Frederick Tetteh
Koforidua,EP
Summary
A Detailed oriented, qualified and experienced Registered nurse and Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist, researcher and data analyst impassioned through delivery of the highest quality of patient nursing and intensive/critical care, research and analysis of data to inform decision making. I have the training to quickly learn new procedures and responds to emergent situations with a critical thinking and fact-acting mindset. I am able to take initiative, a team oriented and reliable professional with expert nursing care and research knowledge.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANAESTHETIST
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
Koforidua, Ghana
06.2021 - Current
- Carries out assessment and triaging of trauma and critically ill patients at emergency and make decisions on which patient requires urgent surgery and or intensive care
- Recommend, Request and evaluate pertinent diagnostic studies
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Prescribing and haemotransfusing patient as necessary
- Sedation of patient outside operating room for nursing and minor surgical procedures
- Perform intubation and places patient on ventilator at emergency unit and intensive care unit
- Prescribe and administer medications as per patient requirement
- Manages patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte and acid base balance
- Administration of local anaesthesia, epidural, subarachnoid blocks and caudal epidural injection for lower backpain management
- Provide general anaesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence and post anaesthesia care
- Carrying out pre-anaesthetic clinics and post anaesthetic review at ward
- Perform nursing and anaesthesia equipment safety check before start of every duty shift
- Always write timely, accurate, comprehensive, and readable patient documentation
- Management of critically ill patient at emergency and intensive care units.
CERTIFIED REGISTERED ANAESTHETIST- PART TIME
VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY HOSPITAL
Akosombo, Ghana
03.2022 - 05.2022
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Administration of epidural anaesthesia for intra and post-operative pain management
- Conduct of pre-anaesthetic assessment clinic
- Daily machine check and setting up for procedures
- Decontamination and cleaning of equipment
- Administration of local, regional and general anaesthesia for all age groups
- Pre and Post anaesthetic reviews on the ward
CERTIFIED REGISTERED ANAESTHETIST-HOUSE OFFICER
ACHIMOTA HOSPITAL
Accra, Ghana
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Carry out pre-anaesthetic assessment clinics under supervision
- Preparation of patient prior to surgery
- Administration of sub arachnoid block and general anaesthesia under supervision
- Carrying out anaesthesia machine check prior to each procedure
- Sedation of patient for short procedures
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the operating room, recovery, obstetric and general wards
- Management of anaesthetic post-operative complications.
GENERAL NURSE
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
Koforidua, Ghana
07.2013 - 07.2017
- Admission and discharging of patients
- Care of patient in the intensive care unit
- Intravenous cannulation for fluid and haemotransfusion
- Application of backslab to stabilize fractures
- Application of skin traction to stabilize lower limb fractures
- Suturing
- Orientation of patients and relatives to the ward
- Administration of drugs as ordered
- Feeding of patients
- Wound dressing
- Writing of nurse’s notes and reports
- Preparation of patients for surgical operations
- Scrubbing for surgical cases
- Nursing management of post-operative patients
- Preparation and assisting in transfer of patient.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nurse Anesthetist
SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA, KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL KUMASI
Kumasi, Ghana08.2019
Diploma Registered General Nursing -
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE- SEKONDI
08.2011
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Pain Management
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
- Epidural Administration
- General anesthesia
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Airway Management
- mechanical ventilator
- Triaging
- Aseptic wound dressing
- Electronic Medical Records
- Passionate to get work done on time
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Excellent team player
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Quantitative research analysis (Regression, ANOVA, T-test, correlation etc)
- Proficient Microsoft office suite user (Word, Excel and Power point)
- Good user of STATA and SPSS
- Use of MySQL for database management
- Conduct of health system research
- Intermediate user of Power bi for financial business data analysis
LICENCES/CERTIFICATIONS
- Professional Nurse Anaesthetist License and PIN (MDC, Ghana)
- Bachelor of Science Nurse Anaesthesia (SOAK-UCC, Ghana)
- Professional Nurse License and PIN (NMC, Ghana)
- Diploma in General Nursing (NTC, Sekondi)
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association)
- Professional Business Data Analysis (Centre for Business Analysis, Accra-Ghana)
- Health Research Methods (MSSI, Ghana)
- Pain Management (MSSI, Ghana)
COURSES/TRAINING
- Basic Life Support-American Heart Association, USA
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support-American Heart Association, USA
- Pain management- Medical Simulation Skills Institute (MSSI), Ghana
- Heart Failure-Medical Simulation Skills Institute (MSSI), Ghana
- Infection Prevention and Control (ICP) training-Achimota hospital, Accra.
- Trauma emergencies and care-Operation Walk Syracus, New York, USA/St Joseph hospital, Koforidua.
- Health research methods, Medical Simulation Skills Institute (MSSI), Ghana
- Business data analysis, Centre for business analysis, Accra- Ghana
- Data Analysis with IBM SPSS, SWS Research Unit, Cape Coast-Ghana
ORGANIZATIONAL/MANAGERIAL POSITIONS
CLINICAL COORDINATOR (NURSE-ANAESTHESIA DEPARTMENT)-ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, KOFORIDUA
November 2021 to Present
- Prepare clinical presentation schedules
- Organization of clinical meetings as per schedule
- Updating anaesthesia department of current anaesthesia online workshops and seminars
- Putting up relevant topics and coordinating clinical meetings by the department
GENERAL AND FINANCIAL SECRETARY (NURSE-ANAESTHESIA DEPARTMENT)-ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, KOFORIDUA
November 2021 to Present
- Draw duty schedules for Nurse anaesthesia department
- Write monthly allowance memo to hospital director for payment of staff’s allowances
- Collect monthly data on drugs and consumables as well as cases done for analysis to influence decision making
- Preparing and presenting annual performance report of the anaesthesia department for performance review
- Keep and account for department generated funds
PRECEPTOR FOR ANAESTHESIA INTERNS- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, KOFORIDUA
November 2021 to present
- Periodic teaching of interns
- Coordinate with head of department to prepare duty schedule for interns
- Ensure interns are at post as per duty schedule
- Receive reports from interns to head of department and vice versa.
- Manage dispute between interns and anaesthesia staff and other nursing staff
DINING HALL PREFECT, BAIDOO BONSOE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AGONA AHANTA
2006-2007
- Oversee and manages the activities of students within the dining hall
- Ensure rules and regulations governing the dining hall is maintain and adhered to
- Receives report from school administration to kitchen staff and vice versa
SENIOR BOY’S PREFECT, ABOADE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ABOADE AHANTA
2003-2004
- Conduct assembly of students
- Convey information from school head to students
- Ensure discipline among students
- Writing of report on events
- Writing and negotiating students’ proposal with school management
References
Mrs Esther Cosmas-Nyaunu
Head of Anaesthesia
St Joseph hospital, koforidua
Tel: +233559559003/ +233024456115
Email: cosmasnyaunu@yahoo.com
Dr. Collins Osei Kissi
Medical Director
St Joseph hospital, Koforidua
Tel: +233245640062
Mail: spyydii@yahoo.com
Mrs. Josephine Opare
Head of Anaesthesia
VRA Hospital, Akosombo
Tel: +2332445466222
Mail: josephine.opare@vra.com
Mrs. Salomey Adzato
Nurse In-charge, St Joseph hospital
Tel: +233207536008
Mail: esenamadzato@gmail.com
Timeline
CERTIFIED REGISTERED ANAESTHETIST- PART TIME
VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY HOSPITAL
03.2022 - 05.2022
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANAESTHETIST
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
06.2021 - Current
CERTIFIED REGISTERED ANAESTHETIST-HOUSE OFFICER
ACHIMOTA HOSPITAL
05.2020 - 04.2021
GENERAL NURSE
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
07.2013 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nurse Anesthetist
SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA, KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL KUMASI
Diploma Registered General Nursing -
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE- SEKONDI