Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Onyekonwu
West St Paul,MB
Summary
A Physician with a passion dedicated to Mental Health and Addictions. I am a physician who is compassionate and experienced in treating patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including mental health, substance and alcohol related problems in a diverse patient population. I am dedicated to upholding and maximizing the highest standard of patient-centered care and satisfaction. A collaborative team member with excellent skills in mental health advocacy, sound judgement, and conflict resolution. Passionate about creating mental health awareness. Effective in treating patients with a wide range of conditions including PTSD, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, autism, ADHD, eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as alcohol and substance use disorder.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adolescent Treatment Counsellor
Marymound Inc.
10.2024 - Current
- Provided support and guidance for resident youth, utilizing Trauma-informed care.
- Ensured that every resident felt involved in their care plan.
- Daily proper documentation of every interactions with youth.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Clinical Observership
Henderson Medical Centre
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Contributed to a positive clinic environment by exhibiting excellent interpersonal skills with patients, families, and coworkers.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
- Measured patient pulse oximetry.
Frontline Emergency Men's shelter Worker
SHIP - Region of Waterloo
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Experience dealing with individuals of different cultural and non-government services within the region and providing housing support using my knowledge of Housing First principles in my day to day work
- Demonstrated understanding and sensitivity to social and cultural diversity
- Ensuring proper safety and wellness of residents
- Providing direction and patient centered individual plans based on mental health and housing needs
- Offer motivational interviews by using the stages of change and a harm reduction approach
- Advocating for client's individual needs and appropriate referrals to ensure their stay at the emergency shelter is a positive experience
- Worked independently and collaboratively as a team to provide housing support
- Ensured accurate record are kept by maintaining resident's confidentiality using HIFIS
- Attending to the needs of the homeless shelter residents, including preparing meals while maintaining the shelters upkeep
- Assisted clients with providing transportation to appointments and other program related activities
- Ensured residents attend scheduled day activities, appointments and interviews
- Assisted residents to establish links with mental health crisis clinics, vocational, educational, financial, substance abuse prevention and transportation resources as needed
- Worked comfortably in an aggressive environment with over 50 beds in a shared space and an ability to deescalate a crisis situation
- Admitting residents within the region by referrals or direct walk-ins
Community Living aide
Sunbeam community and developmental services
11.2020 - 07.2024
- Strong commitment to supporting individuals in becoming more involved in their communities
- Providing individuals with developmental, physical disabilities and aggressive behaviors the right support they need to thrive within the community
- Implementing various behavioral support plans and activities for clients
- Effective communication while working as a team between client, staff, families, social agencies, and medical professionals
- Provide emotional support to those with emotional and behavioral difficulties
- Administration of medications
- Accompany clients to their respective appointments and communicate effectively with medical professionals and relay any new information to fellow staff and supervisor
- Deescalating crisis situations (NCI trained)
Personal Support Worker
Caring Hearts Healthcare Group (Now Pristine Quality Healthcare Corp)
02.2020 - 06.2021
- Assisted geriatric patients with activities of daily living
- Following the care plan, observing and reporting any substantial findings
- Assisting clients with ambulation, positioning and transferring
- Providing total personal care such as incontinence, toileting, bathing and perineal care
- Assisting with eating, dressing and grooming
Volunteer Medical Officer
NYSC Secretariat
07.2019 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Volunteered my services to the NYSC secretariat during the 2018 Batch B Orientation camp for 3 weeks, during which I worked together with other health care professionals
- We offered free medical consults, screening, and managed the available drugs and screening kit supplies diligently for the duration of the camp
- My responsibilities also included working with children and their families to create individual treatment plans to help them get back on track to go home
- Establish community aware and coping strategies for individuals dealing with alcohol and substance use disorder
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Medical Officer
Military Hospital
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- In my position as a Medical Officer, I carried out both Outpatient and ward duties, which involved daily consult and bedside management respectively
- Helped clients to develop positive coping skills to avoid relapses and further damage to their lives
- Educated clients on how to achieve personal goals by providing encouragement and feedback during their detoxification treatment
- Managed individuals and groups programs for over 500 patients addressing adverse behaviors related to drug and alcohol misuse
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Volunteer Public health Officer
Pro-Health International
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Abuja, Nigeria
- Participated in various Health outreach programs, where we offered free health screenings, consultations and drug dispensation
- Observed patient behaviors and mental status and notified other health care professionals of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences
- Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in group and individual settings
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion
- Provided crisis interventions as needed and ensure patient confidentiality
- Assessed individuals' degree of drug dependency by collecting and analyzing urine samples
- Provided patients and their family members with information within the community about addiction issues and about available resources and programs, making appropriate referrals when necessary
- Abuja, Nigeria
Medical Intern
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: Awka, Nigeria
- During my paid internship, I had rotations in the departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- During my rotations, I carried out various ward and outpatient management plans under the supervision of my consultants
- Duties involved drug dispensation, blood transfusion, and collection of laboratory samples for testing
- I also took part in a number of health seminars and outreach programs in the surrounding rural community
- Responded to potential suicide and emergency situation in the Emergency department
- Assisted patients with housing and linkage to medical resources, community services such as senior citizen centers, orphanage homes, funding resources and subsidized care by appropriate referral to social workers
- Skilled in the treatment of individuals with substance use challenges who also have co-occurring mental health illness and trauma histories
- Performing different types of therapy which includes Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical therapy etc
- Familiarity with the human service agencies and criminal justice system
- Training and experience providing psychiatric services to a diverse population in Nigeria
- Considerable knowledge of types and symptoms of mental, emotional and substance use disorders
- Analyzing psychological data, drawing conclusions and making appropriate referrals within the community
- Providing individual, group and family psychotherapy
- Engaging and educating families in family psychotherapy of children newly diagnosed with autism, ADHD, gender dysphoria, conduct disorders who have challenges dealing with their children and clinical diagnosis
- This education includes how to manage difficult situations, and provide a safe environment, how to deescalate a crisis situation, knowledge of care giver burnout and what to do including provision of resources for families within the community
- Coordinated with other health-care professionals to conduct community seminars and informative lectures for increasing awareness about various mental health and behavioral disorders
- Awka, Nigeria
Education
M.D. - Doctor of Medicine
National Pirogov Medical University
Vinnytsia, Ukraine07.2016
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skill
- Suicide risk assessment
- Highly organized
- Team oriented
- Detail-oriented
- Highly motivated
- Active listener
- Psychotherapy skills
- Multitasking skills
- Ability to type 40 wpm
- Excellent in Microsoft
- PowerPoint
- Excel
References
Available on request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- First Aid Certification
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)
Timeline
Adolescent Treatment Counsellor
Marymound Inc.
10.2024 - Current
Clinical Observership
Henderson Medical Centre
08.2024 - 09.2024
Frontline Emergency Men's shelter Worker
SHIP - Region of Waterloo
04.2024 - 07.2024
Community Living aide
Sunbeam community and developmental services
11.2020 - 07.2024
Personal Support Worker
Caring Hearts Healthcare Group (Now Pristine Quality Healthcare Corp)
02.2020 - 06.2021
Volunteer Medical Officer
NYSC Secretariat
07.2019 - 07.2019
Medical Officer
Military Hospital
08.2018 - 07.2019
Medical Intern
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital
03.2017 - 02.2018
Volunteer Public health Officer
Pro-Health International
01.2016 - 12.2018
M.D. - Doctor of Medicine
National Pirogov Medical University
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