Experience Nurse

Witina, Maurice O.

**** **** ***, *** ***** CA. *5624. Phone: 214-***-****

E-mail address:*************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

I am seeking this opportunity to be part of your organization and to bring my expertise as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, be it in Long-term care facility, Long-term acute care facility or Hospital setting or an Assisted Living. My over two years of experience, my unique approach to the Nursing profession and my team player attitude plus my respect and affection to the geriatric population, will bring a new face to the way your Facility is looking and handling Nursing business. I am currently enrolled for NCLEX-RN exam which I intend to sit for pretty soon as a path to further my education in this field. Nursing profession is a very dynamic and challenging field and so is the way we do business. This opportunity will put me in a position of advocacy to my patient’s needs, rights, care and well-being as well as the inclusion of family members as a component of this holistic approach I am willing to employ to better your organization at any level permitted by my scope of practice. I intend to use my knowledge to help strengthen, expand and shape the Nursing care you provide to be the safest, enjoyable and most professional in the business in the years to come.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Nurse Finders: 2255 Watt Ave suite # 10.Sacramento CA 95825

Contact Person: Beletha Price at 916-***-****

From January 2012 – Today

This is an agency that has sent me to various assignments including:

1. Health screenings: These set ups where the employer organizes health checkups for the employees in various departments. I have done some for Sam’s Club, Cusco, and Folsom police department.

2. School districts where I have worked as Elementary school nurse, attending to the needs of kids, who have various health challenges such diabetes,autism,ADHD and seizure.

3. Long Term Care Facility (nursing Homes).Most of our patient population are older adults who are facing various health challenges due to age or disability. I have worked to administer their medications, maintaining the efficient health records as required by the state, I have advocated for the need to have these individuals get access to proper care and their dignity is also upheld, and to maximize their independence as their illnesses can allow. I complete their daily assessments both physically and mentally while at the same time helping family members to understand the reason behind their loved one behavior. Their humane treatment and their dignity has been my priority.

4. I have been assigned to Sacramento county jail where I have worked to maintain vaccination schedules for the inmates and control other infectious diseases most of which are airborne; in collaboration with others I have achieved the respect of the clinic and trust of the inmates.

5. My current assignment is at the Sacramento Job Corps clinic wellness department under the supervision of Cecilia Johnson.This is a center where most of the patients are teenagers who need second chances in their lives after being in trouble with the Law, been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

a. I have maintained vaccination schedules as required by Department of Labor. My open door and respect policy have made it easier to deal with these students not just for me but also for other staff members who had found these kids uncooperative in the past. I have gained their trust both as a role model and a trusted professional they can approach.

b. I have been able to structure care plans for students with chronic illnesses such as asthma,seazures disorders, high blood pressure, chronic back pains, obesity and HIV to give them necessary accommodation they need for their everyday lives either in the dorms or at home.

Maxim Healthcare Services: 1050 Fulton Ave, suite 150. Sacramento CA 95825

From February 2012 Today

Contact person: Lisa Langley at 916-***-****

This is a home care agency that has sent me to various homes with all kind of patients mostly of geriatric population some of whom are Ventilators with concentrators either due to age or collapsed lungs, G-tubes, Suction machines and other equipment’s. I have worked diligently to not only improve air circulation in their stuffy rooms but also collaborate with other providers and family members to give the best care possible in a home setting. Currently I have two home based patients that are ventilator dependents, Foley catheter dependent and one is G-Tube feed

Brookhaven Nursing Home: 10700 Preston Rd Dallas TX 75240

From: Jan 2009 Nov 2011.

Contact supervisor: Phinter Akuku at direct line 214-***-****

Worked as charge Nurse on part-time basis (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday).My jobs included helping our residents with medication administration,charting,assesments,evaluations,other duties were to monitor and administer medications to those with breathing equipments,feeding tubes, draining tubes,trechs and other cardio monitoring equipments.I worked in this Long Term Care Facility coordinating care with other Healthcare professionals to provide the most efficient and continuous care for our these patients including personal hygiene, skin care, infection prevention, wound care and other needs according to Doctors orders.

Tarrant County Hospital: 1500 S.Main Fortworth TX 76104

From: Feb 2010--- August 2010

Contact Supervisor: Isaiah Okoth at 817-***-**** or 817-***-****

Worked as charge Nurse on part-time basis (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) and on different units including the inmate unit where I worked collaborating with various Healthcare professionals to provide the most efficient care for our inmates from personal hygiene to skin care to infection prevention to wound care and other needs according to Doctors orders. Appointed to the peer group committee.

Special Enforcement Bureau: 305 Oak Trail Dr Garland TX 75043

Security Officer

From February 2010--- November 2011

Contact Supervisor: Wilson at 214-***-****

Maintain security perimeters of the posts, enforcing rules and regulations including government contracts. These contracts included overseas travelling to provide security for military bases and training facilities.

Dunbar Armored: 105 Industrial Blvd. Grapevine TX 76051

Security Officer

From June 2005--- February 2010

(Contact Person: Angela at 817-***-****)

Duties including transporting large amounts of money from our vault to various Bank, picking up large amounts of money for Federal Reserve Bank and distribute them to regular banks, and sometimes to the airport to other countries or states (United States to Canada and Mexico.)

Victoria Gardens of Frisco: 1035 Relater Rd Frisco TX 75035

From Oct 2000 --- June 2005

CNA (certified nurse’s aide)

Contact person: Enos Odede at 214-***-****

Duties include taking care of residents and assisting them in their day to day activities of daily living such as dressing, eating, showers, and documentations

EDUCATION:

Aug 2007 -Aug 2008 Hill College LVN program

During this program there were several opportunities to work in the following hospitals:

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth: Long-term acute care facility.

Practiced in: ICU, Operation Room (OR), Rehab, Bedside on the floor, wound care and day –to-day patient’s care and medication administration.

John Peter Smith (JPS) main campus in Fort Worth:

Practiced in: Labor and Delivery (L&D) assessments of the fetus, the mother, late and early deceleration, check monitors, administer pain medications etc.

Emergency Room (ER); mostly IV administration, admission

Hugely Hospital:

Spent most of the rotation time in the OR (circulating & scrubbing), Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery

Cooks Children Fort Worth:

The areas assigned for the one month rotation included NICU, PICU, and Psychiatric Wing. Provided care to mostly premature neonates changing and weighing diapers, changing tubes, feedings and also including CPR when the machines goes off.

Johnson county jail in Cleburne:

provided care to in-mates under the supervision of an RN

Mostly gave flu shots and follow up assessment after the shots.

Dallas Community colleges (Brookhaven campus)

Jan 2003-2005

May 1997-may 2000

University of Nairobi (Kenya) Bachelors of science-Nursing

This four year program included practical’s, theories, clinical and research in science of nursing.

Practiced in various hospitals during clinicals.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES:

Kenyatta National Hospital: OR circulation & scrubbing, Emergency Department, Out-patient clinics.

Nairobi Hospital: Orthopedic Department, Labor & Delivery, Nursery.

Mathare Mental Hospital: Admissions, Safety.

Public health research Institute: Communicable Diseases, Infection Control.

Nakuru Geriatric Hospital Facility: Helped on the floor as nurse’s assistant.

Referees: Address Phone Known for:

Jane Otieno Arlington TX 817-***-**** 10yrs

Cecillia Johnson Sacramento CA 916-***-**** 1yrs

Ben Owino Dallas TX 469-***-**** 7yrs

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