MERCY ADHIAMBO OMONDI
Nairobi
Summary
Dynamic and highly skilled Critical Care Nurse with 11 years of nursing experience, including 6 years in advanced critical care settings such as ICU, NICU, PICU, Isolation ICU, A&E, Cardio-Thoracic Unit, and Coronary Care Unit. Certified in BLS, ACLS, and EPALS, and a licensed NCLEX-RN holder with active local and international licenses. Experienced in infection prevention and control (IPC) leadership in ICU settings. Holds an IELTS band of 6.5, and a valid passport. Eager and ready for immediate deployment to serve on board, providing top-tier patient care in dynamic, multicultural, and resource-limited environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Critical Care Nurse
Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital
01.2022 - Current
- Delivering critical patient care in multiple specialized units: ICU, NICU, PICU, Isolation ICU, Coronary Care, A&E, and Cardiothoracic units.
- Leading Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) initiatives in ICU, ensuring WHO and MOH standards compliance.
- Managing isolation cases like airborne, contact, droplet ensuring standard precautions measures are met and adhered to.
- Performing advanced airway management, life-saving procedures, and patient stabilization during emergencies.
- Team leading code blues according to ACLS/EPALS protocols ensuring excellent team.
- Team leading by overseeing daily unit operations, delegation and ensuring efficient workflow.
- Utilizing advanced medical equipment to support and monitor patients, demonstrating proficiency with ventilators, defibrillators, intravenous infusions and feeding pumps.
- Providing care in resource-limited settings, adapting quickly to changing patient loads and acuity.
- Supporting team coordination in emergencies and high-stress environments typical of isolated or maritime contexts.
- Training and mentoring junior nurses on emergency protocols and equipment use.
Clinical Critical Care Nurse
Aga Khan University Hospital
Nairobi
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Delivered individualized patient care in a fast-paced ICU with a patient-to-nurse-ratio of 3:1 in a high volume 26 bed capacity unit.
- Assisted physicians with invasive procedures including CVC, Arterial lines placements, chest tubes, intubations, thoracotomy ensuring safety and infection control protocols are adhered to.
- Conducting hemodialysis, plasmapheresis and CRRT reducing mortality rates by 30%.
- Participating in weekly and monthly multidisciplinary Root Cause Analysis meetings to reduce and curb mortality rates in the unit.
- Providing holistic support, counseling and education to patients and their families incorporating.
- Documentation using EHR ensuring patients privacy and confidentiality.
Registered Nurse - Accident and Emergency, OPD, and Referral Nurse
Evans Sunrise Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Responding to medical emergencies and initiating emergency protocols including CPR, airway management, IV therapy and medication administration.
- Performing triage and stabilizing critically ill and injured patients e.g. trauma, cardiac arrest, gastroenteritis, shock, respiratory conditions.
- Providing routine and acute care services like wound care and managing chronic illnesses e.g. diabetes, hypertension.
- Disaster and mass casualty preparedness e.g. accidents, fire outbreak, norovirus or airborne.
- Prepare and stabilize patients for referrals.
- Participate in emergency drills i.e. fire.
- Maintain adequate medical records including electronic documentation in MAR systems and reporting to senior supervisor.
Education
Higher Diploma - Critical Care Nursing
Kenyatta National Hospital School of Nursing
Kenya01.2021
Diploma - Nursing (KRCHN)
Kenya Medical Training College
01.2014
Skills
- Emergency and critical care
- Critical thinking
- Airway management
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Remote healthcare
- Infection control
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Teamwork
- Patient education
- Emotional support
- Electronic health records
Certification
- NCLEX-RN, United States, Active license
- Registered Nurse, Kenya, Active License
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), AHA
- Basic Life Support (BLS), AHA
- Emergency Pediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS), AHA
- IELTS Band 6.5, English Language Proficiency
Availability
Ready for immediate deployment, valid passport, open to international and shipboard postings
References
Available upon request.
Languages
- English
- Kiswahili
Timeline
Senior Critical Care Nurse
Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital
01.2022 - Current
Clinical Critical Care Nurse
Aga Khan University Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse - Accident and Emergency, OPD, and Referral Nurse
Evans Sunrise Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2019
Higher Diploma - Critical Care Nursing
Kenyatta National Hospital School of Nursing
Diploma - Nursing (KRCHN)
Kenya Medical Training College
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