Rejoice John Mashat |-,- |-
Registered Nurse ~ Registered Midwife
ABUJA, NIGERIA.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Empathetic, resourceful, and motivated licensed Registered Nurse/Midwife with 6 years of remarkable experience delivering top-flight healthcare focused on maternal & child health. A sharp-witted medical professional well-versed in improving patient health through superior expertise in antenatal/post-natal care, family planning, counselling, treatment formulation, routine immunization, and community-based disease management. A charismatic leader with exceptional communication, problem resolution, and relationship-building skills.
Nursing & Midwifery ; Antenatal/Post-natal Care │ Disease Management │Emergency
Management│ Reproductive Health & Nutrition │ Team
Leadership │Excellent Advocacy│ Admissions/Discharge │ Training & Coaching │ Strategic Thinking │Community Outreach│ Infection Control
│ Analytical & Organized│ Excellent Communication │ Effective Listening │ Preventive
Healthcare│ Patient Counselling│ Patient Relations │ Reporting
& Documentation | Microsoft Office Suite
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Society for Family Health (SFH)-cART Team Nurse October 2022-December 2022
Provision of HIV counselling and testing services to key populations.
Enrolling clients to care using care cards which includes cART, PrEP, PEP.
Carrying out confirmatory HIV tests using determine and unigold test strips for clients referred from Community Based Organizations (CBOs).
Referral services for complicated STIs, PMTCT and advanced infections to secondary/tertiary institutions as appropriate.
TB screening and sample collection for presumptive cases.
Dispensing ARTs, TB prophylaxis and anti-TB, OIs prophylaxis and STI treatment.
Collaborating with CBOs, Community Facilitators (CFs) and other team members to ensure client’s adherence to treatment.
Follow-up
Refill of arts, OIs both in-clinic and/or mobile clinic.
Daily report of activities.
Provision of triage (in-clinic and/or mobile) and clinical assessment services to clients resulting in safe and appropriate clinical decisions that reflect their healthcare needs.
Initiate appropriate nursing interventions (e.g. First aid and emergency interventions) to improve client outcomes and secure the safety of clients and other staff.
Conduct brief clinical assessments that determine the clinical urgency of the clients’ presenting health concerns and culminate with the allocation of a care category, which determines the time and sequence in which they receive services.
Ensure timely and effective defaulter tracking, documentation, and appropriate referrals of patients.
contribute to the development of lessons learned from projects related to nursing component of HIV comprehensive services for key populations
Solat Women Hospital and Cervical Screening Centre Jos, Plateau State (APIN supported facility) - Staff Nurse, January 2022-September 2022
Collaborated with clinical leaders and external vendors in the implementation of Prenatal and Preoperative patient safety initiatives and nutritional services.
Provided leadership and served as Patient Safety Advocate and Clinical Role Model.
Helped staff on patient safety projects and participated in root cause analyses.
Documented and maintained medical reports of patients.
Maintained confidentiality of patients.
Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated care for assigned patients.
Provided STI syndromic management services.
Carried out HIV testing and counselling services using the HTS national guidelines and also provided PMTCT Services.
Screened clients for ART and tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections.
Adhered to Standards of Practice for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit and managed all assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment.
Participated in activities to plan, measure, assess and improve the quality of patient care.
Cared for patients and educated them on pre-op and post-op surgical expectations and experiences.
Assisted in providing care and patient teaching for the post-partum patients.
Carried out all necessary documentation using appropriate tools.
Compiled and Submitted periodic reports as required.
Provided immunization services at the child wellness clinic.
General Hospital Jakusko, Yobe State - Nurse-Midwife (Locum) January 2021 – November 2021
Confirmed and dated pregnancies.
Provided prenatal and postpartum care.
Facilitated antenatal classes, provided prenatal support, prepared mothers on what to expect during the birthing process and monitoring of mother and fetus, ensuring women get their routine medications.
Performed preventive health screenings and tests including PMTCT
Cared for women during childbirth including monitoring the mother and fetus during labor, assessing labor progress, managing complications, and assisting in pain management.
Performed and repaired episiotomies where needed.
Conducted spontaneous vaginal deliveries and active management of third stage of labor.
Provided education for new parents on infant care and the personal hygiene for mothers.
Expertly managed pregnancy and childbirth complications by leveraging strong knowledge of basic emergency obstetric care principles.
Provided post-abortion care.
Reduced infant & maternal mortality rates by identifying obstetric complications and instituting appropriate and timely interventions.
Provided excellent patient support & advice following miscarriages, stillbirths, neonatal abnormalities, and neonatal deaths.
Provided family planning services to women.
Maintained high standard of aseptic techniques, ensuring a safe environment for staff and clients.
Improved healthcare management by planning & implementing complex patient care management, to promote patient safety, comfort, and recovery.
Reduced medical errors and healthcare incidents by coaching a high-performing 4 member team about patient safety standards.
Vecad Clinic – Garki, Abuja|Midwife December 2017 – November 2019
Advised nursing mothers on daily baby care, including breastfeeding, bathing, and making up feeds.
Administered all non-surgical methods of family planning and counselling for surgical procedures.
Ensured compliance with established health centre policies, procedures, and objectives focusing on continuous quality improvement initiatives & infection prevention standards.
Decreased infant & maternal mortality rates, preterm births, and pregnancy-related suffering by 15% through implementing comprehensive patient safety protocols.
Primary Health Care Centre Bwari – Bwari, Abuja Midwife: Midwifery Service Scheme February 2018 – December 2018
Expertly managed pregnancy and childbirth complications by leveraging strong knowledge of basic emergency obstetric care principles.
Halved infant & maternal mortality rates by identifying high-risk pregnancies and making urgent referrals to doctors & other medical specialists.
Provided excellent patient support & advice following miscarriages, stillbirths, neonatal abnormalities, and neonatal deaths.
Improved healthcare management by planning & implementing complex patient care management, to promote patient safety, comfort, and recovery. Reduced medical errors and healthcare incidents by coaching a high-performing 4 member team about patient safety standards.
Provided antenatal and postnatal services including PMTCT
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Zamfara State School of Nursing – Gusau, Zamfara Registered Nurse – 2020
FCT Schools of Nursing & Midwifery, Gwagwalada, Abuja Registered Midwife – 2017
Registered Midwifery License – Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria
Certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Care Theory & Clinical – Barnawa, Kaduna
Certificate in Emergency Obstetric Care and Newborn Care, Abuja
TRAINING/WORKSHOP
Treatment and management of malaria
HIV testing and Counselling of PLHIV
Gender base violence (GBV)
Protection of sexual exploitation and abuse
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Focus antenatal
STI Syndromic Management
Active management of third stage of labour
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care
Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDs
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP )
Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
HIV Self-Testing
Referees:
Tarfa Anna James
DIC Nurse, APIN Plateau state-
- Dr. Bako Henry
Clinical Supervisor, Plateau OSS
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