ISATU BUNDU
Freetown
Summary
Qualified Nursing Officer with over 12 years of experience and success in providing excellent maternity services to expecting mothers and newborn patient care and individualized outcomes.
Skilled in delivering quality care, educating and counseling patients, and managing labour and delivery. Committed to providing medical services for patient’s comfort and satisfaction as long as its required.
Abreast at optimizing patient care, quality goals by streamlining nursing and midwifery operations especially in maternal and new born care.
A Proven team leader who works closely with coworkers and patients for best in class nursing care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Nursing Officer
Ministry of Health, Government of Sierra Leone
07.2010 - Current
- To provide Maternal and newborn care which aimed at improving the health outcomes of mothers, newborns and children at the maternity unit.
- Improved patient care quality by developing and implementing new nursing policies and procedures.
- Coordinated with physicians and staff to facilitate admissions, evaluating admission criteria and patients' symptoms to determine need for maternal and new born consultation and related care.
- Provided guidance to staff on emergency guidelines to enable uninterrupted workflows during emergencies.
- Championed efforts to integrate advanced technology into clinical practices, improving efficiency and enhancing the overall patient experience.
- Promoted a culture of safety, resulting in reduced medical errors and increased patient satisfaction scores.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to identify areas for potential improvement in patient outcomes and overall hospital performance.
- Implemented evidence-based practice guidelines for consistent, high-quality patient care across all units.
- Served as a trusted liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure the highest level of care and support during challenging medical situations.
- Improved best practices across nursing staff by collecting literature, presenting findings during meetings and adopting new methods to reduce costs and improve delivery and quality of care.
State Certified Midwife
Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), Rokupa Government Hospital
07.2015 - 01.2022
- Provides comprehensive obstetric services to healthy women and newborns in the areas of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum in the inpatient and setting. Practice demonstrates evidence-based standards of care, and the philosophy and objectives of Mercy.
- Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with patients and their significant other. Assures all questions are answered thoroughly.
- Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with other hospitals personnel, both to resolve operational difficulties and to promote an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to the provision of patient care.
- Contributed to improved maternal health outcomes using thorough risk assessment strategies during initial consultations as well as follow-up appointments.
- Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.
- Directed parents and newborns to physicians without causing parent alarm based on problematic test results and health conditions of babies and mothers.
State Registered Nurse (SRN)
Makeni Regional Hospital
05.2010 - 02.2012
- Administered medication to patient.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Taking vital signs.
- Administration.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
Education
BSc Honors - Midwifery and Obstetrics Nursing
03-2022
Diploma - Midwifery State Certified Midwife (SCM)
02-2019
Certificate - Midwifery State Certified Midwife (SCM)
11-2013
Diploma - Nursing (HND) State Registered Nurse (SRN)
12-2009
West African Secondary School Certificate Examination - undefined
01.2006
Skills
- Administration
- Infection, prevention and control
- Basic nursing Procedures
- Positive Attitude
- Communication Skills
- Patient confidentiality
- Healthcare compliance
- Medical documentation
- Consistency
- Drug Administration Safety
- Protocol on Admission
- Risk Management
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Confidentiality
- Multitasking
- General Report
- Care coordination
- Clinical quality improvement
- Nursing staff supervision
- Record maintenance
- Clinical leadership
Affiliations
- Member of the Sierra Leone Health Services Workers Union
- Member of the Sierra Leone Nurses Association
Certification
- 2015 Infection Prevention and control (IPC), Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) Freetown Sierra Leone.
- 2015 Ebola Training
- 2020 COVID NaCOVERC
- 2025 HIV Training. Sothis
- 2019 Family Planning Training Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), Freetown Sierra Leone
- 2020 Sexual Gender Base Violence (SGBV), Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs (MOGCA), Freetown Sierra Leone.
- 2016 Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (EmOC) Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) Freetown Sierra Leone.
LANGUAGE
English
Timeline
State Certified Midwife - Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), Rokupa Government Hospital
07.2015 - 01.2022
Senior Nursing Officer - Ministry of Health, Government of Sierra Leone
07.2010 - Current
State Registered Nurse (SRN) - Makeni Regional Hospital
05.2010 - 02.2012
Annie Walsh Memorial Secondary School - West African Secondary School Certificate Examination,
College of Medicine And Allied Health Sciences University of Sierra Leone - BSc Honors, Midwifery and Obstetrics Nursing
College of Medicine And Allied Health Sciences - Diploma, Midwifery State Certified Midwife (SCM)
National School of Midwifery Freetown - Certificate, Midwifery State Certified Midwife (SCM)
College of Medicine And Allied Health Sciences, (COMAHS) - Diploma, Nursing (HND) State Registered Nurse (SRN)
References
- Valerie John, Cole, Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist specialist, +23279333724, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Kowa Drive, Regent
- Abu Bakarr, Bah, Medical Superintendent, +23278373231, Ola During Children’s Hospital
- Sarjoh, Mansaray, Principal Nursing Officer, +23279818121, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, High Dependency Unit
WORK EXCELLENCES AND CAPABILITIES
- Reliable, efficient, confidentiality and documentation of patient well-being.
- Speedy and effective response to patient issues and complaints