Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Courses
Interests
References
Timeline
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Mary Joel

Staff Nurse
Nairobi

Summary

Passionate and dedicated nurse with over four years of experience in diverse healthcare settings, including emergency and pediatric units. Skilled in assessing patients, managing a wide range of medical conditions, and implementing effective treatment plans to achieve optimal outcomes. Experienced in teaching, supervising, and guiding nursing students and junior colleagues in both classroom and clinical settings. A reliable team player with excellent collaboration skills and the ability to build strong professional relationships across all levels.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Nursing Officer - Team Leader

Gertrude's Children's Hospital
03.2020 - Current
  • Deliver professional, high-standard nursing care within the department, ensuring patient safety and well-being.
  • Engage daily with doctors and interdisciplinary care providers to coordinate comprehensive patient management.
  • Administer prescribed treatments, and monitor patient responses, promptly reporting and addressing abnormalities.
  • Orient patients and families to departmental routines, providing clear communication and support throughout care.
  • Respond effectively to medical emergencies, and provide immediate nursing interventions as required.
  • Perform routine nursing duties, including ward preparation, patient admission, and discharge procedures.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, confidential records, and effective handovers between shifts.
  • Ensure patients' basic needs are met with dignity and compassion.
  • Implement organizational and departmental policies and procedures in daily practice.
  • Mentor and supervise nursing students and junior staff through clinical teaching, supervision, and professional guidance.

Nursing Officer

The Nairobi Women's Hospital
06.2019 - 02.2020
  • Administering treatment to patients as prescribed.
  • Carrying out patients' proper orientation within the department.
  • Relaying accurate information to clinical staff about a patient's condition.
  • Responding to and reporting abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
  • Responding to emergencies when they arise.
  • Performing routine nursing duties, preparing for the ward, and clearing it before admission and after discharge.
  • Ensuring patients' basic needs are met.
  • Proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times.
  • Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the department.
  • Engaging daily with doctors and other care providers.
  • Implementing organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Nursing Officer Intern

Thika Level 5 Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Maintenance of the cold chain.
  • Treatment of curative diseases.
  • Management of chronic illnesses.
  • Administration of drugs.
  • Conducting nurses' ward rounds.
  • Participating in doctors' ward rounds.
  • Participating in outreach activities.
  • Giving immunizations.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing-Oncology and Palliative care

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
Nairobi

Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BscN)

Egerton University
Nakuru
01.2018

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - KCSE

Kaliluni Girls’ High School
Machakos
01.2010

Skills

Nursing care

Courses

  • Feb 2025 - Feb 2025 Pediatric Immediate Life Support(PILS), Gertrude's Children's Hospital
  • Sept 2024-Dec 2024- Bone Marrow Transplant Course, Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt
  • Nov 2023 - Nov 2023- Pain Management, Gertrude's Children's Hospital
  • Sep 2023 - Jul 2023- Advanced Wound Management, National Nurses Association of Kenya
  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2021 Certificate in phlebotomy, Gertrude's Children's Hospital
  • May 2019 - May 2019 Certificate in Basic Life Support, Machakos Level 5 Hospial
  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2011 Computer Packages, International College of Kenya

Interests

Reading books, Travelling and Adventure

References

Dr. Jostine Mutinda
Senior Lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Email: jostine.mutinda@jkuat.ac.ke

P.O. Box 62000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:+254722214819

Mr James Odero
Lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Email: jochieng@jkuat.ac.ke

P.O. Box 62000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:+254723202327

Esther Marvis
Clinical Instructor, UMMA University
Email: esthermarvis2015@gmail.com

PO Box 713-01100, Kajiado,
Tel:+254716003738

Timeline

Nursing Officer - Team Leader

Gertrude's Children's Hospital
03.2020 - Current

Nursing Officer

The Nairobi Women's Hospital
06.2019 - 02.2020

Nursing Officer Intern

Thika Level 5 Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2019

Master of Science - Nursing-Oncology and Palliative care

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology

Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BscN)

Egerton University

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - KCSE

Kaliluni Girls’ High School

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