Alena Lagutan BSN, RN

Full Time Staff RN-works as Charge Nurse

• Enhanced direct patient care by providing comprehensive behavioral health assessments and creating tailored treatment plans.
• Streamlined nursing protocols to maintain a safe and efficient environment for patients and staff.
• Collaborated with physicians to ensure accurate diagnosis, treatment, and proper medication administration for mental health clients.
• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based practices in daily nursing care.
• Mentored new nurses on best practices for managing complex behavioral health cases, increasing overall staff competency levels.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss individual patient progress and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
• Developed strong therapeutic relationships with patients by actively listening and responding empathetically to their concerns and needs.
• Maintained detailed documentation of patient interactions, interventions, and outcomes in electronic medical records system.
• Assisted patients with developing coping strategies for managing stressors related to their mental health conditions.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of current nursing interventions and adjusted care plans as needed based on patient response or changes in condition.
• Served as an advocate for patients during treatment planning sessions with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Led psychoeducational groups focused on topics such as medication management, self-care strategies, stress reduction techniques, and relapse prevention skills development.
• Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
• Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
• Conducted therapy for mentally ill patients in group and individual settings to assist patients in achieving normalcy.
• Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
• Enhanced treatment efficacy by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive mental health care.

Full Time Staff RN

• Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing tailored nursing care plans for individuals with psychiatric disorders.
• Enhanced treatment efficacy by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive mental health care.
• Promoted a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, maintaining boundaries, and fostering open communication with patients and families.
• Increased patient satisfaction scores by actively listening to concerns, addressing needs, and providing empathetic support during crisis situations.

Full Time

• Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all Medicare/Medicaid case-mix documents to assure appropriate reimbursement for care and services provided within the Facility
• Conducts continual Minimum Data Set (MDS) reviews to assure achievement of optimal allowable Resource Utilization Group (RUG) category
• Oversees the overall process and tracking of MDS/Prospective Payment System (PPS) documentation and submission
• Integrates nursing, dietary, social recreation, restorative, rehabilitation, and physician services to ensure appropriate assessment and reimbursement.
• Enhanced patient care quality by implementing comprehensive MDS assessments and care plans.

Full Time Staff RN

• Responsible for the direct care of 30+ residents by initiating treatment plans and administering medications
• Monitoring and supervising the health of 30+ residents to make sure they are getting the proper care
• Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals to address healthcare needs of the residents

Full time Staff RN

• Provided skilled direct nursing care to maternity patients within a multidisciplinary environment to ensure safe and effective patient care and managed individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of nursing process and the principles of primary nursing care in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures
• Acted as charge nurse and responsible for supervising nursing staff and coordinating daily administrative duties including nursing assignments, patient care, overseeing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.

Full Time Clinical Instructor

• Demonstrated, taught, and supervised patient care in classroom and clinical units of hospital and community settings adhering to policies and procedures of the university and affiliated hospitals and community settings.