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BERNARD KWAW

BERNARD KWAW

Community Health Nurse/ Public Health Nurse
Bibiani

Summary

  • fully trained in the 15 care certificate courses.
  • Ambitious Certified Nursing Assistant possessing extensive experience with patient care in medical settings. Strong observational skills combined with excellent patient evaluation abilities. Proven history of cultivating strong patient rapport to provide quality care and patient education.
  • Reliable employee seeking senior health position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.
  • Service-focused Healthcare professional offering excellent patient-care and charting skills. Talented at attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings. Certified in patient care and patient carepatient care.
  • Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant adept at bathing, grooming and feeding elderly and disabled patients. Familiar with advanced medical terminology and procedures.
  • Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
  • Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
  • To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

21
21

9 Years of professional experience

Work History

Charge nurse

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING, Ghana Health Services, Sefwi, CHPS
05.2013 - Current
  • Responsible for preparing and scheduling the department activities and supervise the work done at the RCH
  • Resolved problems, improved operational and provided exceptional services
  • Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service
  • Exceed goals through effective task prioritization and promptly addressing for resolution
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity
  • Received and processed stock into inventory management system
  • Increase customer satisfaction by resolving issues
  • Implement cost-saving initiatives that address long-standing problems
  • Led project and analysed data to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Working at flexible hours, weekends and holiday shift and proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast paced environment
  • Collaborated effectively with external support providers, aiding continuity between caregivers by handing over after every shift
  • Provision of School health services
  • Health education to clients and families in their homes and in the hospital as well with respect to their health and family planning issues Treatment of minor ailments such as acute diarrhoea
  • Immunization of children both in the facility in their respective schools
  • Ensure continuous development of self by developing skills commensurate with the expanded role relevant to the post and undergoing assigned trainings and updates as at when due.

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Ghana Health services
Sefwi Bekwai
04.2013 - Current
  • Sefwi- Bekwai, Ashanti
  • Observing and recording the condition of patients
  • Monitoring patient's condition by taking temperatures, pulse, respiration and weight
  • Drug administration involving the dispensing and preparation of medication such as drawing up a measured amount for injections
  • Building a therapeutic relationship with patients and health team members
  • Giving of health education to clients
  • Home visiting of patients
  • Family planning service
  • Worked in the capacity of both a general nurse and midwife
  • Checking and monitoring of vital signs to promote optimum care
  • Apt skill in report writing and documentation of all the care given to patients under my care
  • Health education to client and family members on activities contributing to health and recovery such as nutrition, adherence to prescribed medication, exercise and lifestyle management.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
  • Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
  • Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
  • Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Green Sheild Hospital, Sefwi
06.2018 - 05.2021
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently and achieved service time and quality targets
  • Delivered exceptional client service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions
  • Prepared range of written communications, documents, and reports and supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help
  • Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately
  • Maintained clean, safe working environments to eliminate accident risks
  • Monitored and recorded vital signs of patients and consulted with doctor at the out patients department
  • Bathing, washing, dressing and simple wound dressing where necessary
  • Delivered direct nursing care and followed established procedures and protocols
  • Assisted patients to identify and meet their nutritional requirements always
  • Close monitoring of patients prone to falls and those presenting some challenging behaviours
  • Keeping departments clean and tidy, for example cleaning of equipment and making and changing beds.

Education

Bachelor of Public Health Nursing - Public Health Nursing

University of Health and Allied Sciences
2022

Registered Community Health Nurse -

Esiama Nursing Training College
Esiama
11.2012

Skills

  • Caregiver Relations
  • Electronic Recordkeeping
  • Emotional and Social Support
  • Vital Signs Collection
  • Linen Replacements
  • Feeding Assistance
  • Recording Vital Signs
  • Promoting Healthy Habits
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Preparing Meals
  • Companionship and Emotional Support
  • Patient-Focused Care
  • Care Monitoring
  • Patient Feeding
  • Quality Patient Care
  • Patient Safety Management
  • Assisting with Daily Living
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Wound Care
  • Patient Vital Taking
  • Documenting Activities
  • Assisted Living
  • Bed Making and Linen Changes
  • Empathy and Compassionate Care
  • Quality Education
  • Personal Care Assistance
  • General Housekeeping Abilities
  • Interdisciplinary Care
  • Range of Motion Exercisesadaptable
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Nutrition and Diet
  • Observation Documentation

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Green Sheild Hospital, Sefwi
06.2018 - 05.2021

Charge nurse

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING, Ghana Health Services, Sefwi, CHPS
05.2013 - Current

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Ghana Health services
04.2013 - Current

Bachelor of Public Health Nursing - Public Health Nursing

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Registered Community Health Nurse -

Esiama Nursing Training College

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