TIMILEHIN ELIZABETH OKEDELE
Windsor,ON
Summary
Highly skilled and resourceful registered nurse with extensive healthcare experience in emergency, acute, cardiology, pediatric, outpatient, and home health care settings. Proficient in medication administration, vital signs monitoring and interpretation, and maintaining patient health data. Provides clinically and culturally competent care within professional scope of practice. Committed to advocating for patient-centered care and delivering high-quality services as part of a collaborative team. Effective communicator with patients and families, utilizing critical thinking and evidence-based practice to make informed decisions. Thrives in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust
11.2022 - 11.2024
- Monitor patients' vital signs and heart health using the cardiac monitor and electrocardiogram
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
- Assist with diagnostic tests and procedures such as pacemaker and coronary angiogram and also provide post-operative care
- Educate patients and their families on heart health management.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop care plans such as the therapy team
- Provide care to patients with chronic heart conditions, such as heart failure and arrhythmias
- Ensure safe discharge of patient to either their own homes or assisted homes after discharge
- Urinary cather insertion as required
Registered Nurse
THB Home Health Care
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Assessing patient and their current health condition in accordance with safety at home.
- Cleaning of wounds and change of dressings as prescribed.
- Connecting patient to mechanical ventilator and monitor the readings , and escalating any changes
- Tracheostomy care and suctioning, PEG care and dressing change
- Updating doctor about patient's health
- Make an initial health evaluation and individualized plan of care.
- Administration of medications as prescribed
- Pain management
- Provide suggestions to patient and family members to improve safety at home.
- Detect early signs and symptoms that could lead to a hospital visit.
- Effective Hoisting of patients
- Taking patient’s blood sample for test as ordered by treating physicians.
- Responding calmly to emergency situations and calling emergency contact line when needed.
- Demonstrates good inter-personal relationship with patients and their relatives.
- Applies scientific principles in performing nursing procedures and techniques.
- Developing nursing care treatment plans and periodic review of plans to meet patient's need.
Nursing Officer
Badagry General Hospital (Lagos State Health Service Commission)
10.2017 - 06.2022
- Involved in patient’s admission and discharge processes.
- Prioritizing patient care using triage
- Monitor and report any change in patient condition to team lead or physician.
- Oxygen administration to patient's in need of it as prescribed
- Caring for patients who are suffering from acute and long-term illnesses and diseases.
- Administering drugs, medication, and injections to patients as prescribed via the appropriate route of administration
- Treating patients with respect and dignity and giving attention to individual needs and wishes.
- Writing nursing care plans and following it in the care of patient
- Maintaining high clinical standards and high levels of quality care delivery.
- Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to patients and relatives.
- Communicating effectively across diverse medical teams to ensure appropriate and necessary patient care, tracking patient progress and reports.
- Provided acute and chronic care to patients in pediatric, medical and surgical wards.
Registered Nurse
Paediatric Centre
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Conducting physical assessments on children upon visit, admission or when condition changes
- Administering medications as prescribed and vaccinations as due
- Providing care for children with acute and chronic illnesses
- Educating families about disease prevention and health promotion
- Supporting children and their families during hospitalization and escalating any concern
- Collaborating with other healthcare team to deliver optimal clinical care and result
- Monitoring vital signs, observing for any concerns and escalating appropriately
- Providing emotional support to parents or designated representative
- Offering nursing education to parents and caregivers for disease prevention
Education
Masters in Public Health - Health Promotion and Education
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria01-2021
Bachelor of Nursing Science - Nursing
Igbinedion University Okada
Edo State, Nigeria11-2015
Skills
- Registered with CNO on a temporary class license
- Safe, competent and compassionate in practice
- Ability to pay attention to clinical details, work in a multi-disciplinary team, critical decision-making skill as well as assertiveness in ensuring conformity with specified standards
- Meets patient's needs with evidence-based care
- Physically fit with great interpersonal and communication skills
- Collaborates with both clinical and non-clinical team to deliver optimum patient-centered care
- Ability to pay attention to details and escalate health concerns appropriately
- Knowledge of adequate work-place conflict management and emotional stability
- Given to learning, development and growth
- Proficient with Microsoft office: word, excel, power point, and other research software such as SPSS
Certification
- Adult Basic Life Support and prophylaxis
- Advanced Life Support (CPR and AED and First Aid)
- Health, Safety and Welfare
- Medication Management
- Nasogastric Tube Feeding- Insertion and Management
- Safeguarding Adult and Children
- Transfusion theory and competency
- Emergency Tracheostomy
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Aseptic Non-Touch Technique
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust
11.2022 - 11.2024
Registered Nurse
THB Home Health Care
06.2021 - 06.2022
Nursing Officer
Badagry General Hospital (Lagos State Health Service Commission)
10.2017 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Paediatric Centre
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Adult Basic Life Support and prophylaxis
- Advanced Life Support (CPR and AED and First Aid)
- Health, Safety and Welfare
- Medication Management
- Nasogastric Tube Feeding- Insertion and Management
- Safeguarding Adult and Children
- Transfusion theory and competency
- Emergency Tracheostomy
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Aseptic Non-Touch Technique
Masters in Public Health - Health Promotion and Education
University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Nursing Science - Nursing
Igbinedion University Okada
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