Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Skill Ability Highlights
Professional Experience Knowledge
Highlights Of Qualifications
Postal Address
References
Certification
Languages
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Jemima Koomson

Summary

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.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Enrolled

Fayald Health Care Professionals
01.2021 - Current
  • Provision of personal care to clients in their homes
  • Assist in clients' medications
  • Prepares clients' meals and support with feeding
  • Assist in driving other care workers to provide care services to clients
  • Assist management members in the coordination of care workers and their activities
  • Caring for Epileptic and Autistic patients
  • Creating care plans
  • Check and recording of vital signs
  • Improved overall firm reputation by consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines during peak filing seasons.
  • Proper documentation of activities and findings.

Senior Enrolled Nurse

Pokuase Health Center
11.2020 - Current
  • Provide patient care under the direction of staff nurse
  • Provide direct contact with patients and their relatives as well as the performance of indirect patient care activities such as providing a clean, efficient and safe patient care environment
  • Provide safe and efficient delivery of nursing care in the ward/unit
  • Assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care and make changes as necessary
  • Assist/provide patient with feeding, drinking, ambulatory, grooming, toileting, reading, dressing, undressing and unit specific technical skills
  • Safely administer prescribed medications and monitor the effects
  • Collect, report and document data related to direct patient care activities and ensure that documentation is accurate and up to date
  • Educate patients and relatives where appropriate
  • Assist with manual handling and transferring of patient in compliance with the hospital policy
  • Carry out other official duties assigned by the nursing manager
  • Maintain effective communication with colleagues, patients/clients and visitors
  • Attend meetings as required in connection with the nursing and visitors
  • Effectively work in a team with other health workers
  • Attend in-service training to upgrade skills and knowledge to provide quality care to clients
  • Participate in the training of healthcare assistants, student nurses, and other learners
  • Monitor own performance against objectives and standards
  • Educate patients, their families, and others about post-discharge care programs
  • Keep a log of own performance and in-service training log for purposes of appraisal
  • Adhere to the health and safety policies, guidelines (e.g., the use of personal protective equipment)
  • Take care of own safety and take all measures, risk assessment and incidents, completing relevant documentation and undertake further investigation as directed
  • Maintain a safe, clean, pleasant, and therapeutic environment taking remedial action when necessary
  • Comply with the GHS quality assurance policy and guidelines and work within the prescribed quality standards for the nursing services.

Voluntary Care Assistant

Integrity Healthcare Centre
12.2018 - 10.2019
  • Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety
  • Guided individuals to the restroom for toileting and cared for incontinence needs
  • Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental, or behavioral condition and injuries
  • Delivered healthy living and disease management information to specific population groups
  • Maintained a clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety
  • Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care
  • Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges
  • Served meals and assisted immobile or disabled individuals with eating
  • Assisted patients with personal care by bathing, dressing, and grooming
  • Made beds, organized rooms, and lightly cleaned to maintain sanitary living environments
  • Helped patients during ROM exercises to maintain musculoskeletal functions and increase strength.

Senior Health Care Assistant

Ofankor Municipal Adult Care Home
11.2017 - 10.2018
  • Routinely oversees and monitors care workers and home careers
  • Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty
  • Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care service users
  • Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash and use the toilet and bath
  • Serves meals to service users at the table or in bed, assists with feeding if required
  • Generally assists with service users' overall comfort and wellbeing
  • Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user
  • Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits
  • Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required
  • Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans.

Sales Representative

SK Rentals
08.2014 - 08.2015
  • Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service.
  • Generated additional sales opportunities with upselling and cross-selling techniques.
  • Trained and mentored new sales representatives.
  • Increased sales revenue by identifying and targeting high-potential accounts.
  • Retained excellent client satisfaction ratings through outstanding service delivery.

Receptionist

Champion Divine Clinic
06.2013 - 07.2014
  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
  • Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
  • Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
  • Resolved customer problems and complaints.
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.

Education

Certificate - Mental Health And Learning Disabilities Support

St. Stevens Healthcare Professional Training Inst
Accra, Ghana
10.2022

Certificate - Registered Nursing Assistance

Nursing And Midwifery Training College
Asankrangua, Ghana
11.2017

High School Diploma -

Lincoln Senior High
Accra, Ghana
05.2013

Skills

  • Patient Care
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Reliable Team Player
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Attention to Detail
  • Time Management Skills
  • Critical Thinking Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Excellent Communication Skills/ writing and speaking
  • Ability to respect and tolerate each patient dignity and sense of independence
  • Adaptability
  • Confidential
  • Computer Literacy
  • Stress Management
  • Basic Healthcare Skills
  • Patient Care Techniques
  • Physical Stamina
  • Bathing Assistance
  • Collecting vital signs
  • Compassionate caregiver

Accomplishments

  • Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
  • Helped reduced malaria case mortality rates through proactive measures and timely interventions.
  • Successfully provided attentive care to a diverse range of patients to ensure their comfort, safety, and well-being at all times.
  • Received positive feedback from patients and families for delivering exceptional care with kindness, professionalism, and empathy.

Skill Ability Highlights

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Time management skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Excellent communication skills/ writing and speaking
  • Ability to respect and tolerate each patient dignity and sense of independence
  • Adaptability
  • Confidential
  • Computer literacy
  • Stress Management
  • Basic healthcare skills
  • Patient care techniques
  • Physical stamina

Professional Experience Knowledge

  • Experience in healthcare and social work settings
  • Experience working with multicultural environment
  • Sepsis awareness
  • Experience working with mental illness and disability
  • Experience in catheterisation
  • Experience in cannulation
  • Epilepsy awareness
  • Experience in hypertension and diabetes management
  • Experience in cardiovascular management
  • Knowledge of patient charter
  • Health and safety experience
  • Knowledge of hospital protocols
  • Computer literacy

Highlights Of Qualifications

  • 09/2015 - 11/2017, Nursing and midwifery training college asankrangua, Certificate in registered nurse assistant clinical
  • 04/2022 - 10/2022, St. Stevens healthcare professional training institute, Certificate in mental health and learning disabilities basic life support assistant, st.stephen.hc@gmail.com
  • 2018 - 2022, In-service training, Customer care Services, Emergency First Aid Awareness, Health, Safety and Fire Awareness, Food Safety, Nutrition and Hydration, Safe Handling of Medication, Infection Prevention and Control, Basic Life Support, Epidemic prone disease management, Triaging, Tuberculosis, Hypertension and diabetes management, Cardiovascular management, Sepsis awareness, Suturing, Waste management
  • Present, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, CORAL & REED

Postal Address

23 Railway Quarters, Achimota, Accra, Ghana

References

  • Rahinatu Salifu, Principal nursing officer, Pokuase health center, +233241209355, rahipipi@gmail.com
  • Bismark Sarpong, Ofankor municipal care home, +2335445735534, sarpong083@gmail.com
  • Godwin Duho, Fayald health care professionals, godwinduho8@gmail.com

Certification

Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Basic Life Support

Basic First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Medication Aide

Customer Care Service

Infection Prevention and Control

Venepuncture Cannulation

Waste Management

Suturing

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Senior Enrolled

Fayald Health Care Professionals
01.2021 - Current

Senior Enrolled Nurse

Pokuase Health Center
11.2020 - Current

Voluntary Care Assistant

Integrity Healthcare Centre
12.2018 - 10.2019

Senior Health Care Assistant

Ofankor Municipal Adult Care Home
11.2017 - 10.2018

Sales Representative

SK Rentals
08.2014 - 08.2015

Receptionist

Champion Divine Clinic
06.2013 - 07.2014

Certificate - Mental Health And Learning Disabilities Support

St. Stevens Healthcare Professional Training Inst

Certificate - Registered Nursing Assistance

Nursing And Midwifery Training College

High School Diploma -

Lincoln Senior High
Jemima Koomson