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Noelle Munatsi
Registered General Nurse/ Midwife
Solwezi
Summary
Compassionate Midwife with 9 years of Maternal and Child Health care experience. Expert in providing thorough healthcare to mothers and babies including prenatal and postpartum care. Knowledgeable about providing care for birthing and new mothers. Skilled in closely monitoring vital signs and dedicated to both safety and happiness of patients. Closely monitors health while maintaining stringent focus on patient comfort and safety. Organized and dependable while always maintaining a positive attitude.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mary Begg Community Clinic
Solwezi
01.2023 - Current
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Midwife
Mary Begg Community Clinic
Ndola
10.2017 - 12.2022
- Met with mothers to design individualized birth plans in terms of health concerns, birthing desires and potential problems.
- Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during and after labor.
- Assisted in over 900 successful births and provided post-partum counseling for struggling families to increase happiness and health of newborns and mothers.
- Checked general and mental health and overall comfort of mothers in prenatal appointments.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Facilitating birth by monitoring and assisting mothers in labour and providing care for the newborn.
- Identifying complication that may arise in the mother and baby and take appropriate medical interventions.
- Providing midwifery care services in collaboration with other health professionals.
- Individualising care of mothers and their babies.
- Identifying high risk pregnancy and making referrals to the obstetrician and other medical specialist.
- Offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, still birth, neonatal death.
- Giving support and advice on daily care of the baby including breastfeeding and bathing of the baby.
- Providing full antenatal care and postnatal care.
- Providing counseling and advice to pregnant women before and after screening tests.
- Preparing women for child birth, parenthood and making sure the women have adapted well to parenthood.
- Detecting problems, emergency situation and summon for medical help if needed.
Midwife
Mt St Mary’s Hospital Maternity Ward
Hwedza
05.2014 - 09.2017
- Met with mothers to design individualized birth plans in terms of health concerns, birthing desires and potential problems.
- Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during and after labor.
- Assisted in over 750 successful births and provided post-partum counseling for struggling families to increase happiness and health of newborns and mothers.
- Checked general and mental health and overall comfort of mothers in prenatal appointments.
- Identifying complication that may arise in the mother and baby and take appropriate medical interventions.
- Providing midwifery care services in collaboration with other health professionals.
- Individualising care of mothers and their babies.
- Identifying high risk pregnancy and making referrals to the obstetrician and other medical specialist.
- Offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, still birth, neonatal death.
- Giving support and advice on daily care of the baby including breastfeeding and bathing of the baby.
- Providing full antenatal care and postnatal care.
- Providing counseling and advice to pregnant women before and after screening tests.
- Preparing women for child birth, parenthood and making sure the women have adapted well to parenthood.
- Detecting problems, emergency situation and summon for medical help if needed.
- Collecting statistics, accurate documentation , report writing and keeping records up to date.
- Infection control in the Maternity Unit.
- Supervising junior staff.
General Nurse, ART Focal Person
Mt St Mary’s Hospital
Hwedza
01.2010 - 04.2013
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and billing.
- Evaluated, implemented and designed tailored health care plans specific to patient needs and concerns.
- Recorded vital signs, monitored changes and communicated to physicians immediately.
- Maintained constant communication with physician and other members of care team.
- Supervising staff working in the O.I. Clinic and staff offering O.I and ART services in the District.
- Health Education on TB,HIV and AIDS prevention, cure, treatment care and support.
- Preparing O.I and ART Outreach activities and Monthly Reports.
- Producing and submitting Ministry of Health Monthly, Quarterly HIV and Counseling, PMTCT and OI and ART, Return Form.
- Advising, assisting, counseling and direct implementation of TB and HIV activities.
- WHO Staging of HIV positive patients.
- Collecting blood for CD4 count and FBC.
- Managing and preventing Opportunistic Infections in HIV infected persons
- Making sure eligible patients are initiated on ART.
- Promoting adherence to medicines through ongoing adherence counseling.
- Providing information of on HIV and AIDS care issues to patients and caregivers.
- Spearheading OI and ART decentralization of services in the District
- Establishing support groups for the infected and affected with HIV and AIDS.
General Nurse
Mt St Mary’s Hospital
Hwedza
03.2009 - 12.2009
- Cycled through the Female and Paediatric Ward, Male Ward, Maternity ward and Outpatient Department.
- Evaluated, implemented and designed tailored health care plans specific to patient needs and concerns.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and billing.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Recorded vital signs, monitored changes and communicated to physicians immediately.
- Helped patients eat and drink when necessary for safe consumption of food consistent with recovery guidelines.
Education
National Diploma - Midwifery
Murambinda School of Midwifery
Murambinda, Zimbabwe 05.2013 - 05.2014
National Diploma - General Nursing
Chinhoyi Hospital School of Nursing
Chinhoyi 09.2005 - 09.2008
GCE O'Level - High School Diploma
Bradley Institute
Bindura 01.1999 - 12.2002
Skills
Family planning services education
Software
Certification
Certificate of Licensure - General Nursing Council of Zambia
Timeline
Certificate of Licensure - General Nursing Council of Zambia
01-2024
Registered Nurse
Mary Begg Community Clinic
01.2023 - Current
Midwife
Mary Begg Community Clinic
10.2017 - 12.2022
Midwife
Mt St Mary’s Hospital Maternity Ward
05.2014 - 09.2017
National Diploma - Midwifery
Murambinda School of Midwifery
05.2013 - 05.2014
General Nurse, ART Focal Person
Mt St Mary’s Hospital
01.2010 - 04.2013
General Nurse
Mt St Mary’s Hospital
03.2009 - 12.2009
National Diploma - General Nursing
Chinhoyi Hospital School of Nursing
09.2005 - 09.2008
GCE O'Level - High School Diploma
Bradley Institute
01.1999 - 12.2002
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