Jemilat Apusiga Osman
Adenta-Accra
Summary
- As a professionally trained midwife I have always had my clients to be my top most priority,my good communication and probing skills coupled with my ability to care and function as a midwife makes the job interesting and successful.I skillfully make a successful preconception, antenatal, delivery and postnatal services and interesting journey for my clients.
- Client centered care is what I believe in and therefore responds to each and every client based on their individualised needs.
- I am a good team player and can function as a good leader considering my good listening skills and my ability to adjust to situations at all times.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Midwife
Dakal medical centre
Accra Adenta
06.2023 - Current
- Actively participated in quality improvement initiatives within the maternity unit since it is developing facility.
- Conduct preconception care and antenatal care services .
- Conduct emergency safe delivery.
- Do referral of cases to bigger facilities for further management.
Midwife
Ghana Health service
Accra
07.2020 - Current
- Preconception care.
- Assisted obstetrician with cesarean sections and gynecological surgeries.
- To order for laboratory test,interpret, diagnosed and give treatment according to findings.
- Collaborated with community health nurses to increase knowledge of available availability of affordable antenatal clinic and educate families.
- Consulted with and obtained orders from obstetricians for special care or diagnostic procedures.
- Recognized emergency obstetric situations and neonatal conditions and initiated appropriate measures like referral to bigger facilities.
- Educated expectant mothers on birth options, positive strategies and unique health issues.
- Educated parents on exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, complementary feeding to meet the child's nutritional needs and subsequently supplementary feeding for healthy growth and development.
- Demonstrated good positioning and attachment during breastfeeding to support and enable women to successfully breastfeed babies.
- Enhanced newborn outcomes and promoted bonding by teaching new mothers how to breastfeed and care for infants.
- Monitored fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements and identifying fetal position.
- Closely monitored mother's health, comfort and emotional states before, during and after labor for births.
- Managed care and monitored pain levels of postpartum and postoperative patients.
- Monitored fetus during labor, completed cervical checks and helped women into different positions to facilitate smooth labors.
- Taught in pregnancy schools to help educate expectant parents on labor stages and pain relief options.
- Evaluated fetal status by performing abdominal palpation and ultrasound examinations to estimate fetal weight, presentation and position.
- Documentation of examination findings, health histories and significant observations in patient's chart.
- Introduced breathing and grounding techniques to support birthing process and increase overall comfort.
- Developed individualized birth plans with mothers based on health concerns, desires and fears.
- Conducted safe delivery.
Senior Community Health Nurse
Ghana Health service
Bolgatanga And Accra
04.2012 - 08.2018
- Counselling of families on available family planning services.
- Educated patients on nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices to help prevent disease conditions.
- Provided support to families by offering counselling on caring for the sick and aged in the family.
- Carry out child welfare clinic by weight monitoring and immunization of the under five years of age against the child killer diseases in Ghana.
- Carry out home visits and defaulter tracing .
- Recognising Tuberculosis patience and refering the family for further management.
- Doing emergency safe delivery when need be.
- Assisted clients to access health resources.
- Carried out out reach service in our catchment areas.
- Took part in national immunization programs on disease control.
- Prepared reports summarizing data collected from surveys conducted within the community regarding healthcare trends and needs.
- Gave health talks on healthy Living and disease prevention.
- Counselled on prevention of communicable disease termination.
- Monthly reporting of findings.
- Went for in service training to gain more knowledge on the job.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers at home.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bsc Midwifery
11-2024
- Bsc Midwifery is a professional development course as I have already done diploma in Midwifery and a practicing midwife.
Some College (No Degree) - Midwifery
08-2018
I initially did community Health nursing from the year 2008 to 2010 and worked with Ghana Health service until 2016 I went further to do midwifery and completed in 2018 with diploma In midwifery. I did my national service and continued to work with Ghana Health service as a midwife till date.
Some College (No Degree) -
Some College (No Degree) - Certificate in Community Health Nursing
- I did a two years course to earn a certificate in this field. It is actually my basic skill to work as a health personnel in Ghana. I had the responsibility to maintain good health and prevent illnesses within the community and the country as a whole.
Skills
- Preconception care
- Antenatal care
- Labour monitoring and delivery
- Postnatal care
- Home visiting as well as defaulter tracing
- Child welfare clinic and immunization of children under five
- Family planning services
- Public health talks
- Good communication and probing skills
- Ability to prioritise and deliver tasks or responsibilities
- Excellent at relationship building due to my patience to deal with individuals
- Ability to adjust to emergency situational needs of my clients
Cooking, cleaning
- As a wife and a mother of four children cooking and cleaning being my hobbies has helped in functioning at home and meeting the needs of the family as well.
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Hausa
Beginner
A1
Frafra
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Senior Staff Midwife - Dakal medical centre
06.2023 - Current
Midwife - Ghana Health service
07.2020 - Current
Senior Community Health Nurse - Ghana Health service
04.2012 - 08.2018
Wisconsin International University College - Bachelor of Science, Bsc Midwifery
Pantang Nursing And Midwifery Training College - Some College (No Degree), Midwifery
Word Alive School of Nursing (Esiama) - Some College (No Degree),
Word Alive School of Nursing (Esiama) - Some College (No Degree), Certificate in Community Health Nursing
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