Richard Dela Martins
Bridgetown
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
10.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is the country’s primary acute care medical facility. It is a 600-bed complex accredited teaching hospital affiliated with the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus.
- Ensures holistic needs assessment of patients and family are completed and documented.
- Maintains the standard of nursing practice within the unit.
- Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals, in collaboration with the patient; teaching patient and family to understand condition, medications and self-care skills; answering questions
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations;
- Ability to place holter monitors, participate in interventional radiography; Perm Cath, Percutaneous drainage, angioplasty.
- Pre-operation and post-operation care for all procedures in the Cath Lab.
- Monitors and records patient’s vital signs
- Administers medication and drugs orally, intravenously etc
- Efficient time management and task delegation
- Patient transfer and transport
- Educating patients and relatives on discharge instructions based on procedure done.
- Equipment: Cardiac Monitors, electrocardiogram machine, holter monitor, defibrillator, automated external defibrillators, ACT machine, Hoist machine, Glucometer, Desktop computer, suction machine e.t.c
Nursing Officer (Critical Care)
KETA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: It is a primary hospital located in Dzelukope in the volta region of Ghana.
- Provide leadership for the nursing team in the unit
- Organize and manage nursing care in the unit by ensuring that patients are treated with respect and dignity at all times.
- Supervise nurses and other staff in the ward and assess their training needs to upgrade their skills
- Investigate incident reports on patient care safety and counsel staff accordingly
- Ensure maintenance of a safe and therapeutic environment for patient care within the ward.
- Ensure maintenance of inventory of specialized items and ensure items are available at all times.
- Participate in the ward rounds.
- Ensure proper documentation on nursing care activities in the unit.
- Ensure that the planning, delivery and evaluation of care programs address the changing needs of patients in the unit.
- Ensure the availability of the right skill mix for the delivery of nursing care during every shift.
- Promote the right of both patients and nurses in the ward.
- Protect all confidential information concerning patients obtained in the course of professional practice and make disclosures only with the patient consent or when disclosure can be appropriately justified.
- Carry out other delegated assignment by the Departmental manager/Head of Nursing.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with staff, patients and visitors
- Organize and attend unit meetings as required
- Liaise appropriately with the health facility management ensuring open and effective communication is maintained.
- Ensure regular availability of supplies and other logistics in the unit.
- Equipment: Infusion Pump, Suctioning Machine, ThermoScan, sphygmomanometer, Pulse oximeter, Stethoscope, Nebulizer, Glucometer, Desktop computer, standing scale, Oxygen equipment, ECG Machine, Defibrillator
Nursing Officer (Critical Care)
KETA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Type of Business: Primary Hospital
- Performed airway management
- Inserted airway adjunct
- Performed suctioning
- Nebulized patients
- Performed chest physiotherapy
- Undertook IV fluid resuscitation
- Undertook IV cannulation and care
- Conducted patient teaching/education in an acute care setting
- Performed Arterial Blood Gas and electrolytes analysis and interpretation
- Provided care for the critically ill patient’s family
- Provided care for the patient on the ventilator
- Assessed patients
- Systemic assessment
- Level of consciousness
- Physical assessment
- Perfused and monitored patients on haemodynamic drugs
- Administered oxygen
- Fed the critically ill patient
- Enteral feeding
- Parenteral feeding
- Evacuated/ transported patients
- Performed wound care
- Conducted haemodynamic monitoring
- Setup and managed acute care area
- Performed basic life support
- Admitted and discharged patients in acute care setting
- Assisted in Advanced Cardiac Life Support procedures
- Ensured efficient functioning of acute care equipment
- Implemented infection prevention and control practices
- Assisted in endotracheal intubation and performed extubation of patients
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to care for critically ill patients
- Performed 12-lead ECG, interpreted and intervened
- Treated pressure areas
- Setup Mechanical Ventilator
- Assisted in performing invasive procedures
- Administered and monitored blood and blood products
- Managed pain and administered conscious sedation
- Setup and monitored patients undergoing dialysis
- Monitored Intake and output of fluids
- Maintained safe and therapeutic environment
- Passed Naso/Orogastric tube
- Prepared items for sterilization
- Promoted and protected the rights of patients and relatives
- Provided tracheostomy care
- Assisted with insertion and removal of haemodynamic monitoring catheter
- Setup for chest tube insertion and removal
- Setup and assisted for synchronized cardioversion.
- Equipment: Mechanical Ventilator, Cardiac Monitor, Infusion Pump, Perfusor, Suctioning Machine, Thermo Scan, Pulse oximeter, Stethoscope, Nebulizer, Glucometer, Desktop computer, standing scale, Oxygen equipment, etc
Staff Nurse- Senior Staff Nurse
Anloga Health Centre
10.2012 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: Type of Business: Medical Clinic
- Adheres to Data Privacy
- Monitoring of vital signs (BP, Pulse, Temperature, Respiration, SPO2)
- Proper Communication & Documentation
- Head to Toe assessment
- Participate in doctor’s ward rounds
- Medication administration i.e. IM, IV, Subcutaneous, rectal and topical.
- Adhering to Infection Prevention and Control protocols
- Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and acts as a client advocate to ensure high quality client care.
- Participates in teaching and assessing of junior colleagues
- Intravenous therapy
- Wound Care
- Urethral Catheterization
- Blood sugar monitoring
- Suctioning
- NGT insertion, Tube Feeding
- Pain assessment & management
- Efficient Time Management and Task Delegation
- Heath Education and Promotion
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment
- Patient transfer and transport
- Hospital Information System Management
Nurse Intern
Richard Novati Catholic Hospital
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Company Overview: It is located in the catholic diocese of Keta-Akatsi, is a faith-based nonprofit healthcare facility serving primarily the community of Sogakope in the Volta region of Ghana.
- Practices comprehensive nursing care in accordance with professional values and morals under supervision
- Protects and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
- Prioritizes client’s needs and performing delegated aspects of nursing care within the scope of professional practice.
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each client in accordance with client’s individuality, abilities, culture and choices.
- Assesses the quality and appropriateness of client care and resolves identified problems.
- Performs assigned nursing care in response to clients’ needs supported by nursing knowledge, research and reflective practice.
- Documents the nursing care of each client from admission to discharge in accordance with the general principles and legal requirements for documentation.
- Performing basic nursing care activities such as bed bathing/assisted bathroom bath and grooming, wound care, administering medication via various route, nebulization, suctioning, Oxygen administration, suturing minor laceration, etc.
- IV Cannulation
- Performing any other assigned duties by supervisor
Education
BSc - Nursing(Critical Care)
SCHOOL OF PERI-OPERATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING-KORLE-BU, AFFILIATED TO UCC
Accra, Ghana06.2020
Diploma - General Nursing
COLLEGE OF NURSING, HO
Ho, Volta Region08.2012
Skills
- Total of 112 months of Clinical Experience
- Total of 36 months of Outpatient Department Experience
- Total of 16 months Post Anesthesia Care Unit Experience
- Total of 12 months ICU Experience
- Total of 12 months Emergency Room Experience
- Total of 30 months experience in the Cardiac Suite
- Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCCN)
- Registered General Nurse (RN)
- BLS & ACLS
- Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (member)
- Good knowledge with computer desktop operation and Microsoft office programs
- American College of Cardiology (Member)
- Exposure to:
- Ghana Healthcare System
- Electronic Medical Records
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation criteria
- Discharge planning
Certification
- Institution: Nursing Council of Barbados
- Nursing Registration No.: GEN 3969
- Institution: Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
- Nursing Registration No.: CCN563
- Nursing Registration No.: RGN 14517
- Certification: Certified Critical Care Nurse
- Institution: School of Peri-Operative and Critical Care Nursing
- Date Passed: April 2020
- Certification: Registered General Nurse
- Institution: College of Nursing, Ho
- Date Passed: June 2013
References
- Peaches, Hayles-Beckles, Senior Nursing Officer, Phayles-Beckles@qeh.gov.bb, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Martindales Road, St Michael, Barbados, BB 11155
- Lisa Alleyne, Richards, Nursing Officer, lisaalleynerichards@gmail.com, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Martindales Road, St Michael, Barbados, BB 11155
Timeline
Registered Nurse
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Nursing Officer (Critical Care)
KETA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
09.2021 - 09.2022
Nursing Officer (Critical Care)
KETA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
05.2020 - 08.2021
Nurse Intern
Richard Novati Catholic Hospital
08.2013 - 07.2014
Staff Nurse- Senior Staff Nurse
Anloga Health Centre
10.2012 - 12.2017
Diploma - General Nursing
COLLEGE OF NURSING, HO
BSc - Nursing(Critical Care)
SCHOOL OF PERI-OPERATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING-KORLE-BU, AFFILIATED TO UCC
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