1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Zachary Madoh Onyango
NATIONALITY: Kenyan
ADDRESS: P.o Box 19-40301, Kendu-Bay.
PHONE NUMBER: +254713851630
E-MAIL: zmadoh@yahoo.com
LANGUAGE: English, Kiswahili
Professional profile
A highly qualified and competent Kenya registered community health nurse, project officer with
a vast knowledge and experience in nursing process, patient safety goals, evidence based
practice and research, project/programme monitoring and sound execution of patient care.
Career objectives
To offer nursing services in a challenging position in a local, regional and global
healthcare institution/organization.
To be able to maximize the skills and knowledge acquired in order to demonstrate
exemplary performance in the delivery of nursing care services.
To always maintain professional and nursing ethics while providing nursing services
To serve the clients/patient with dignity.
Personal/Professional attributes
Hard work
Team player .
Integrity
2. Educational Background
School/College Year Course Studied Grade obtained
The Catholic University of
Eastern Africa
2011 to 2015 Bachelors of Science in
Nursing (BScN)
Degree certificate
Kendu Adventist Hospital
Medical College
2007 to 2010 Kenya RegisteredCommunity
Health Nursing (KRCHN)
Credit
Otok secondary school 2000 to 2003 Kenya certificate of secondary
education (KCSE)
B – (Minus)
Professional Trainings, Skills andCompetencies.
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
Obstetric and neonatal emergency skills
Cardiotocography
Basic Life Support
HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling
Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV
Home Based Care
Cervical Cancer Screening(Via vili and Pap smear)
Comprehensive Abortal Care
Modern Family Planning Methods.
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
Infection Prevention and Control in an Ebola Treatment Unit Set up.
Clinical Management of Ebola Patients
3. WorkProfile
August 2015 to present
Clinical Nurse at the Agakhan University Hospital Nairobi (Medical/Surgical
Ward)
Dutiesand responsibilities
Completing head to toe assessment and reassessment of both adults and pediatric
patients to identify their care needs.
Developing written care plans based on patients’ needs, monitoring and
evaluating effectiveness of care interventions.
Carrying out hemodynamic monitoring for both adults and pediatric patients to
include; vital signs, neurological and fluid status, labs and radiological
evaluations.
Documenting all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussion
with the multidisciplinary team, family patient interactions in an accurate
,comprehensive and timely manner.
Administering medications safely to both adults and pediatric patients and
monitoring patients’ response to medications and promptly reporting adverse
reactions.
Assessing and monitoring patients receiving chemotherapy with the assistance of
chemotherapy nurse.
Assisting patients with activities of daily living.
Preparing for and assisting physicians with various procedures such as lumbar
puncture and other invasive procedures.
Carrying out pre and post- operative care for surgical patients.
Maintaining adequate patients airway to include; oxygen therapy, nebulization
and suctioning.
Preparing patients for various investigations including labs and radiological
imaging.
Collection of specimen for laboratory investigations.
Performing pain assessments and reassessments and initiating analgesia as per
protocol.
4. Reporting clinical and non-clinical unusual findings to the nurse manager, team
leader or physician.
Performing patients and family education according to their needs.
Recognizing patients in pre-arrest and arrest states and initiating basic life
support.
Providing a safe patient environment by adhering to safety policies and infection
prevention and control policies.
Care of equipment and being accountable for judicious use of resources.
Following discharge procedure of assigned patients according to hospital
protocol.
Orientation of new nurses and mentoring of junior nursing staff.
Providing leadership to multidisciplinary team and manages team in the absence
of unit manager.
Assisting clinical practice educator in planning and delivery of unit based nursing
education, quality improvement projects, audits, spot checks and skills checks.
Achievement:
I actively participated in the improvement in the provision of quality
patients/clients care which led to the re-accreditation of The Agakhan University
Hospital,Nairobi by the Joint Commision for the Accreditation of Healthcare
Institutions (JCIA) for the second time.
January 2015 July 2015.
Nurse Volunteer for the African Union Support for Ebola Outbreak in Westa
Africa (Liberia)
Dutiesand Responsibilities:
Triaging in an outpatient set up.
Responding programmatically to health care interventions for emergencies and
disease outbreaks as per the assignments.
Conducting daily health education within the health facility/community on Ebola
Prevention and Control.
5. Participating in data collection used in generating health report,analyzing and
preparation of daily,weekly or monthly reports.
Participating in Infection Prevention and Control activities.
Achievements
Participated actively with other volunteers in the activities which lead to the eradication of ebola
hemorrhagic disease in Liberia.
Partcicipated in the restoration of Health services in Liberian Hospitals which was deplorable
after the Ebola epidemic
December 2013 to December 2O14.
Clinical Nurse/Midwife at The Agakhan University Hospital Nairobi
Dutiesand Responsibilities
Head to toe assessments of patients by utilizing the nursing process.
Identification and documentation of patients’ care needs and response to care.
Delivering holistic care to patients a per the needs assessment.
Administer medications safely and monitor patients’response to medications.
Providing basic education to patients/family.
Maintaining the partogram for proper monitoring of patients in labour.
Using cardiotocogram machine on patients in labour, interpret and take appropriate
actions as per the protocol.
Performing postnatal examinations and take actions as per the needs assessments.
Achievement
Participated in hospital quality improvement services which led to the accreditation of the
hospital by the Joint Commission for International Healthcare Accreditation for the first
time.
6. January 2013-December 2013.
Project Nurse/Manager at Family Health Options Kenya (Meru Region)
Worked as a Project Nurse/Manager in the Global Comprehensive Abortion Care Initiative under
direct supervision of Family Health Options Kenya.
Dutiesand responsibilities
Advocating for safe abortion in the community especially the youths as a way of reducing
maternal mortality rate.
Conducting a research study on the magnitude of unsafe abortion.
Community sensitization on the need of family planning as a missing link in the
achievement of improved maternal health.
Educating the community especially the youths on methods and ways of preventing
unintended pregnancies.
Comprehensive abortion care including family planning
Recording and reporting on the services offered monthly and quarterly.
December 2010 –January 2013
Registered Nurse at Family Health Options Kenya
Dutiesand responsibilities:
Provision of maternal child health services to include; immunization and integrated
management of childhood illnesses
Provision of adolescents and reproductive health services including HIV care services.
Provision of abortal and post-abortal care(comprehensive abortion care)
Provision of family planning/contraceptive and other reproductive health services
Provision of safe motherhood and antenatal care services
Provision of intrapartum, labour and delivery services as well as postpartal care.
Achievement
Participated in the planning and successful implementation of Reproductive Health
Outreach services including Family Planning in the slums of Nairobi.
7. August 2010-December 2010
Registered Nurse at Kendu Adventist Hospital
Dutiesand responsibilities:
Provision of medical and nursing care services to both medical and surgical patients
Provision of theatre nursing services
Provision of maternal child health services
Provision of outpatient services
Provision of HIV counseling and testing services.
Referees
1. Rosebenter Awuor
Kenya Medical Training College,Kisumu.
Email:rosebenterawuor1981@yahoo.com
Tel:0710715382
2. MichaelNyandoto
Liverpool VCT Health,Kisumu.
Email: mnyandoto@yahoo.com
Tel:0721850814
3. Patrick Emojong’
Kenya Medical Research Institute,Kisumu.
Email:patrickemojong@gmail.com
Tel:0721505477.