Lydia Mutheu Ivita
Mlolongo
Summary
Experienced migration health nurse with strong expertise in nursing activities and counseling. Successfully collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to achieve effective migration health processes. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Consistently ensuring respect for diversity and empathy towards applicants.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Migration Health Nurse
Migration Health Assessment Centre
02.2023 - Current
- Pre- TB treatment counselling and management
- Conducting daily observed treatment (DOT) for patients on TB treatment
- Ensuring proper identification of applicants by ensuring ID verification for every step of health assessment and comprehensive history taking
- Following up on lab investigations
- Ensuring proper follow ups for patient on TB treatment including timely reviews, follow up sputum and cultures
- Maintaining infection prevention within the DOT clinic
- Prepare administrative report
- Checking vital signs, weight, height, visual acuity and color discrimination
- Documentation, certification and information transmission
- Capacity building nursing staff through trainings
Senior Nursing Officer
Kenyatta National Hospital
10.2018 - 01.2023
- Performed Pre- TB treatment counselling and management
- Conducted TB screening and management
- Provided counseling and quality patient education.
- Checked vital signs
- Conducted capacity building for several nursing staff through training program
- Vaccinations
- HIV testing and counseling
- Prepared administrative reports
PMTCT Nurse Counsellor
Kibwezi Sub-County Hospital
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: working with Centre for Health Solutions (CHS)
- Ensuring ARV uptake for both pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
- Ensuring follow up and retention of HIV infected pregnant and lactating mothers and also HEIs
- Initiating Prep to discordant clients and screening PMTCT patient for TB and collecting sputum for gene expert and initiating IPT for all eligible patients
- Ensuring viral suppression for all PMTCT mothers and monitoring viral loads using the laid guidelines
- Facilitating community-facility linkage in aid of community health volunteers and case managers
- Compiling all PMTCT related data
- Working with Centre for Health Solutions (CHS)
Nursing officer intern
Embu Level 5 Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Providing appropriate healthcare service including integrated managing childhood illnesses (IMCI), Immunization, PMTCT, antenatal care and delivery
- Providing health education and counseling to patients/clients and community on identified health needs
- Collaborating with other health care professionals
- Maintaining records on patients/clients health conditions and ensuring proper documentation
- Providing critical care to patients in need
- Administration of drugs to patients
Education
Certificate - Basic Life Support (CPR And AED)Program
American Heart Association
11-2023
Degree - Nursing and Public health
Pwani University
09.2016
Certificate - Basic Computer Modules
Britec Computers
05-2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kisau Girls' High School
01.2011
Certificate -
Unoa Primary School
01.2007
Skills
- Vital signs
- Team collaboration
- Health assessments
- Medical documentation
- Vaccination
- Counselling and health education
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Kiswahili
Proficient
C2
Professional Competencies
- Delivering quality results in a timely manner.
- Team work
- High standards of integrity and transparency.
- Managing and sharing knowledge
- Accountability
- Good organizational skills and computer literacy.
- Good communication skills.
Timeline
Migration Health Nurse
Migration Health Assessment Centre
02.2023 - Current
Senior Nursing Officer
Kenyatta National Hospital
10.2018 - 01.2023
PMTCT Nurse Counsellor
Kibwezi Sub-County Hospital
05.2018 - 09.2018
Nursing officer intern
Embu Level 5 Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kisau Girls' High School
Certificate -
Unoa Primary School
Certificate - Basic Life Support (CPR And AED)Program
American Heart Association
Degree - Nursing and Public health
Pwani University
Certificate - Basic Computer Modules
Britec Computers
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