Adline Chigozie Ezeani
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Summary
With a robust background at International SOS and Shawsand Medical Centre, I excel in clinical leadership and nursing management, ensuring optimal patient care and efficiency. My expertise includes advanced life support and technology integration, significantly enhancing patient outcomes and team collaboration. I'm recognized for exceptional communication and a proactive approach in high-stakes environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Nursing Officer 2(Emergency Room)
International SOS
07.2023 - Current
- Responds promptly to life threatening and emergency cases after primary and secondary assessment and provides resuscitative measures.
- Secures intravenous access and administration of medication.
- Promotes, team work and collaborates with medical response team.
- Demonstrates competence in airway management, defibrillation and code recording.
- Responded to emergent situations such as code blue, code green and code STEMI, advising health teams on appropriate steps and collaborating with physicians to control patient acuity.
Senior Nursing Officer2(High Dependency Unit)
International SOS
09.2021 - 06.2023
- Streamlined workflow processes for increased efficiency in daily nursing operations.
- Assess, Plan, Implements and evaluates programmes of care under indirect supervision from senior staff.
- Prepares a well developed care plans and detailed risk assessment while working as part of a team to provide a safe and effective care environment.
- Led quality improvement projects aimed at reducing medication errors and promoting best practices within the nursing department.
- Maintain accurate documentation with the use of modern technology.
- Assist patients with their activities of daily living.
Senior Nursing Officer 2 (Casualty Department)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
07.2018 - 08.2021
- Identifies emergencies and life threatening situations, prompt response, and provides immediate resuscitations using Basic life support and Advanced cardiac life support approaches.
- Treats patients facing traumatic or severe medical conditions.
- Demonstrates sound knowledge and efficient use os resuscitative equipments such as AED, Zolls and Mechanical ventilators.
- Develop patients care plan, implement the plan and evaluates properly.
- Collaborated with and advised health teams on appropriate steps for emergency situations.
- Successfully managed budgets and financial resources for the nursing department, ensuring fiscal responsibility while maintaining exceptional patient care standards.
Senior Nursing Officer 1(Surgical Ward)
Shawsand Medical Centre
04.2014 - 06.2018
- Demonstrates good leadership skills and ensures the application of evidenced-based practice.
- Ensure optimal catheter care, tube feeding and wound care, pre and post-operatively.
- Assists surgeons during procedures.
- Allocates consumables and other resources, restock and monitors stock levels.
- Maintains strict intakes and outputs and accurately documents patients data.
- Educate Patients on surgical procedure.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to identify areas for potential improvement in patient outcomes and overall hospital performance.
Senior Nursing Officer 1 (Medical Ward)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
09.2010 - 03.2014
- Performs admissions, discharge and transfer services according to Hospital protocol.
- Ensures strict patients' monitoring and continous assessment and supervises nursing assistants on performing patients activities of daily living.
- Served as a trusted liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure the highest level of care and support during challenging medical situations.
- Established effective communication channels between nurses, physicians, ancillary staff members, resulting in improved collaboration throughout the entire healthcare team.
- Coordinated with physicians and staff to facilitate admissions, evaluating admission criteria and patients' symptoms to determine need for psychiatric consultation and related care.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering a collaborative work environment focused on continual learning and growth.
Nursing Officer 2 (Operating Room)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
06.2007 - 08.2010
- Ensures operating rooms are stocked with linens, supplies and sterile surgical instruments.
- Checks all operating room equipments and reporting any faults.
- Provides surgical Patients with Peri-operative education and care in recovery procedure and operating room.
- Prepares patients for Surgery: skin and psychological prep, and administration of pre-operative medications.
- Assists the surgeon, act as a scrub nurse or circulatory nurse during surgical procedures.
- Wash and decontaminates instruments, tidy up the operating room.
Nursing Officer 1 (Ambulatory Unit)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
04.2002 - 05.2007
- Ensure that all the equipment are in optimal working condition and all consumables are available for the day's work.
- Collecting patients' data, conducts patients assessment and evaluation using triage tool.
- Enhanced team collaboration through effective communication and interdisciplinary meetings, resulting in better patient outcomes.
- Provided high-quality patient education on disease prevention and management strategies, empowering patients in their own healthcare decisions.
- Administers medication accurately and safely, reducing the risk of adverse drug events among patients.
Education
High School Diploma -
School of Nursing
Abia State University Teaching Hospital.11-2001
Skills
- Excellent communication skill
- Computer and Information technology
- Nursing management
- Clinical management
- Medical clinical procedures
- Patient confidentiality
- Clinical leadership
Languages
English
Timeline
Senior Nursing Officer 2(Emergency Room)
International SOS
07.2023 - Current
Senior Nursing Officer2(High Dependency Unit)
International SOS
09.2021 - 06.2023
Senior Nursing Officer 2 (Casualty Department)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
07.2018 - 08.2021
Senior Nursing Officer 1(Surgical Ward)
Shawsand Medical Centre
04.2014 - 06.2018
Senior Nursing Officer 1 (Medical Ward)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
09.2010 - 03.2014
Nursing Officer 2 (Operating Room)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
06.2007 - 08.2010
Nursing Officer 1 (Ambulatory Unit)
Shawsand Medical Centre.
04.2002 - 05.2007
High School Diploma -
School of Nursing
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