RUKUNGI JULIUS MUTEGI
NURSING
NAIROBI
Summary
A nursing officer manager with strong communication and organizational skills gained in general nursing and administration, due to vast experience in management of staff, teaching and exposure in general nursing and ophthalmic nursing now seeking to move into government/private sector as a professional manager.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
MEMORIAL FORCES HOSPITAL
- Worked there after completion of college for four months, my work was admitting patients , taking observation (vital signs) bed making and giving treatment both oral and intravenous drugs, giving intravenous fluids, assisting patient feeding, assisted bed bath, maintaining patients admission book and discharge book, maintaining antibiotics records and other drugs .
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
06.2001 - 03.2002
- These includes: Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers through written examination, Practical Skills Testing, Proficiency Adult, Child and Infant Single and Two Rescuers CPR
- Adult, Child and Infant Obstructed Airway, Conscious and Unconscious patient
- Demonstrated skills on proficiency on Rapid Trauma Assessment, Rapid Extrications Techniques, Kinematics of Trauma, and Path -physiology of Trauma (Basic Trauma Life Support) .Have also done advised cardiac life support (ACLS) with American heart association (AHA), advised trauma life support (ATLS), and are current this year
- Other jobs I also do guard duties since is part of soldier duties since I trained has soldier for nine months before I joined medical paternity in armed forces
- I give tutorials to kmtc students in Mombasa in my free time
- I also attend educative seminal organized by ministry of health and DOD through NASCOP
- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working both inpatient and in the outpatients departments handling and managing patients suffering from different ailments and all medical, assault and accident cases
- Ability to asses, assist in investigation and diagnose different medical and surgical conditions and manage accordingly
- Currently overseeing the ophthalmology clinic, performing ophthalmic nursing sometimes and treating different eye conditions of the Kenya defence personnel and of the surrounding community
- With the experience in the comprehensive care centre (c.c.c) I assist in running the clinic where we treat, counsel and follow up patients with HIV/ AIDS in the Kenya navy
- Assist in performing minor surgeries like carazion, cataract handle emergencies and refer patients with different medical and ophthalmic conditions that our Hospital can’t handle
- Supervise and oversee all nurses in casualty report in time and work together has time is stipulated in standing camp/hospital orders and hospital management,
- Take vital signs of all our clients and patient entering our facility and PITC services
- Give health messages in all our patients before starting treatment in our outpatient clinics and clinic departments
- Report writing for all the injuries disease tallied the whole month and submitted report to DoD HQS and ministry of health
- Assess patients needs for nursing services like admissions or referral and keep their records safe and their drugs
- Give all family planning methods including; Norplant classic
- Norplant NXT, Yandelle IUCD like copper- T 380A for 12yrs
- Cervical cancer screening and modality treatment through creotheraphy
- Supervisory role to all junior and senior staff
- Conducting CMES weekly for all hospital staff has need arises
- Health education to the families on several daily selected topics on hygiene and diseases
- Provide lectures to DMTS the school of health sciences in memorial and Mombasa KMTC on ophthalmology and endocrine system for the last two years
- Entrusted as the nursing officer manager in charge of the ophthalmology department in the Kenya defence forces memorial hospital
- Efficiently managed the resources entrusted to me both human and physical ensuring optimum utilization while achieving cost saving has manager in charge
- Providing excellent leadership and supervision to my team members ensuring high motivation levels to improve workers morale
- Maintained high confidentiality measures, excellent client management and follow up in our C.C.C
- Clinic and other sops clinics
- Greatly improved my skills and knowledge in the profession which enabled me keep abreast with the changing technologies
- Ensure high level of security measure is maintained within and outside patients records thus promoting a safe working environment for all over us
- Maintained a very positive public relations image of Kenya navy hospital through quality and dedicated customer service to the clients’ visitors and members of the public
- This has made me rise through the ranks in the military to rank of senior sergeant
- I do routine clinical assessment to all patients and clients who have come for medical checkup and treatments, these includes vital signs, anthropometric assessment visual acuity assessment etc
- Compile all necessary documents and lab investigations, x-rays and relevant documents for patients who require further review by ophthalmologist
- Administer vaccines and immunizations to all families, personnel and dependants in mch/fp clinic and to my fell soldiers who are going overseas education/learning or peace keeping mission, for United Nations
- Stores medical equipments and sterilize them to make them safe and ready to use for eye surgery or any other procedure
- Orders consumables, stores, drugs and supplies for the eye unit
- Have been participating in field rescue mission since war in Somalia to rescue those injured in battle field escort them to safe and relevant hospitals depending on injury they got.
SENIOR NURSE
KENYA NAVY MTONGWE BASE HOSPITAL
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Working with a multi-disciplinary team on a variety of wards and I was nominated for six months course for EMT (emergency medical technician) which took place in coast provincial hospital Mombasa .
KENYA NAVY MANDA HOSPITAL WARD IN CHARGE
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Responsible for patient care, clinical procedures, administrative duties and staff training and development while in charge of a busy surgical/medical ward with a capacity of 10 in each unit.
Education
BSC (HONS -
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
01.2011 - 01.2014
BSN - undefined
HND - undefined
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, NURSING
01.2012 - 01.2013
REGIONAL REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING COURSE - undefined
KRCHN
01.2007 - 01.2008
diploma - Kenya registered community health nurse
FORCES MEMORIAL MEDICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (COMBATANT NURSE)
01.1996 - 01.1999
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ARMED FORCES TRAINING SCHOOL
01.1994 - 01.1995
O-Levels - undefined
THARAKA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01.1990 - 01.1993
Skills
SKILLSCOMMUNICATIONAs Ward in charge, it was important to be able to communicate with a variety of staff ranging from cleaners, nurses, technicians,students,MO interns and consultants;Working with patients and their relatives requires the ability to communicate complex, dynamic medical information and to handle difficult situations with tact and sensitivity because patients require confidentiality on their medical conditionsPLANNING/ORGANIZINGAs Ward in charge managed a team of nurses and support staff, which included organizing staff rosters and prioritizing tasks Also managed patient admissions, liaising with staff in other departments and other hospitals those we can’t manage in our facility;Planning of schemes of work, lessons to be delivered to students in advance to meet my teaching goals in time without compromising standardsTEAMWORKWorked as part of a team on a busy ward, sometimes under great pressure due to influx of patients who are injured due to war tone in Somalia due to alshabaab Here flexibility and initiative were essential to overcome this challenge; however these required my corseted effort to prioritize and work has team, which made me to be promoted to the next rankAcquired Excellent interpersonal skills from extensive experience in working with different people from diverse cultural background, has made me more professional I am fluent in both oral and written English and KiswahiliGOOD LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS : A visionary leader, who is able to maintain productive work and confidently mobilize, coach and motivate workers and students to meet high performance standards in all divergence waysORGANIZING AND PLANNING: A highly organized individual who handles tasks in a methodically and timely manner to meet employers deadline and timely Have always meet my goals in teaching at the end of every semester, and that has saved my time and money, which has enabled me to remain relevant to the college and the students communityREPORT WRITINGCompetent in report writing from the hands on experienced at the Kenya navy where I have been involved in writing reports on inpatients maternity cases has well that I undertake daily whenever am on dutyLOGICAL ANALYTICAL AND QUICK LEARNING SKILLS: Able to apply logic reasoning to analyze and solve demanding situations Also able to quickly grasp ideas and skills in medical principles hence betterment of service delivery to clients and improves employers face valueTRAININGAs Ward in charge/clinicincharge I was responsible for the training and induction of new nursing orderlies, new nurses staff and support staff on how to handle refuge;I was able at least to have continuous medical education once or twice a week more on trauma because most of our patients have gunshot and road traffic accidents these has enabled our staff to handle most of our patients who are injured in Somalia whenever they are broughtDue to my vast experience gained in nursing for over 16yrs gives me advantage while am lecturing to students because I connect my teachings with real life experience which makes my student to learn with a lot of vigorCOMPUTINGGood knowledge ofMS Word, Access and PowerPoint;
Patient and family advocacy
Accomplishments
- MINISTRY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE KENYA NAVY TRAINING SCHOOL ( SENIOR LEADERSHIP COURSE) 01/10
- Subject covered
- Administration and service law
- Organization and role of Kenya navy
- Effective communication
- Methods of instruction
- Map reading and navigation
- Physical training
- Soldier and society
- Range classification
- Management and leadership traits
- Documentation, psychology and first Aid
- Pillars of training
- MT KENYA SCHOOL OF ADVENTURE AND LEADERSHIP
- Subject covered
- Outdoor leadership
- Problem solving
- Team building
- Time management
- Personal development aspect
- Camp craft and management
- Environmental awareness
- KENYA NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL MOMBASA
- From 1995 to 1996
- Trained Seamanship Class III
- The training includes: navigation, War Maneuvers, Welfares with Warship, Ships Husbandry
- Rigging, painting, Map reading, Steering the ship and type of Guns and Bombs in the ship and Maritime Operations.
Timeline
HND - undefined
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE, NURSING
01.2012 - 01.2013
BSC (HONS -
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
01.2011 - 01.2014
REGIONAL REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING COURSE - undefined
KRCHN
01.2007 - 01.2008
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
06.2001 - 03.2002
SENIOR NURSE
KENYA NAVY MTONGWE BASE HOSPITAL
01.2001 - 01.2002
KENYA NAVY MANDA HOSPITAL WARD IN CHARGE
01.1999 - 01.2000
diploma - Kenya registered community health nurse
FORCES MEMORIAL MEDICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (COMBATANT NURSE)
01.1996 - 01.1999
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ARMED FORCES TRAINING SCHOOL
01.1994 - 01.1995
O-Levels - undefined
THARAKA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01.1990 - 01.1993
MEMORIAL FORCES HOSPITAL