Anita Tweneboah
Winneba
Summary
Motivated nurse with experienced in providing quality care in fast-paced settings. Plans and coordinates staff and resources to meet high-volume patient needs. Quick thinking and adaptable to evolving medical field. Focused professional with attention to details.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Mentor (clinical)
Jhpiego Corporation
14Ollenu Street. East Legon
04.2025 - Current
- Led initiatives resulting in significant reduction in maternal and neonatal mortalities
- Build capacity of health care workers on neonatal skills such as Essential newborn care, small and sick newborn care, nutritional requirement for the neonated
- Advocated for patient needs within healthcare systems, ensuring access to necessary resources and services.
- Provided on the job coaching to 6 facilities within the Eastern region using objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
- Implemented adaptive learning management tool such as after action review (AAR) and most significant change (MSC)
- Delivered patient care through comprehensive assessments and tailored treatment plans.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives to optimize clinical processes and enhance service delivery
Neonatal Nurse Specialist
Ghana health service- Neonatal intensive care
Winneba, Ghana
11.2023 - 03.2025
- Provided specialized care to critically ill neonates in level II NICU ensuring timely assessment and intervention to stabilize infants
- Achieved 9% decrease in neonatal mortalities among hospitalized preterm babies over 12 month period
- Assessed patient health needs quickly to deliver rapid emergency support.
- Helped deliver stabilizing and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies.
- Performed neonatal resuscitation, umbilical vein catheterization endotracheal intubation for neonates, kangaroo mother care
- Administered medications, calculated fluid requirements as well as caloric requirements per day.
- Stayed up-to-date on the latest nursing developments to provide best patient care.
Senior nursing officer
Ghana Health Service- Winneba Municipal Hospital -Neonatal Intensive Care
Winneba, Ghana
10.2018 - 09.2023
- Achieved 20% reduction in institutional neonatal mortalities through organising neonatal audit and coordinating establishing institutional neonatal protocols
- Provided direct patient care for newborns, including basic and advanced life support
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Administered oxygen and medication to achieve optimum health outcomes.
- Collected biological samples and sent to laboratory for testing.
- Managed conditions such as neonatal jaundice, respiratory distress syndrome.
- Assessed and triaged patients to identify immediate care needs and facilitate individualised interventions.
Nursing officer
Ghana Health Service- Winneba Municipal Hospital -Medical Surgical
Winneba, Ghana
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Achieved 15% reduction in post-surgical site infection by building capacity of staff in wound care and establishing wound care protocols
- Conducted patient assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care
- Monitored vital signs, administered medications, and managed pre-operative and post-operative patients
- Provided education to patients and families, dressing wounds, and performing various nursing procedures
- Counselled caregivers and families on end of life planning and care options.
Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Ghana Health Service-Winneba Municipal Hospital -Emergency
Winneba, Ghana, Ghana
04.2010 - 08.2015
- Provide basic life support and advance cardiac life support in emergencies
- Assess patient's status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Provide education and counselling to both patients and families on health care needs, conditions and options available
- Perform advance nursing procedures and communicate directly with other members of the health care team for appropriate action to be undertaken
- Triaging of patients and transfer them to the various departments when stable.
Education
Nursing
Cape Coast Nursing And Midwifery Training College
Cape coast/ Ghana08.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Cape coast
Cape coast/ Ghana05.2015
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Cape Coast Nursing And Midwifery Training College
Cape coast/ Ghana08.2008
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Patient relations
- Policies and procedures
- Infection and Prevention Control (IPC)
- Clinical audit
- Quality assurance controls
Certification
- Neonatal Nurse Specialist Registration number - SNN33, 08/23/2023, Ghana
- RGN License, RGN5795, 12/31/26, Ghana
- RGN License, RN786493, 04/30/25, United States of America
- RGN License 149105 09/30/2026 Canada
- Basic life support certification, 05/03/26
- Advance cardiac life support certification, 06/07/26
- Paediatric advance life support certification, 06/08/26
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Nurse Mentor (clinical)
Jhpiego Corporation
04.2025 - Current
Neonatal Nurse Specialist
Ghana health service- Neonatal intensive care
11.2023 - 03.2025
Senior nursing officer
Ghana Health Service- Winneba Municipal Hospital -Neonatal Intensive Care
10.2018 - 09.2023
Nursing officer
Ghana Health Service- Winneba Municipal Hospital -Medical Surgical
08.2015 - 08.2018
Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Ghana Health Service-Winneba Municipal Hospital -Emergency
04.2010 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Cape coast
Nursing
Cape Coast Nursing And Midwifery Training College
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Cape Coast Nursing And Midwifery Training College
CONFERENCES AND professional development
Maternal and Newborn health- Post partum hemorrhage, small and sick newborn 24th September 2023 - ist October 2023. Tanzania (In-person)
Integrated manage of childhood illness August 2022
Project Management for Global Health, University of Washington, Summer 2022
Leadership and Management in Health, University of Washington, Spring 2018·
Leadership Management and Governance for Health Systems and Strengthening, AMREF Health Africa, August Neonatal Health Care, AMREF Health Africa, August 2021
Newborn Assessment, University of Colorado, February 2021
Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy, University of Colorado, March 2021
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REFERENCES
- Mr Charles Kafui Agblanya, Program Manager, Jhpiego Corporation- Ghana charleskafui.agblanya@jhpiego.org Telephone +233243404163
- Dr. Akwasi Bota, Medical Superintendent, Winneba Municipal Hospital, akghanaba@gmail.com Telephone +233 244749072
- Grace Nkum Gyang, Nurse Manager, Winneba Municipal Hospital, gracenkum74@gmail.com Telephone +233244536151