Jackline Njeri Ndungu
Personal Carer
Flagstaff Hill,SA
Summary
Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.Please feel free to contact the under mentioned in regard to my competence, work ethic and performance. Monicah Nyambura Care Manager SCC Bucklands Residential, Julie Anderson Residential Service Manager and Anne Mbuthia Registered Nurse Flinders Hospital.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Personal Carer
SOUTHERN CROSS CARE
06.2022 - Current
- Memory Support Unit/Low care/High care, Working while displaying cultural sensitivity
- Communicating with frail and confused patients
- Navigating computer systems for records
- Supporting new residents
- Building trust and demonstrating compassion
- Prepare resident refreshments and food trays on a regular basis
- Clean and straighten resident living spaces on a weekly basis
- Transport residents to and from their rooms and dining area
- Assist with in-service training for new facility workers as necessary
- Assisted in treatment of staff and patients for minor injuries
- Furnished assistance in maintaining a sanitary and safe facility work environment
- Assessed and reported any hazardous situations in facility
- Participated in health and safety orientation sessions for new employees
- Upheld all facility guidelines and regulations in all performed tasks.
Staff Nurse/Shift leader
M.P. SHAH HOSPITAL
03.2019 - 01.2022
- Solving issues as they arise per shift and assessment of patients to ensure all protocols are observed as per the JCI schedule
- Providing leadership, guidance, support and assistance to help staff provide overall exceptional patient care and safety
- Ensuring Kaizen is maintained in the unit by updating the daily Kaizen board
- Providing reports at the end of every shift to the incoming shift and for the hospital compilation
- Working hand in hand with my supervisor during allocation and shift compilation
- Facilitated in patient flow during emergencies situations, admissions and transfers with multi-departmental communication prioritizing nursing tasks for optimal patient safety and satisfaction
- Delivered specialized acute patient pre-op and post-op care for orthopedic/medical-surgical/OB-Gyn/Vascular and general surgery, including pain management, monitoring for hemodynamic instability, maintenance of medication regimen, physical/neurovascular assessments, infection control, anticoagulant, IV fluids, intake/output monitoring, education and emotional support
- Educated patients and families on treatment strategies, biomedical safety precautions, answered questions and provided take-home materials for further information and continuum of highest quality of care
- Administered medications to patients and monitored responses, maintaining personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices
- Provided palliative care with implementation
- Performed various treatment and nursing care interventions, including IV catheter insertion, nasogastric tube placement, aseptic central line dressing changes, surgical site/wound/ostomy care, female foley catheter insertion, CPR, Heimlich maneuver, chest tube management including assisting physician with emergent chest tube placement, blood product transfusions, intravenous infusions and chemotherapy infusions.
Endoscopy Nurse
THE NAIROBI WEST HOSPITAL LIMITED
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Ensuring a high standard of nursing care to patients attending the Endoscopy Unit, working within company policies and procedures
- Providing technical assistance during diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopic procedures ensuring safe working practice
- Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care
- Maintaining personal contact with patients and relatives, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times
- Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected
- Storing, checking and administering drugs in accordance with established standards and guidelines
- Working with minimal supervision during endoscopic procedures, admission and recovery of patients and other related procedures
- Contributing to the local resolution, investigation and follow up action of any informal or formal complaints
- Participating in the care and maintenance of endoscopes and other specialized equipment, ensuring an agreed standard of decontamination at all times including accurate records of traceability of all endoscopes and associated equipment
- Ensuring the safe discharge of all patients from the Endoscopy unit
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with established standards and regulation
Nurse Manager
NAIROBI WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, RONGAI
03.2018 - 10.2018
- Maternity and Newborn Unit
- Main responsibility
- Perform evaluation of the patient’s condition, reviews history and determines care plan
- Monitor new mothers through the stages of the labor
- Provide care to the infants in their first few hours of life
- Assist physician/specialist during labor
- Prepare mothers for elective or emergency Caesarean Section as per the established protocols
- Provide post-partum care and patient education to the mother
- Accurately recording nursing care on chart forms, birth certificates, and patient information system
- Ensure conformance to the principles of infection control in delivery of OB care
- Identify training needs and recommending educational activities for nursing staff in Labor and Delivery Unit
- Updating the physician/specialist regularly on progress and any changes in patients’ conditions
- Acting as line manager to the other nurses on the team
- Undertaking screening of resumes, conducting interviews and hiring competent staff
- Conducts unit orientation for newly hired nurses
- Staying abreast of current developments in the field of Labor and Delivery and keeping the staff updated regarding procedures through group discussions, lectures, and in-service training
- Monitoring and controlling unit supplies and other required resources ensuring appropriate and efficient utilization avoiding wastage
- Participating in Nursing Quality Management and other hospital-wide committee programs as designated by theNursing Director
- Assessing the situation of the unit and equally allocates patient assignments to nurses according to skills and workloads
- Acting as the Unit Representative in the department or hospital’s meetings as designated
- Conducting unit meetings to resolve issues affecting staff performance and other unit-related concerns in the care of patients admitted in the unit
- Performing other duties as designated by the Nursing Director.
DEPUTY NURSING MANAGER
MARURA NURSING HOME
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Management of Medical/Surgical /Pediatric ward
- Stock taking of surgicals and medications in the ward
- Duty allocation and management of staffs
- Assess, planning, implementing nursing intervention and evaluating patients outcomes using a holistic approach
- Administering and monitoring medication and intravenous infusions
- Care for both adult and children patients with acute and chronic conditions in both medical, surgical and pediatric ward
- Dressing of clean and septic wounds
- Providing emotional support to patients and relatives
- Tutoring student nurses and student nurse aids
- Administration and monitoring of blood transfusion to patient with low hemoglobin
- Assisting in the discharge and admission of patients to add to care throughout the shift
- Use of current research to provide care for diverse needs; and utilize nursing best practices in diverse situations
- Pre and Post-Operative care for clients.
HOMEBASED NURSE
HOME BASED CARE DIAL, A-NURSE SERVICES
04.2017 - 08.2017
- Main responsibility
- Discharge of patients from a hospital environment to a home set-up
- Administering medication and monitoring of intravenous infusions
- Feeding of the patient with well-balanced diet
- Upholding high standards of hygiene by keeping the patient and the environment clean
- Facilitating physical exercises on the patient
- Monitoring and assessing of patients’ condition, taking vital signs and wound care
- Booking doctor’s appointments for clients
- Documentation of patients care notes
- Checking bedridden patients for bedsores and muscle weakness
- Identifying care issues and making recommendation on change of patient’s care plan
- Talking to family caregivers who are present during the stay, listening to their concerns and updating them on patient’s condition
- Reporting to my supervisor on patient’s condition.
Education
Certificate III in individual support(Ageing and Disability) -
Cube Institute
Akuna Drive Williamstown,North Victoria 02.2022 - 05.2022
Certificate on Newborn Skin Care and Health by Johnsons and Johnsons HealthCare - undefined
Certificate on Basic Life Support approved by the - undefined
American
Diploma - Kenya Registered Nurse Midwife
Pumwani College of Nursing And Midwifery
09.2013 - 04.2017
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Maasai Group of Schools
01.2009 - 11.2012
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Pleasant View Group of Schools
01.2001 - 11.2008
Skills
Skilled in Community Health Nursing and scheduling patient testing and screeningundefined
Timeline
Personal Carer
SOUTHERN CROSS CARE
06.2022 - Current
Certificate III in individual support(Ageing and Disability) -
Cube Institute
02.2022 - 05.2022
Staff Nurse/Shift leader
M.P. SHAH HOSPITAL
03.2019 - 01.2022
Endoscopy Nurse
THE NAIROBI WEST HOSPITAL LIMITED
01.2019 - 03.2019
Nurse Manager
NAIROBI WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, RONGAI
03.2018 - 10.2018
DEPUTY NURSING MANAGER
MARURA NURSING HOME
09.2017 - 02.2018
HOMEBASED NURSE
HOME BASED CARE DIAL, A-NURSE SERVICES
04.2017 - 08.2017
Diploma - Kenya Registered Nurse Midwife
Pumwani College of Nursing And Midwifery
09.2013 - 04.2017
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Maasai Group of Schools
01.2009 - 11.2012
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Pleasant View Group of Schools
01.2001 - 11.2008
Certificate on Newborn Skin Care and Health by Johnsons and Johnsons HealthCare - undefined
Certificate on Basic Life Support approved by the - undefined
American
Custom
- Swimming
- Walking
- Reading
- Gardening
- Painting and Drawing
- Cooking
- Knitting
- Playing Instruments
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