I have 17 years 9 months experience working in different clinical settings providing nursing care to adults, infants, and adolescents in Botswana. I want to use my health nursing skills, knowledge, experiences, enthusiasm and passion to provide quality care as a health-based practitioner. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Knowledgeable Occupational Health Nurse possessing experience in creating and implementing early intervention health programs. Promoting exemplary decision-making, reporting and relationship building skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Health Nurse
Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, KBL
Gaborone
03.2023 - Current
Medical Consultation (symptom diagnosis, issuing medical advice, sick notes, referrals, writing prescriptions)
Surgical dressing
Administer injections
Consultation of employees and medication dispensing (1-4 medications)
Provision of counseling and Referrals to Medical Doctors, Physiotherapist, Psychologists and or hospitals
Follow up care
Medical report collections
Sourcing quotations for medications from KBL approved vendor and quotation for 3rd party medical diagnostic tests
Health screening
Health Education on Occupational Health Illness
Audits &related inspections (as per VPO &DPO policies and MOH regulations)
Budgeting-negotiate for all outsourced services Occupational Healthcare
Biological monitoring
Urine analysis, Fasting blood sugar, Cholesterol screening, HIV screening, Blood pressure, Pulse screening, Weight and height screening, BMI screening, Eye tests, Auscultation of the lungs, Physical assessments and reporting
Hygiene surveys (as per DPO, VPO and Ministry of Health regulations)
Inspection of first aid boxes
General plant tours g
Occupational health education/training
Monitoring of Pre &Exit medical Exam and reporting Project Tshelang
Monitoring of chronic illness patients for medical follow ups, Medication compliance, Laboratory compliance, Distribution of chronic illness medication that comes pre-packaged and pre-labelled by individual from medical insurance and Monitor referrals
Educated all employees on flu symptoms, illness prevention, benefits of good hygiene and smoking cessation programs.
Collaborated with physicians or other licensed practitioners to arrange further medical treatment.
Provided individualized medical counseling for employees and coordinated examination requirement activities.
Employed nursing skills to evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow.
Liaised between employees with health concerns and supervisors, maintaining medical confidentiality to communicate work status and coordinate return to work accommodations.
Assisted with accident investigation program to identify root cause of incidents and near-misses.
Leveraged approved medical, nursing and statistical formats to maintain accurate clinical records.
Promoted high level of service to every individual while observing confidentiality rules and company regulations.
Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Delivered array of employee health services at company, which included health screening and vaccinations.
Service Quality Specialist(Nurse)
Bummhi, Botswana University of Maryland School of Medicine, Molepolole
Gaborone
01.2021 - 02.2023
Enhance capacity of health professionals working at facility level to improve system and processes for effective delivery of comprehensive HIV care
Supporting of 5 facilities and supervising of 14 Bummhi employees
Provision of professional trainings to nurses, Lay Health care workers and other staff on TB HIV Epidemic control
Participate in Public Health activities to empower the public with HIV prevention initiatives
As a Quality improvement officer, ensures that data discrepancies are attended on time, gaps identified in patients’ management are addressed to ensure good quality care
Provision of clinical mentorship to Kweneng East facilities
Provide clinical care in outpatient clinics to support integration of HIV treatment into general outpatient settings
Provide consultation in general outpatient clinic
Support health facility continuous quality improvement agenda
Support sites to develop improvement plans as part of remediation actions
Ensure direct report have monthly workplans that are implemented in accordance to programmatic priorities
Use information generated by the program through site assessment and performance review to develop recommendations to the facility managers for resource re-allocation and/or prioritization
Consultation of children and adolescents including screening them for DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS Free Mentored Safe)
Providing adolescents with clinical package (HIV testing, contraceptive method mixes, STI and treatment), psychosocial support, Post GBV care and Prep, Social assets building skills.
Developed and implemented systems to track customer feedback and satisfaction.
Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for process monitoring and reporting.
Assisted with staff training to enforce quality, safety and sanitation guidelines.
Attended training programs to deepen professional skillset and assisted in training fellow employees on existing and new training programs.
Created and delivered presentations to internal and external stakeholders to showcase work.
Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
Principal Registered Nurse
Princess Marina Hospital
Gaborone
05.2018 - 12.2020
Unit:Female medical ward
Provides care to hospitalized adult patients with various medical conditions including diabetes, HIV, TB, Hypertension, kidney failure, Auto immune disease, Liver disease, Hepatitis, Covid ,Care includes:
Admission of patients
Screening and Isolation of patients with TB and Covid
Administration of oral medications, intravenous medication to admitted patients
Continual monitoring of patients until discharge
Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
Liaise with other departments for further management of the patient where pertinent
Ordering of ward inventory and medications
Management and Supervision of junior staff
Providing counseling to patients with various conditions
Screening and Isolation of patients with TB and Covid patients
Referring of patients to various private Hospitals as per doctors’ orders
Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Contributed substantially to successful department COHSAS accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Principal Registered Nurse
Princess Marina Hospital
Gaborone
01.2017 - 04.2018
Unit: Infectious Disease Clinic
Consults, investigates, diagnose and prescribes treatment for patients and refers to relevant professionals when necessary
ART initiation for patients
Daily screening of patients for TB
Departmental Infection control focal person
Record keeping and filing for patient’s cards
Quarterly screening of Employees or staff for HIV/TB and refer where necessary
Adherence to medication counseling (ARTs)
Health Education about HIV, side effects of ARTs, drug-drug interaction
Monthly report for TB cases
Follow up for defaulted patients
Auditing of patient’s files
Ensuring that there is adequate infection control in the unit, that is ensuring that hand washing is done properly, waste segregation is properly done and also ensuring that the unit cleanliness is properly done including supervising of cleaners
Entering patients on IPMS system
Principal Registered nurse
Kanye Seventh Day
Kanye
08.2009 - 12.2016
Unit: Infectious Disease care clinic
Adherence to medication (ARTs) counseling
Consultation and prescription of ARTs to adolescents and adults
Involved in IPT (Isoniazid Preventive Therapy) pilot study
Follow up of defaulted patients including home visits
Monthly report for the unit, unit audit
Involved in Kanye Hospital Risk management team
Represented Kanye Seventh Day Adventist Hospital at the National HIV statistical report in 2015
Facilitating Failure management team (organizing meetings and facilitating discussions for HAART failing patient)
Facilitating Teen club in Kanye Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Organizer and facilitator of a fundraising team which was helping needy children and orphans who were on HAART in Kanye Hospital
IDCC Infection control focal person /TB focal person
Represented Kanye Hospital in the 6th Botswana International HIV Conference in 2016
Performing pap smear, issuing results and refer where necessary
Involved in Gene expert study
Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
Senior Registered Nurse
Kanye Seventh Day
Kanye
05.2008 - 08.2009
Unit :Female Medical Ward
Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Auditing and report writing
HIV pre and Post test counselling
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, technicians, and unit clerks.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Provides care to hospitalized adult patients with various medical conditions including diabetes, HIV, TB, Hypertension
Admission of patients, provision of emergency resuscitation to patients, and continual monitoring of patients until discharge
Liaised with other departments for further management of the patient where necessary
Involved in national projects such as auditing and writing of reports
HIV pre-test and post-test counseling, Female/Male Surgical Ward
Registered Nurse
Kanye Adventist Hospital
Kanye
09.2005 - 04.2008
Unit: Surgical Ward/Male&Female
Provided care to hospitalized adult patients with various surgical conditions including fractures, wound care, burns
Prepare patients for pre and post operation
Admission and continual monitoring of patients until discharge.
Provided care to patients with abdominal surgery including Appendicictomy,Total abdominal Hysterectomy(TAH)Bilateral Tubaligalion(BTL)
Wound care for burns(1st-3rd degree burns),Kaposi Sarcoma(KS),Bed/Pressure sores,
Caring for patients with Head injury
Suturing
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Education
Diploma in General Nursing - General Nursing
Institute of Health Sciences(Gaborone)
Gaborone, Botswana
05.2002 - 05.2005
Diploma - Occupational Health &Safety &Environmental Law
Institute of Commercial Management
Gaborone, Botswana
03.2015 - 05.2016
Post Graduate Certificate - Enterprise Risk Management
Botswana Accountancy College
Gaborone, Botswana
09.2018 - 05.2019
OHSAS - Occupational Health& Safety Standards
Botswana Bereau of Standards
Gaborone,Botswana
01.2007 - 01.2007
Pediatric Kitso - ARV Paediatric Kitso
Baylor College of Medicine
Gaborone, Botswana
08.2012 - 08.2012
Nurses ARV Prescribing & Dispensing - ARV Training
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute
Gaborone, Botswana
08.2013 - 08.2013
Kitso refresher course - Kitso Training
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute
Gaborone,Botswana
07.2012 - 07.2012
TB/HIV Training for High-Risk Health care workers Programme -Kanye DHMT
Medication Adherence counselling -
Botswana Harvard Institute
Gaborone, Botswana
08.2009 - 08.2009
Skills
A dedicated and result driven, diligent, highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills and good clinical training and mentoringundefined
Affiliations
Member: Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana (2005-to date)
Certification
Registered with Botswana Nursing and Midwifery Council
Timeline
Occupational Health Nurse
Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, KBL
03.2023 - Current
Service Quality Specialist(Nurse)
Bummhi, Botswana University of Maryland School of Medicine, Molepolole
01.2021 - 02.2023
Post Graduate Certificate - Enterprise Risk Management
Botswana Accountancy College
09.2018 - 05.2019
Principal Registered Nurse
Princess Marina Hospital
05.2018 - 12.2020
Principal Registered Nurse
Princess Marina Hospital
01.2017 - 04.2018
Diploma - Occupational Health &Safety &Environmental Law
Institute of Commercial Management
03.2015 - 05.2016
Nurses ARV Prescribing & Dispensing - ARV Training
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute
08.2013 - 08.2013
Pediatric Kitso - ARV Paediatric Kitso
Baylor College of Medicine
08.2012 - 08.2012
Kitso refresher course - Kitso Training
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute
07.2012 - 07.2012
TB/HIV Training for High-Risk Health care workers Programme -Kanye DHMT
Medication Adherence counselling -
Occupational Health Nurse / Health Consultant / Vaccinator at Life Care Consultants LTDOccupational Health Nurse / Health Consultant / Vaccinator at Life Care Consultants LTD