Bekitemba Maseko
Papatoetoe,New Zealand
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
ASTHMA NEW ZEALAND
01.2019 - Current
- Management of new client referrals from hospital, GP practices and self-referrals in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database and book appointments, either as home visits, via telephone or virtually
- Appointments booked using the 3+ Programme, with the aim of contacting the client at least 3 times
- Aim is to reinforce learning outcomes, thereby improving asthma/COPD statistics, by reducing hospitalizations and symptom flare-ups (exacerbations)
- Home visits done: to explain what asthma/COPD is, explain how asthma/COPD medication work, check inhaler technique, assessment of environmental triggers and initiate avoidance strategies
- Check and promote asthma and COPD action plans
- Spirometry test to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of asthma and COPD clients
- Schools Programme: Asthma Clinic in South Auckland High Schools, supporting Year 9 to Year 13 students to manage their asthma
- Working alongside School Nurses
- Lead Nurse for COPD Support Groups in Central Auckland, West Auckland and North Shore
- Groups have meetings each month
- Support members to better manage COPD and help avoid members feeling isolated
- Run Asthma and COPD courses for Health professionals
- Mentoring third year Nurse students during their community attachments.
REGISTERED NURSE
McEWAN HOUSE
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Assisting elderly residents with mild dementia, depression, anxiety, and mental health disorders
- Accompanying residents to health specialist appointments if required
- Liaising with doctors, resident's families, and other professional staff
- Administering medications, changing dressings, and assisting residents with mobility
- Providing personal cares including feeding, showering, and dressing
- Fulfilling the role of Fire Warden, overseeing evacuations drills, liaising with the Fire Department and Fire Company.
REGISTERED NURSE
CAUGHEY PRESTON REST HOME
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Completing personal cares, showering, dressing, and feeding
- Changing dressings, administering medications, and assisting residents with mobility
- Liaising with doctors, resident's families, and other professional staff and creating care plans
- Completing residents referrals to hospital, if hospitalization required
- Supervising care assistants and mentoring students on placement
- Answering the phones and responding to enquiries.
REGISTERED NURSE
JERVOIS RESIDENTIAL CARE
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Medication rounds, doctor’s round, dressing round, writing up care plans
- Supervising and assisting Health Care Assistants
- Providing palliative care to clients by liaising with doctors, Hospice, and Chaplains
- Providing personal care to patients
- Providing support to the families.
REGISTERED NURSE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
01.2007 - 01.2007
- Planning, implementing, evaluating, and providing emergency nursing care for patients
- Providing interventions, treatments, and therapies such as medications and suturing
- Monitoring responses to treatments
- Answering questions from patients and their families
- Working in consultation with other health professionals.
REGISTERED NURSE
TSHOLOTSHO DISTRICT HOSPITAL
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Community outreach programmes, such as immunizations
- HIV/AIDS testing and counseling
- Pediatric nursing
- Adult Medical ward both male and female
- Outpatient department.
STUDENT NURSE
MPILO HOSPITAL
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Attachments to Surgical ward, Urology ward, Maternity ward, Psychiatric units, medical wards, Emergency wards, Theatre, ICU, Pediatric ward and Community Nursing.
Education
MPILO CE
Skills
- Strong empathy to clients and their families
- Ability to listen effectively to clients and families
- Work effectively within a Team, including supervision and mentoring
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to collaborate with other Health professionals
- Experience in working with clients from all walks of life and different age groups from young to old
- Strong communication skills with individuals and large groups, which includes clients and health professionals
- Work effectively face to face, virtually and via telephone
- Experience in creating, following and updating client care plans
- Friendly disposition, which helps engage effectively with clients and families
- Good time management
- Reliable
Trainingandcertificates
- 2018, Diploma in Applied Mental Health, Open Polytechnic, New Zealand
- 2006-Current, Registered Nurse NZ REGISTRATION, New Zealand Nursing Council
- Current (Expires 31/12/24), Annual Practising Certificate, New Zealand College of Nursing
- 2004, Diploma of General Nursing, Mpilo Hospital, Zimbabwe (Nursing Council of Zimbabwe)
- 1995, A Levels (English, English Literature, History and Geography), Mzilikazi High School, Zimbabwe
Keyskillsandexperience
I am a male Registered Nurse and have 20 years' experience working in hospitals, community and residential facilities both in Zimbabwe and New Zealand. I hold a Diploma in General Nursing from Zimbabwe, assessed BY NZQA as equivalent to a New Zealand Bachelor of Nursing. Registered with the New Zealand Nursing Council in 2006. Completed a Diploma in Applied Mental Health in 2018. Leadership experience as Team Leader at Asthma New Zealand.
Hobbies and Interests
- Clean Full New Zealand Drivers Licence.
- Spending time with my children.
- Taking my son to his soccer club training and matches.
- Watching Manchester United playing in the soccer English Premier League.
- Long distance running and climbing mountains.
References
Available on request
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
ASTHMA NEW ZEALAND
01.2019 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
McEWAN HOUSE
01.2012 - 01.2015
REGISTERED NURSE
CAUGHEY PRESTON REST HOME
01.2009 - 01.2015
REGISTERED NURSE
JERVOIS RESIDENTIAL CARE
01.2007 - 01.2009
REGISTERED NURSE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
01.2007 - 01.2007
REGISTERED NURSE
TSHOLOTSHO DISTRICT HOSPITAL
01.2004 - 01.2007
STUDENT NURSE
MPILO HOSPITAL
01.2001 - 01.2003
MPILO CE
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