Joseph Mwaura
Critical care Physician assistant /Clinical officer
Portsmouth,England
Summary
Well-respected compassionate Physician Assistant(Clinical officer) ,Self-starter and proficient multitasker with11 years experience in treating patients for a variety of conditions. Highly dedicated and trained to diagnose, monitor and treat patients who have life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Provide care to adults in the ER and ICU who have severe cardiac and respiratory conditions, complications from surgery, trauma to the brain, renal failure and infections.Looking for new opportunity for growth as healthcare provider and excellent problem solver by leveraging healthcare expertise.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assembly Technician
Biopure technology
Portsmouth
11.2021 - Current
- Performed assembly of products according to specifications and instructions.
- Worked directly with QA personnel to identify and correct defects.
- Assembled and aligned parts and fixtures using hand and power tools.
- Followed specific blueprints and diagrams to assemble components and comply with industry standards.
- Implemented cost-effective assembly processes for high-volume production output.
- Followed operating procedures to maintain logbooks.
- Maintained accurate records of parts used in assembly process to enable tracking history and store consistent information.
- Documented all in-process and out-of-process assembly activities.
- Collaborated with team members to promptly complete tasks and maintain consistent workflows.
- Recognized and reported defective material and equipment to shift supervisor.
Emergency and Critical Care Clinical officer/PA
Aic Kijabe hospital(Kenya)
, Kiambu
06.2010 - 10.2021
- Order and execute diagnostic tests and analyzed radiological images to further investigate patient conditions.
- Collaborate with medical colleagues to offer clinical care management patient education and discharge planning
- Urgently access critically ill patients in ED including,Sroke, STEMI's and complete heart block patients that require intervention
- Manage any post operative complications while maintaining open communication with attending physician.
- Coordinates admissions and transfers in collaboration with supervising attending physician.
- Administer and prescribe appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
- leader of Direct Rapid Response Team
- Understand the importance of stroke alerts with the critical timing of interpreting diagnostic information.
- Daily rounds with the critically ill with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Preforming critical care consults with effective communication with attending physician's
- Proven ability to communicate efficiently in order to obtain optimal patient outcomes, in addition to swift critical thinking during emergency situations
- Strong skill to effectively manage multiple complex tasks in the ICU simultaneously and coordinate time effectively.
- Extensively manage patients on ventilators and BiPAP, understanding an interpreting ABG results.
- Thoroughly carry out insertion and removal of invasive monitoring devices, such as central and arterial lines, dialysis catheters, PICC lines, along with nasogastric and feeding tubes, foley catheters, and venipuncture/arterial punctures, peripheral IV's.
- Perform POCUS(point of care Ultrasound) such as ,FAST,bedside Echocardiogram,lung ultrasound and utilise ultrasound guidance while inserting peripheral and central venous catheters
- Intubate patients in acute respiratory failure and extubate when needed.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Coduct weekly ICU and A& E mortality audits to identify areas of improvements .
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
Intensivist Assistant
Nairobi women Hospital
Nairobi
11.2016 - 02.2020
- Preform H&P's on patients being admitted to the Hospital Emergency room service
- Assisted with insertion of peripherally inserted central catheters, peripheral IV's, NG tubes, preform arterial blood gases.
- Lead of Rapid Response Team
- Collaborate with Intensivist to conduct major and ICU ward rounds,and ensure prompt review of unstable patients
- Mortality audits
- Family conferences to inform on patient progress and assist in decision making
- Maintained good rapport with facility staff, patients, and family.
- Ordered appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures for Emergency /Critical care patients.
- Expertise in reading and interpreting laboratory and imaging results such as EKG, XRAYS, CT SCANS, EKG's,MRI
- Trained support staff in patient care strategies, intake requirements and requirements for assisting with different procedures.
- Evaluated previously prescribed interventions for successes or failures and adjusted strategies.
- Participated in continuing education and professional development to enhance expertise and skills.
Education
Diploma - Clinical Medicine And Surgery
09.2005 - 12.2008
Higher Diploma - Emergency And Critical Care
09.2015 - 12.2017
Master of Science - Clinical Trials
08.2022 - Current
Skills
- Ventilator management
- ABG interruption
- Insertion of venous and arterial lines
- ACLS/PALS/BLS certified
- Accomplished in critical care and emergency medicine
- Interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, updating families and coordinating specialty consults
- Quality control guidelines
- Troubleshooting skills
- Excellent manual dexterity
- Electronic Medical Records
- Completing examinations
- Investigatory documentation
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Organization and Time Management
- First Aid/CPR
- Evidence collection and review
- Medical history analysis
Accomplishments
- Recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty.
- Contributed to clinical research on Meningitis diagnostics.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Certification
ACLS
BLS
PALS
Clinical officers Council
Affiliations
American Heart Association
American Thoracic Society
Emergency foundation,Kenya
Timeline
University of Edinburgh - Master of Science, Clinical Trials
08.2022 - Current
Assembly Technician - Biopure technology
11.2021 - Current
Intensivist Assistant - Nairobi women Hospital
11.2016 - 02.2020
Kijabe College of Health Sciences - Higher Diploma, Emergency And Critical Care
09.2015 - 12.2017
Emergency and Critical Care Clinical officer/PA - Aic Kijabe hospital(Kenya)
06.2010 - 10.2021
Kenya Medical Training College - Diploma , Clinical Medicine And Surgery
09.2005 - 12.2008
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