings.

●Appraising unit Staff.

●Organise periodic training for unit staff.

●Maintaining incident book.

●Organising monthly unit meetings.

●Major and minor suturing of accident wounds.

●Overseeing surgical wound dressings.

●Carried out strict supervisory duties to ensure compliance with relevant institutional regulations.

●Ensured adherence to infection prevention regulations for continued company compliance.

●Managed the smooth operation of the theatre and Central Sterilisation and Supplies Department through a comprehensive teamwork.

●Carried out day-day-day unit managerial duties accurately and efficiently.

●Analysed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.

●Manage team of 8 employees, overseeing the training, and professional growth of employees.

●Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin the nursing process.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

●Recommended infrastructural and systemic changes in the theatre.

●Recommended for the acquisition of standard operating room equipment and surgical supplies.

●Developed standard protocols (duties of; Organizer, circulator, scrub nurse and immediate post operative care).

●Developed a Perioperative documentation form for the Hospital.

09/2017- 03/2020 SENIOR PERI-OPERATIVE NURSE

HAWA MEMORIAL SAVIOUR HOSPITAL – OSIEM, EASTERN REGION GHANA

RESPONSIBILITIES

●Maintaining the sterility of operating theatre by conducting operating theatre culture periodically.

●Setting Up of the Operating Rooms for surgeries.

●Organising and Coordinating Daily Activities of the Theatre.

●Sterilisation of instruments, cleaning and disinfection of equipment.

●Pre, intra and post operative care of surgical patients.

●Maintaining stock levels of operating room supplies.

●Checking the expiry of drugs and other consumables used in the operating theatre periodically.

●Maintaining the operating room register.

●Scrubbing, Circulating, organising and Assisting in Surgical Procedures.

●Preparing Annual Budget.

●Attending Heads of Department Meetings.

●Appraising unit Staff.

●Organise periodic training for unit staff.

●Maintaining incident book.

●Organising monthly unit meetings.

●Major and minor suturing of accident wounds.

●Overseeing surgical wound dressings.

●Carried out strict supervisory duties to ensure compliance with relevant institutional regulations.

●Ensured adherence to infection prevention regulations for continued company compliance.

●Managed the smooth operation of the theatre and Central Sterilisation and Supplies Department through a comprehensive teamwork.

●Carried out day-day-day unit managerial duties accurately and efficiently.

●Analysed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.

●Managed team of 12 employees, overseeing the training, and professional growth of employees.

●Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin the nursing process.

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

●7th Annual scientific conference 17/10/2017-20/10/2017 (Paediatric Trauma Care: Maximising Peri-Operative Nurses Advocacy Role to Improve Patients’ Outcomes.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

●My project work brought out nurses’ knowledge on assessing and managing post operative pain at the first-floor surgical theatres of Korle-Bu.

●I have worked as the unit head (theatre) for two and half (2.5) years helping to improve the quality of care.

●Recommended and supervised infrastructural changes in the theatre.

●Recommended for the acquisition of standard surgical supplies.

●Periodically deputised the nurse manager and recommended assisted in systemic changes in the nursing department.

●Orchestrated and supervised at all levels the establishment of a Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU).

●Developed standard protocols (duties of; Organizer, circulator, scrub nurse and immediate post operative care).

●Developed a Perioperative documentation form for Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital.

●Head of tariff review and operational cost assessment research team.

●Facilitated training of Management, Prescribers, unit Heads and key Staff on Diagnosis and treatment mismatch, reducing waste and improving efficiency and proper GDRG coding.

●Reclaimed understated number of insurance claims after re-vetting in the month of June 2017 for Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital.

●Successfully led the implementation of research recommendation for Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital in 2017.

●Implemented marketing strategies which resulted in 10% growth of revenue.

01/2009 - 01/2013 STAFF NURSE

01/2013 – 01/2016 NURSING OFFICER

01/2016 – 08/2017 SENIOR NURSING OFFICER:

ST. PETER’S CATHOLIC HOSPITAL – JACOBU, AMANSIE CENTRAL ASHANTI REGION, GHANA

RESPONSIBILITIES

●Maintaining the sterility of operating theatre by conducting operating theatre culture periodically.

●Setting Up of the Operating Rooms for surgeries.

●Organising and Coordinating Daily Activities of the Theatre.

●Sterilisation of instruments, cleaning and disinfection of equipment.

●Pre, intra and post operative care of surgical patients.

●Maintaining stock levels of operating room supplies.

●Checking the expiry of drugs and other consumables used in the operating theatre periodically.

●Maintaining the operating room register.

●Scrubbing, Circulating, organising and Assisting in Surgical Procedures.

●Preparing Annual Budget.

●Attending Heads of Department Meetings.

●Appraising unit Staff.

●Organise periodic training for unit staff.

●Maintaining incident book.

●Organising monthly unit meetings.

●Major and minor suturing of accident wounds.

●Overseeing surgical wound dressings.

● Carried out strict supervisory duties to ensure compliance with relevant institutional regulations.

●Ensured adherence to infection prevention regulations for continued company compliance.

●Managed the smooth operation of the theatre and Central Sterilisation and Supplies Department through a comprehensive teamwork.

●Carried out day-day-day unit managerial duties accurately and efficiently.

●Analysed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.

●Managed team of 12 employees, overseeing the training, and professional growth of employees.

●Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin the nursing process.

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

●Triaging, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, management of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis 23/32015 – 25/3/2015 (organised by GRNMA Ashanti).

●Glaucoma management and leadership in nursing 6/8/2015(organised by GRNMA Ashanti).

●5th Annual Scientific conference 21/10/2015 – 23/10/2015(organised by PONGG).

●Management and administrative procedures, conditions of service, human resource procedures and Health System Strengthening for Middle Level Managers (3/4/2016 - 6/4/2016 then 9/10/2016 – 12/10/2016 by the Catholic Diocese of Obuasi).

●6th Annual Scientific conference 18/10/2016 – 21/10/2016 (Including basic life support training by national ambulance services, organised by PONGG).

ACHIEVEMENTS:

●My project work brought out nurses’ knowledge on assessing and managing post operative pain in the first-floor surgical theatres of Korle-Bu.

●I have worked as the unit head (theatre) for nine (9) years helping to improve the quality of care.

●Recommended infrastructural changes in the main theatres and new Maternity and Paediatric building.

●Recommended for the acquisition of standard operating room equipment and surgical supplies.

●I worked as the vice president of the Welfare Association 2014.

●I worked as a member of the Provident Fund Management team (St. Peter’s hospital) 2014.

●Member of GRNMA (local) disciplinary committee (2014).

●Developed standard protocols (duties of; Organizer, circulator, scrub nurse and immediate post operative care) for the facility.

●Developed a Perioperative documentation form St. Peter’s hospital, St. Benito Menni Hospital.

●Successfully led the implementation of research recommendations for St. Peter’s hospital, St. Benito Menni Hospital.

●Head of tariff review and operational cost assessment research team for St Peter’s Catholic Hospital, Jacobu, St Benito Menni Hospital, and Dompoase in the Ashanti Region.

●Successfully led the tariff review team of St. Peter’s hospital in a meeting with the National Health Insurance Scheme (Amansie Central District and Ashanti Region team with regional director of NHIS in attendance 3rd February, 2016).

●Facilitated training of Management, Prescribers, unit Heads and key Staff on Diagnosis and treatment mismatch, reducing waste and improving efficiency and proper GDRG coding for St. Peter’s hospital, St. Benito Menni Hospital.

●Implemented marketing strategies (outreaches) which resulted in 12% growth of customer base.

03/2009 ROTATION NURSE (internship/ national service):

REGIONAL HOSPITAL – SUNYANI, BONO REGION

SKILLS

●Proficient in Peri-Operative, Advanced and Basic Nursing Care management.

●Proficient in the use of Hospital Administration and Management Software (HAMS)

●Proficient in Ghana Disease Related Grouping (G-DRGs) and patient costing.

●Knowledgeable in vetting folders and NHIS claims

●Skilled in Perioperative nursing care.

●Ability to work for longer hours.

●Ability to establish good relationships with people.

●Ability to work under pressure.

●Training, developing and supervising operating room staff.

●Communicate effectively both orally and written

●Operating standard sterilisation machines.

●Managing and coordinating the activities of the Central Sterilisation and Supplies Department (CSSD).

●Ability to impart knowledge, supervise and appraisal others.

●Assist surgeons and doctors pre-operatively, intra operatively and post-operatively.

●Suturing of major and minor accident wounds.

●Close reduction and application of Plaster of Paris cast (POP).

●Haven worked with the under listed specialties;

1.General surgery

2.Obstetrics & Gynaecological surgery

3.Urologic surgery

4.Endoscopic procedures

5.Orthopaedic surgery

6.Paediatric surgery

7.Neurosurgery

●Ability to think critically and work on my own initiative.

●Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude.

●Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritise scheduling of work.

●Good interpersonal skills.

●Excellent problem-solving skills

●Ability to initiate and maintain clear, concise documentation

●Ability to analyse data and use the outcome of analysis for decision making.

●Basic research skills

●Basic ICT skills

●Basic financial and logistics management skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

●Assertiveness

●Conscientiousness

●Self-Discipline

●Dexterity

●Self-motivated

●Ability to motivate others

●Flexible attitude and committed to the needs of the service

●Trustworthy team player

●Easily adopt to different working environments

●Well organised

●Motivational team player

●Time management

HOBBIES AND INTEREST

●Reading

●Listening to news

●Volleyball

Football

EDUCATION

06/2001 B.E.C.E :

ST. AUGUSTINE’S R/C BOYS J.S.S – BEREKUM, BONO REGION

10/2001- 07/2004 S.S.S.C.E :

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL – DORMAA, BONO REGION

10/2005 – 08/2008 REGISTERED GENERAL NURSING (RGN) CERTIFICATE:

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE – BEREKUM

12/2011 – 04/2013 ADV. DIP PERI-OPERATIVE NURSING:

SCHOOL OF PERI-OPERATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING – KORLE-BU, ACCRA

07/2017 –2019 BSc. PERI-OPERATIVE NURSING:

SCHOOL OF PERI-OPERATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING – KORLE-BU, ACCRA

2022 CERTIFICATE, SafMed DIGITAL C.S.S.D FOUNDATION COURSE –

SOUTH AFRICA

2022 ASSOCIATE MEMBER, PERI-OPERATIVE NURSING

GHANA COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIVES - ACCRA

REFEREES

VINCENT ADEY SMITH

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NURSING

THE BANK HOSPITAL- CANTONMENT, ACCRA

TEL: 024*******

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MR. PAUL BESON

IPC NURSE AND CLINICAL COORDINATOR

THE BANK HOSPITAL- CANTONMENT, ACCRA

TEL: 024*******

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MRS. SANDRA OQUAYE

DIRECTOR FOR NURSING SERVICES

THE BANK HOSPITAL- CANTONMENT, ACCRA

TEL: 025*******

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