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Soccer
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Marlvern Sakupwanya

Marlvern Sakupwanya

Registered Nurse
Johannesburg,GP

Summary

Experienced Nurse with over 15 years of experience in Health. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Dedicated Nursing professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision Site Nurse.

Zimbabwe Association of Church related Hospitals(ZACH)
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.2014 - 09.2021

Attend and successfully complete training on male circumcision service provision and cancelling protocols.

Preparation of theatre and supplies for procedures.

Preparing clients for theatre and doing Physical examination before procedures.

Assist the doctor during male circumcision procedures.

Recovering clients after circumcision procedures post operatively.

Giving local anaesthetics in theater.

Making sure aseptic technique is maintained during procedures in theatre.

Work with nurses and counselors to ensure high quality counseling is provided.

Support quality assurance visits and be responsive to evaluator concerns.

Support the maintenance of a supply log and equipment checklist at site.

Ensure patient information is accurately collected and maintained in accordance with monitoring and evaluation guidelines

Responsible for keeping confidential information of the clients and maintaining confidentiality all the times

Liaising with hospital staff in making sure there is proper waste disposal and sterilization.

Ensuring standards of infection control are maintained.

Doing site support visits and data quality assessments to our sites.

Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.

Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.

Male Circumcision Nurse at

PSI Swaziland
Mbabane, Swaziland
04.2011 - 09.2013

Attend and successfully complete training on male circumcision service provision and cancelling protocols.

Preparation of theatre and supplies for procedures.

Preparing clients for theatre and doing Physical examination before procedures.

Assist the doctor during male circumcision procedures.

Recovering clients after circumcision procedures post operatively.

Giving local anaesthetics in theater.

Making sure aseptic technique is maintained during procedures in theatre.

Work with nurses and counselors to ensure high quality counseling is provided.

Support quality assurance visits and be responsive to evaluator concerns.

Support the maintenance of a supply log and equipment checklist at site.

Ensure patient information is accurately collected and maintained in accordance with monitoring and evaluation guidelines

Responsible for keeping confidential information of the clients and maintaining confidentiality all the times

Liaising with hospital staff in making sure there is proper waste disposal and sterilization.

Ensuring standards of infection control are maintained.

Nurse

Children’s cup Swaziland
Mbababe, Swaziland
01.2012 - 02.2013

Consulting orphaned HIV affected and infected children.

Treatment of minor ailments at the mobile clinic centers.

Doing health assessment to the children ensuring their physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.

Referring suspected HIV infected children to BAYLOR Swaziland for further management.

Registered Nurse Theatre Assistant

St James Mission Hospital
Maseru, Lesotho
08.2008 - 03.2011

· Theatre and Recovery Room

Preparation of patients preoperatively and monitoring postoperatively.

Assisting in anaesthetizing patients in major and minor theater under the supervision of the doctor

Patient monitoring in the recovery room until they are fully awake and hand them over to the ward staff

Assisting the doctor during operative procedures

Preparation of instruments, and other theatre accessories for surgical procedures

Cleaning, packing and sterilizing theatre instruments

Ordering and replenishing theatre equipment

· Outpatients Department

Nurse-in -charge outpatients department

Supervision of junior staff

Drug ordering

Administering drugs and doing dressings, and preparing laboratory samples as per doctor’s order.

Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately

Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.

Registered General Nurse

Parirenyatwa Hospital Harare
Harare, Zimbabwe
05.2006 - 05.2008

· Resuscitation room

Attending to all emergencies, that is a critically ill patient, severe accidents

Severe asthmatic patients, poisoned patients, collapsed patients who need high care or resuscitation

Daily care of all resuscitative equipment including ECG monitors, defibrillators, pulse oxymeters, oxygen administration sets and ventilators

Daily checking of all resuscitative drugs, ordering and replenishing stocks

· Consultation rooms

Doing vital observations that is temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration checks on all patients on arrival

Assisting doctors where necessary especially on Pediatric and old aged patients

Doing blood sugar, urinalysis and observing general conditions of patients.

Screening and referral of patients with infectious diseases to the infectious diseases hospital

Registration of patients admitted and discharged for records and statistics

· Treatment and suture rooms

Insertion of cannulas, putting up intravenous infusions, giving stat doses

Suturing wounds, lacerations, dressing wounds

Organizing admissions to respective wards according to the condition of the patients, age, sex and anticipated duration of stay in the hospital

Assisting doctors with procedures e.g. orthopaedic, general surgical etcetera

Part-time Paramedic

Medical and Air Rescue Service, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
08.2006 - 05.2007

Covering sports events.

Attending to accident scenes and house calls and stabilizing patients.

Cares of patients in transit during inter- hospital transfers.

Administering cardio pulmonary resuscitation where needed.

Monitoring patients using ECG monitors while in transit to hospital.

Education

No Degree - Diploma in Nursing

Kwekwe Hospital School of Nursing
Zimbabwe
04.2003 - 04.2006

No Degree - Paramedic Certificate in Emergency Medical Air Res

Medical Air Rescue Service
Zimbabwe
07.2006 - 08.2006

No Degree - Voluntary Male Circumcision Training Course

Jhpiego An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
Swaziland
04.2011 - 04.2011

No Degree - Occupational Safety, Health And Environmental Mana

NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY
Zimbabwe
08.2015 - 11.2022

Skills

Integrated Management of Adult and Adolescent Infections (IMAI) Management of HIV/AIDS Certificate of completion on adherence counseling and testing Rapid HIV and AIDS Testing and Counselling

Integrated Management of Adult and Adolescent Infections (IMAI)

Management of HIV/AIDS

Voluntary Male Circumcision Circumcissor

Soccer

A very passionate sports player who grew up playing soccer

Timeline

No Degree - Occupational Safety, Health And Environmental Mana

NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY
08.2015 - 11.2022

Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision Site Nurse.

Zimbabwe Association of Church related Hospitals(ZACH)
01.2014 - 09.2021

Nurse

Children’s cup Swaziland
01.2012 - 02.2013

Male Circumcision Nurse at

PSI Swaziland
04.2011 - 09.2013

No Degree - Voluntary Male Circumcision Training Course

Jhpiego An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
04.2011 - 04.2011

Registered Nurse Theatre Assistant

St James Mission Hospital
08.2008 - 03.2011

Part-time Paramedic

Medical and Air Rescue Service, Zimbabwe
08.2006 - 05.2007

No Degree - Paramedic Certificate in Emergency Medical Air Res

Medical Air Rescue Service
07.2006 - 08.2006

Registered General Nurse

Parirenyatwa Hospital Harare
05.2006 - 05.2008

No Degree - Diploma in Nursing

Kwekwe Hospital School of Nursing
04.2003 - 04.2006
Marlvern SakupwanyaRegistered Nurse