Francisca Kontoh
Kasoa
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with over a decade of practice specializing in coordinating and delivering patient care within psychiatric (geriatric) settings. Proficient in upholding high-quality care standards in both hospital and private environments. Known for fostering strong interpersonal connections with healthcare professionals, clients, and their families. Dedicated to ensuring patients feel informed and at ease throughout their care journey through a compassionate and supportive approach. Seeking a career opportunity to leverage skills and expertise while pursuing ongoing professional growth.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Mental Nurse - (Senior Staff Nurse)
Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
01.2017 - Current
- Develop and implements care plans to meet clients’ needs.
- Evaluate, review, and amend caregiving to clients to ensure adherence to facility policies and Protocols.
- Assist in the supervision and developments of health care assistants and student nurses.
- Carry out community sensitization and awareness of mental health.
- Assess and admit patients with various mental conditions in the ward.
- Checking of patients vital signs.
- Administration of psychotropic and other medication to psychiatric patients.
- Monitor the effects of psychotropic medication patients.
- Assist to maintain patients’ personal hygiene.
- Give bed bath to very ill patients and prevention of pressure sores.
- Planning of meals and helps to feed patients.
- Give health talks to patients and relatives.
- Documents all activities regarding patients care.
- Monitor and review nursing care plan.
- Provide evidence base individual therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy for client.
- Create therapeutic relationships between staff, clients and relatives.
- Participate in ward rounds.
- Follow up on patients who default for review.
- Undertake the role of preceptor newly qualified staff.
- Give counselling to patients and relatives.
- Writes progress reports on treatments given to patients.
- Perform delegated assignment given by the ward manager.
Staff Nurse (Psychiatry)
Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Accra, Ghana
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Managed ward and responded to emergency cases by following appropriate procedures.
- Coordinated individual and group therapy.
- Documented clients’ progress and wellbeing in confidential files.
- Assists patients in keeping good personal hygiene.
Rotational Nurse
Koforidua Regional Hospital
Koforidua, Ghana
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Checking of patients vital signs.
- Assist to maintain patients’ personal hygiene.
- Give bed bath to very ill patients and prevention of pressure sores.
- Planning of meals and helps feed patients.
- Give health talks to patients and relatives.
- Documents all activities regarding patients care.
- Home visit and tracing of psychiatric clients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mental Health Nursing
Valley View University
01.2022
Diploma - Psychiatric Nursing
Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing Training College
Ankaful, Cape Coast06-2012
Skills
- Helping calm agitated clients and implementing cognitive behavior therapy
- Managing patients’ care using the wellness recovery and action plan (WRAP) concept
- Fall prevention and self-harm watch
- Excellent knowledge of infection control
- Outstanding communication skills
- Building rapport
- Bathing and Grooming
- Excellent housekeeping ability
- Expert multitasker and highly organized to manage several patients on my caseload
- Case documentation
Certification
- Registered Mental Nurse; RMN 3413
- Bsc. In Nursing (Mental health)
- Diploma In Nursing (Mental health)
LANGUAGE
Fluent in English and Twi
References
Kwame, Boamah, Director, 020811961, Koforidua Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Ghana
Hobbies and Interests
Watching of movies, listening of music and cooking
CRIMINAL RECORDS
None
Timeline
Registered Mental Nurse - (Senior Staff Nurse)
Accra Psychiatric Hospital
01.2017 - Current
Staff Nurse (Psychiatry)
Accra Psychiatric Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2017
Rotational Nurse
Koforidua Regional Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Mental Health Nursing
Valley View University
Diploma - Psychiatric Nursing
Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing Training College