Alaba Kazeem
Covington
Summary
Committed and empathetic Registered Nurse 2 has a decade of expertise in critical care nursing across several hospital environments and clinical settings, tasked with providing exemplary nursing care to patients in a clinical context. Skilled in delivering patient-centered care to critically sick individuals, interacting efficiently with interdisciplinary teams, evaluating patient health, formulating care plans, and implementing nursing interventions to enhance optimal patient outcomes. Dedicated to using evidence-based strategies to optimize patient outcomes and elevate the quality of care.
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse 2 – Outpatient Clinical Setting
Oak Street Health
04.2023 - Current
- Conduct comprehensive health assessments of patients, collecting relevant medical history and performing physical examinations.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on patient needs, goals, and evidence-based practices.
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, monitoring for adverse reactions and therapeutic outcomes.
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacy, insurance company, allied health professionals, and other nursing staff to coordinate patient care.
- Document all patient interactions, assessments, and interventions accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient progress and modify care plans as needed.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practices within the organization.
- Mentor and support new nursing staff and fostering a collaborative learning environment.
- Review and evaluate request for prior authorization to determine medical necessity based on clinical guideline and insurance criteria.
- Prepare and submit appeals for denied authorizations, ensuring all relevant information and clinical is included.
- Assessing, prioritizing, care coordinate, patient education and follow up through phone triaging.
Registered Nurse- ICU/ Travel Nurse ICU
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Grady Hospital, Emory Hospital, Northside Hospital, WellStar Hospital
03.2019 - 10.2022
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated patient care and performed patient education in accordance to unit standards for all adult patient types.
- Provided the highest quality nursing care and service, to both patients and families.
- Worked as a team member in collaborative manner with nurses, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
- Provide exceptional care to 1-3 critically ill patients.
- Follow physicians’ orders and reports changes in condition.
- Cardiac output measurements and calculations.
- Assist physicians with bedside procedure: central line insertion, intubation, and bronchoscopy.
- Monitor, maintain and analyze various patient monitoring equipment such as arterial line, Swan-Ganz right heart catheterization, Balloon pump, ECOM, LVAD, temporary pacemaker, ventilators, intracranial pressure monitor, interpreted telemetry rhythm strips, hemodynamic monitoring, PCA pump, central line insertion and hypothermia blankets.
- Titrate and monitor critical medication drips: pressor, inotropic agent, diuretics, narcotic analgesics, antiarrhythmic, sedative, antihypertensive agents, heparin/Tpa, insulin infusion and benzodiazepine.
- Assess, analyze and Treat complex patients’ conditions such as transplant patients, open heart surgery, heart failure, LVAD patients and so on.
- Build trust and rapport with patients, caregivers and colleagues.
- Used sound judgment and clinical experience to make independent decisions consistent with hospital protocols.
- Continually, assessed the patient’s response to treatment therapies and intervened when therapies where ineffective.
- Ability to be part of rapid response and code blue situations.
- Good time management and organization skills.
- Timely documentation of all nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow up care.
- Ability to respond quickly to patients needs and work fast pace.
- Ability to float to any ICU floor.
Registered Nurse- ICU/ Travel Nurse ICU
Advocate Christ Medical Center- Float ICU
06.2015 - 11.2018
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated patient care and performed patient education in accordance to unit standards for all adult patient types.
- Provided the highest quality nursing care and service, to both patients and families.
- Worked as a team member in collaborative manner with nurses, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
- Provide exceptional care to 1-3 critically ill patients.
- Follow physicians’ orders and reports changes in condition.
- Cardiac output measurements and calculations.
- Assist physicians with bedside procedure: central line insertion, intubation, and bronchoscopy.
- Monitor, maintain and analyze various patient monitoring equipment such as arterial line, Swan-Ganz right heart catheterization, Balloon pump, ECOM, LVAD, temporary pacemaker, ventilators, intracranial pressure monitor, interpreted telemetry rhythm strips, hemodynamic monitoring, PCA pump, central line insertion and hypothermia blankets.
- Titrate and monitor critical medication drips: pressor, inotropic agent, diuretics, narcotic analgesics, antiarrhythmic, sedative, antihypertensive agents, heparin/Tpa, insulin infusion and benzodiazepine.
- Assess, analyze and Treat complex patients’ conditions such as transplant patients, open heart surgery, heart failure, LVAD patients and so on.
- Build trust and rapport with patients, caregivers and colleagues.
- Used sound judgment and clinical experience to make independent decisions consistent with hospital protocols.
- Continually, assessed the patient’s response to treatment therapies and intervened when therapies where ineffective.
- Ability to be part of rapid response and code blue situations.
- Good time management and organization skills.
- Timely documentation of all nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow up care.
- Ability to respond quickly to patients needs and work fast pace.
- Ability to float to any ICU floor.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois05.2015
Pre-requisites for Nursing - undefined
City College of Chicago- KKC
Chicago, Illinois07.2013
Skills
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment
- Critical Care Proficiency
- Medication Administration/ IV Therapy
- Ventilator Management
- Basic and Advanced Life Support
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Patient and Family Education
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration/ Care Plan Development/ Teamwork
- Communication/Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership and Mentorship
- Empathy and Compassion
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Care plan development
- Professional bedside manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Patient evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Family education
- Licensed RN
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Taking vitals
- Critical care
- Collecting vitals
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Patient discharge
- Team coordination
- EMR systems
- Call triaging
- Family advocacy
- EMR / EHR
- Diabetes management
- Insulin medication assistance
- Performing ekgs
- Medication and IV administration
Accomplishments
- Implementation - Assisted in implementation of new tracking system that resulted in improved patient care.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Supervision - Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Intensive Care - Responsible for unit of 18 patients, providing daily functions such as grooming, bathing, feeding and turning in bed.
- Patient Transfer - Safely lifted up to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
- Human Resources - Assisted in new hire process by calling and scheduling appointments with candidates, filling out required paperwork and preparing new hire manuals.
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Charting - Developed and organized 300+ charts for all new and current patients, routinely updating information for physician reference.
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), [Gerogia, RN283222].
- Registered Nurse (RN), [Illinois, 041437611].
- Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
- Golden Key member at UIC.
- Sigma Theta Tau Walden Univeristy.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse 2 – Outpatient Clinical Setting
Oak Street Health
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse- ICU/ Travel Nurse ICU
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Grady Hospital, Emory Hospital, Northside Hospital, WellStar Hospital
03.2019 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse- ICU/ Travel Nurse ICU
Advocate Christ Medical Center- Float ICU
06.2015 - 11.2018
Pre-requisites for Nursing - undefined
City College of Chicago- KKC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago