Tejumade Janet

Adept Mental Health Nurse processing in-depth knowledge of principles, method and procedures for diagnosis and treatment. Responsible self-starter who communicates well and is dedicated to improving the well-being of clients. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting.

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Pinnacle Medical Center

(2023-10 - 2026-02)

• Assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, organizing, prioritizing, delegating, supervising and coordinating the care of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as prescribed within the parameters of the clinic policy.
• Providing nursing care via the development of the nursing process
• Providing nursing care via the nursing process for the development, implantation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Ensuring the correct administration of medications and monitoring the results of medicated and non-medicated treatment.
• Established a caring and therapeutic nurse/healthcare team/patient/significant other relationships.
• Providing coping skills for clients and their caregiver dealing with varying degrees of mental illness.
• Working in a collaborative effort with psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers as part of patient treatment team.
• Charting on patients each visit and transmitting data in a timely manner using approved documentation system.
• Maintaining nursing ethics and high level of quality care delivery.
• Advocating for patients as regards their care with other health professionals and the hospital managers.
• Prepared and participated in groups and/or one-to-one therapy sessions, both individually and with other health professionals
• Provided evidenced based individual therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety.
• Built relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
• Ensured the correct administration of medications, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
• Responded to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of their discomfort.
• Helped patients manage their emotions through de-escalation techniques.

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Tranquil and Quest Behavioural Health Services

(2021-12 - 2023-08)

• Prepared and participated in groups and/or one-to-one therapy sessions, both individually and with other health professionals
• Provided evidenced based individual therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety.
• Organised social events aimed at developing patients' social skills and help to reduce their feelings of isolation.
• Built relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
• Ensured the correct administration of medications, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
• Responded to distressed patients in a non threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of their discomfort.
• Helped patients manage their emotions through de-escalation techniques.
• Working in a collaborative effort with psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers as part of patient treatment team.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, organizing, prioritizing, delegating, supervising and coordinating the care of adolescent, adult, as prescribed within the parameters of the clinic policy.
• Providing nursing care via the nursing process for the development, implantation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Ensured all legal requirements are complied with.
• Established a caring and therapeutic nurse/healthcare team/patient/significant other relationships.
• Providing coping skills for clients and their caregiver dealing with varying degrees of mental illness.
• Conducting patient intake screening, evaluation and triage assessment.
• Educating patients and family about self care.
• Maintaining nursing ethics and high level of quality care delivery.
• Advocating for patients as regards their care with other health professionals and the hospital managers.

Registered Nurse - Adenle Memorial Hospital

(2020-12 - 2021-09)

Worked in the male and female ward (medical and surgical wards). Cases handled includes: hypertension, Hypotension, Diabetes mellitus, gastroenteritis, obstetric and gynaecological cases, oncology cases, sickle cell anaemia, asthma, appendicitis, and many other medical and surgical cases.

• Worked as a Registered Nurse who worked greatly towards rendering impeccable nursing care towards patients.
• Created nursing care plan in order of priority to suit each patient's need.
• Made sure that the legal requirements appropriate to a particular setting or group of patients were observed.
• Worked with patients' families and carers, to help educate them and the patients about their health problems.
• Provided medical and surgical care to clients in the hospital
• Conducted physical assessments of patients
• Ensured the appropriate and timely administration of medication to patient.
• Ensured proper telephone follow ups for clients after discharge from the hospital
• Coordinated the member of the nursing department.
• Coordinated all nursing assistant to ensure holistic care was delivered.
• Ensured strict confidentiality of privileged information of clients and patients were maintained.

Registered Mental Health Nurse/Psychiatric Nurse - Mental Health Nursing - School of Post Basic Mental health/Psychiatric Nursing Yaba, Lagos. Nigeria (2020-05 - 2021-11)

Registered Nurse (General Nursing) - General Nursing - Seventh Day Adventist School of Nursing, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Nigeria (2016-10 - 2019-11)