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Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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DOROTHEA JOAQUIN

Yonkers,NY

Summary

Organized, dedicated, compassionate, and patient-focused, with proven expertise in acute care, staff development, and family advocacy for 12 years working in a bedside setting. Dealt with different cultures, hospital settings, with the same common goal of delivering the best patient care to every individual and family.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN, BSN – ICU/Telemetry

Montefiore Hospital
Mt vernon, NY
10.2024 - Current
  • Provide critical care to patients with life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, cardiac arrest, stroke, multi-organ failure, and post-surgical complications.
  • Administer vasoactive drips, sedation protocols, ventilator management, and titration of medications.
  • Respond rapidly to codes and emergencies; proficient in interpreting lab values, EKGs, and hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop care plans, and transition patients to appropriate care.
  • Monitored patients with cardiac conditions, including arrhythmias, heart failure, and post-cardiac interventions.
  • Interpreted telemetry readings, and responded promptly to abnormalities.
  • Educated patients and families on cardiac conditions, procedures, and discharge care.

RN, BSN

Fauquier Health
Warrenton, Fauquier County Va
01.2023 - Current
  • Provided, Directed Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
  • Monitored patient on Telemetry according to hospital and departments policy.
  • Managed 5-6 patients every shift and achieving patients satisfaction.
  • Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
  • Assessed, planned, implement and evaluated patients.
  • Thorough documentation in a timely and effective manner.
  • Assist and implement discharge planning and teaching for patients.
  • Performed various patient tests and administered medications within scope of practic

STAFF NURSE

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool, Lancashire UK
11.2020 - 04.2023
  • Charge Nurse
  • Provide care to patients based on their care plan outlined by Multi disciplinary team
  • Maintain privacy on patients health record
  • Identify care planning needs
  • Carry out risk assessment Medication Administration
  • Maintains patients safety
  • Assesses patients Skin integrity

NURSE SUPERVISOR

United Doctors Hospital
Jeddah, KSA
11.2017 - 11.2018
  • Directed nursing activities for departments at 100- bed hospital with 120 Staff Nurse employees providing guidance to deliver outstanding care and optimal patient satisfaction
  • Handle evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff meetings assist with new protocols and procedure
  • Facilitated patient care, coordinated admissions and problem solved on the unit
  • Protected patients and staff through infection control policies and protocols, and quality control of medications
  • Audited client charts to maintain quality assurance, ordered medications from pharmacy
  • Ensured quality of work of all nursing staff accordance in policies and procedure guidelines

STAFF NURSE

United Doctors Hospital
Jeddah, KSA
08.2015 - 11.2017
  • Maintained safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, providing care and compassion in difficult situations
  • Counseled and supported outgoing patient and family members and by educating to improve and achieve at home health strategies, enhancing long term outcome
  • Applied best practices in the nursing process and maintained high quality of care to patient's rights and privacy
  • Operated special, complex equipment and devices for monitoring, testing and diagnostic purposes
  • Collaborated with allied Health professionals to provide optimal treatment and care

STAFF NURSE

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
Baguio City, Philippines
06.2014 - 07.2015
  • Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units using nursing expertise
  • To conduct assessments, administer medications initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients .
  • Oversaw work of nursing students and educated proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks Ensured that nursing process is being carried out.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

STI College
Baguio City, Philippines
05.2011

Skills

  • IV therapy
  • Infection control
  • Assessment, patient monitoring
  • Calm when facing an emergency
  • Strong clinical skills and judgment
  • Team player
  • Able to multitask efficiently and effectively

Accomplishments

  • NCLEX-NY BON
  • RN COMPACT STATE LICENSE
  • UK REGISTERED NURE
  • SAUDI COMMISSION FOR HEALTH SPECIALTIES, REGISTERED NURSE
  • PHILIPPINE REGISTERED NURSE

Certification

  • BLS/ACLS

Languages

FILIPINO
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

RN, BSN – ICU/Telemetry

Montefiore Hospital
10.2024 - Current

RN, BSN

Fauquier Health
01.2023 - Current

STAFF NURSE

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
11.2020 - 04.2023

NURSE SUPERVISOR

United Doctors Hospital
11.2017 - 11.2018

STAFF NURSE

United Doctors Hospital
08.2015 - 11.2017

STAFF NURSE

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
06.2014 - 07.2015

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

STI College