Joy Okafor

About Joy Okafor

Education

Experience

  • 2020 - 2022
    Karu Medical Health Centre, Mararaba,, Nigeria

    Nursing auxiliary

    • Participated in ongoing assessments of patients and helped to ensure all patients had appropriate individualized clinical assessments. • Executed nursing care programmes within controlled environment. • Promoted patient independence and supported them to improve and maintain mental and physical health and wellbeing by actively involving patients in their own care. • Monitored patients\' signs and symptoms indicating physical, mental, cognitive, behavioural and emotional distress, deterioration and improvement. • Escalated patient concerns to medical teams for prompt evaluation and response. • Assessed patient conditions and advised on treatment options, within clinical competencies.

  • 2023 - 2023
    Masaka Medical Health Centre, Nassarawa, Nigeria

    Nurse Volunteer

    • Participated in ongoing assessments of patients and helped to ensure all patients had appropriate individualized clinical assessments. • Implemented care packages under supervision of registered nurse by undertaking ongoing assessments, planning and evaluation of care. • Promoted patient independence and supported them to improve and maintain mental and physical health and well-being by actively involving patients in their own care. • Provided high quality, compassionate, evidence-based care to patients following initial assessments. • Helped patients feel comfortable before and after treatment with compassionate, attentive care. • Helped bedridden patients maintain personal hygiene with dignity and respect. • Adhered strictly to confidentiality guidelines whilst dealing with sensitive information about patients\' health status or treatments.

  • 2016 - 2017
    Sonny Pharmacy and clinic

    Pharmacy Assistant

    Managed new stock deliveries, ensuring correct drug supplies and safe medication storage. • Counted and labelled prescriptions with correct item and quantity. • Minimised patient waiting times through excellent prioritisation and multitasking. • Kept pharmacy counter and related areas clean, neat and organised. • Processed incoming medication orders, checking inventories for supply requirements and reordering stock as necessary.

Expertise

Professional - • Flexible Community Health Practitioner with superior record of success both in patient and out patient-centred care. • Advocates for professional and adequate medical treatment and education to all, including those in rural areas • Flexible Community Health Practitioner with superior record of success both in patient and out patient-centred care. • Committed to supporting continuum of care with compassionate treatment and guidance. • Dedicated health service management professional with extensive experience in drug recommendation and administration • Dynamic Health Officer skilled in responding to basic and emergent healthcare needs. Maintains accurate and updated documentation with stringent adherence to patient privacy requirements. • Supports patient treatment outcomes with proactive care team collaboration. • Dynamic Nursing Officer skilled in responding to basic and emergent healthcare needs. Maintains accurate and updated documentation with stringent adherence to patient privacy requirements. • Supports patient treatment outcomes with proactive care team collaboration. • Passionate and emphatic in care support services to the elderly and people with disabilities

Honors & awards