Czarel Nillet Baltazar

• Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and evaluated patient care plans.
• Improved communication between healthcare providers by maintaining detailed documentation of patient history, treatment plans, and progress updates.
• Ensured compliance with all regulatory requirements and professional standards for quality patient care within the rehabilitation setting.
• Educated patients and their families on rehabilitation processes, managing expectations, and fostering a supportive environment.
• Enhanced patient recovery by developing individualized rehabilitation plans and setting realistic goals.
• Helped clients adapt to altered lifestyles while providing therapeutic environments for clients and families.
• Reduced risk of injury by incorporating fall prevention education into regular patient teaching sessions focusing on balance exercises and environmental modifications.
• Monitored patient progress closely, adjusting treatment plans as necessary based on individual needs and responses.
• Contributed to a positive work environment by mentoring new nurses and serving as a resource for colleagues.
• Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.

Areas - Urgent Care and Cardiology Clinic

• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Assisted providers during procedures such as biopsies, suturing and wound care management, Echocardiogram, Exercise Stress Test, Holter Monitor Test, ensuring patient comfort and safety throughout the process.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Demonstrated cultural competence in nursing practice, effectively communicating with diverse patient populations to establish rapport and trust.
• Improved quality of care by participating in continuous professional development activities, staying current on evidence-based practices in ambulatory nursing.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing efficient and compassionate nursing care to a diverse population in an ambulatory setting.
• Implemented preventive health measures for at-risk populations through immunization programs, screenings, and health education initiatives.
• Enhanced patient education with clear communication of treatment plans and follow-up instructions.

• Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Managed patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive assessments and developing individualized care plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
• Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
• Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
• Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
• Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
• Assisted in the development of unit-specific protocols for common medical-surgical procedures, improving efficiency and standardizing practice across the team.
• Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.

Areas - Medical-Surgical Unit, Adult Intensive Care Unit

• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Facilitated smooth patient transitions from the ICU to other units by providing detailed reports and recommendations for ongoing care.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to establish optimal care plans, resulting in improved patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
• Delegated work to nursing support staff and monitored performance to protect patients and maintain optimal care standards.
• Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
• Provided emotional support to patients'' families while maintaining open lines of communication regarding treatment plans and progress updates.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Performed Transthoracic Echocardiogram with doppler to adult patients to give cardiologists a look inside the patient's heart, allowing them to be able to give diagnosis and treatment plan.