RONKE OFORIWAA SOTI
Kwabenya-Accra
Summary
A committed and hard working, registered mental health nurse, with over ten years combined working experience, in General care and Psychiatric nursing, across various hospital settings and care facilities.
Objectives
- Ensuring the patient is nursed holistically in a safe and enabling environment to achieve an optimum recovery
- To always recognize the individuality of the patient and plan care to suit patient's health care needs
- To demystify the myth surrounding mental illness and help the client identify coping mechanisms to live a meaningful life outside the hospital environment
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Administrator/ Social Worker
Queens Of Africa United/Malachi's Internatnl Min.
01.2019 - Current
- Administrative duties
- Home care/Home visits
- Assisting clients with activities of daily living
- Play and recreational activities
- Counseling sessions
Community Nurse
SafeHaven Foundation
10.2017 - Current
- Organizing health outreaches and writing reports
- Conducting counseling and group therapy sessions
- Assisting elderly patients with activities Of daily living
- General nursing care
Consulting Room/Treatment Room Nurse
Pantang Hospital- Physical OPD
01.2014 - 10.2017
- Wound care, giving of injection
- Sterilization of instruments
- Giving electrolytes, monitoring patient's input and output
Mental Health/ Ward Nurse
Pantang Psychiatric Hospital
07.2008 - 01.2014
- Administer, chart and label correctly all prescribed medications and injections
- Provide support to patients facing anxiety, depression and stress related illnesses
- Assisting with grooming and personal hygiene needs
- One on one patient and family interviews to determine the best nursing care suited to patient and plan treatment accordingly
- Holistic care of the mentally ill
National Service Person
Abokobi Health Center
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Taking inventory of hospital supplies and consumables
- Making requisition to the supply officer
- Assisting with ward activities and patient's care
Rotation Nurse
Pantang Hospital
07.2007 - 06.2008
- Taking patient’s vital signs and blood pressure
- Interviewing patient and family and writing report
- Making patient's bed, serving patient's meals and medications
- Ensuring patients observe proper hygiene protocols
- General patient grooming like braiding of hair and assisting with cutting of finger nails
Community Psychiatric Nurse
Kekeli Health Center/Manhyia Health Center
04.2007 - 06.2007
- Writing reports, giving school health talks, home visits to patients who have been reintroduced to society
- Submission of weekly reports at the community psychiatric unit headquarters
- Home visiting
Rotation Nurse
Tema General Hospital
08.2006 - 03.2007
- Taking and charting patient's temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
- Monitoring flow charts, monitoring input and output of patients
- Giving bed baths, making of patient’s beds, emptying bed pans
- Going to the blood bank, x-ray department, central sterile supply department, laboratory
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English And Political Science
University of Ghana, Legon
Accra, Ghana 06.2008
Associate of Science - Psychiatric Nursing
Pantang Nurses Training College
Accra, Ghana 08.2006
Skills
- Excellent listening and decision making skills
- Good communicator and Organizer
- A leader who serves
- Empathetic and Altruistic
- Passion, Focus and Drive
- Team player
QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
- 01/2009, Certificate of Training, Pantang Nurses Training College
- 03/2009, Ghana Nurses and Midwives Council Licensing Certificate
- 07/2009, Certificate Of National Service
- 06/2008, Bachelor of Arts, English and Political Science
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
- Starting a non-governmental organization which addresses the mental health needs of children and young adults on a family and community level
- Reformation and Transformation of addicts through the SafeHaven program for addicts, with some back in school and others engaged in various positive income generating ventures to keep them out of trouble, relapsing and also, take care of themselves and their families
TRAINING
- Suicide Prevention and Management
- General care of the physically ill patient
- Safe handling of the elderly
- Assisted living
- Risk Assessment and Management
- How to manage aggressive patients safely
- Substance addiction and management
- Teamwork and professional adjustment
- Report writing
Volunteer Experience
- Ghana Health Service polio immunization team
- Assemblies Of God Medical Outreach Team
- King James International Foundation Medical Outreach Team
- Compassion International Nurses and Counselors unit
Timeline
Nurse Administrator/ Social Worker
Queens Of Africa United/Malachi's Internatnl Min.
01.2019 - Current
Community Nurse
SafeHaven Foundation
10.2017 - Current
Consulting Room/Treatment Room Nurse
Pantang Hospital- Physical OPD
01.2014 - 10.2017
Mental Health/ Ward Nurse
Pantang Psychiatric Hospital
07.2008 - 01.2014
National Service Person
Abokobi Health Center
07.2008 - 07.2009
Rotation Nurse
Pantang Hospital
07.2007 - 06.2008
Community Psychiatric Nurse
Kekeli Health Center/Manhyia Health Center
04.2007 - 06.2007
Rotation Nurse
Tema General Hospital
08.2006 - 03.2007
Bachelor of Arts - English And Political Science
University of Ghana, Legon
Associate of Science - Psychiatric Nursing
Pantang Nurses Training College
Similar Profiles
BISSONG RAPHEAL ETABISSONG RAPHEAL ETA
CIVIL SITE ENGINEER at INTERNATNL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY & SERVICESCIVIL SITE ENGINEER at INTERNATNL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY & SERVICES
Sabrina Keeton-HillSabrina Keeton-Hill
CEO at Queens United Wholistic CenterCEO at Queens United Wholistic Center
Rejoice Ogechi WundileyiRejoice Ogechi Wundileyi
Bank teller at United Bank of AfricaBank teller at United Bank of Africa