FELIPE A. CANTILLEP
Elk Grove,USA
Summary
Seeking to expand my experience, enhance my skills & competencies.
Skilled nursing professional with more than 25 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality nursing care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse IV
San Joaquin County Correctional Health Services
03.2020 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Developed strong rapport with colleagues, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Mentored new nursing staff, supporting their professional growth and development.
- Performed booking process on incoming inmates and determined severity of injuries and illnesses necessary for housing classification.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Nurse shift Manager
Methodist Hospital – Surgical Acute Department
07.2018 - 11.2020
- Plans the overall nursing care and functions in a particular shift
- Supervise CNA and nursing staff
- Makes nursing staff assignment for the next shift, taking into consideration the patient’s condition and the employee’s skill level
- Anticipates staffing needs by coordinating with the Central Staffer and Administrative Nursing Supervisor and moves proactively to respond to them
- Oversee stocking of supplies and updating patient records to ensure that the nursing floor is ready for subsequent shifts
- Assess monitors, educates and evaluates the nursing staff on patient care
- Institute emergency procedure as necessary
- Provide nursing care to patients on an as needed basis
Clinical Staff Nurse
Methodist Hospital – ICU
06.2015 - 07.2018
- Function as a relief charge nurse and is responsible for managing, supervising and assisting the nursing staff, as well as providing administrative support and patient care
- Mentor & precept fellow staff nurses to the charge nurse role and respond to RRT and code blue calls in the hospital
- As an ICU nurse my primary responsibility is to handle patients with life-threatening illnesses
- Insures proper delivery of care and serves as an advocate of patients and their families
- Other responsibilities includes, monitoring of patient/s on Rotoprone bed, ventilators, invasive monitors and other critical medical equipment for proper function and early detection of deteriorating patient status
- Recognizing need for and independently implementing advanced life support protocols in patient care
- Assist physician in conscious sedation procedures by prepping patient, documentation, medication, administration, advance life support monitoring and post procedure patient recovery
- Assess patients nursing needs, establish and implement plan of care and evaluate effectiveness of care provided and provide discharge planning and instructions as needed
Travel Nursing
Medical Express / AMN
03.2015 - 06.2015
- Functions as a clinical staff nurse in telemetry, stroke and medical-surgical units
- Patient acuity consists of patient’s on continuous cardiac monitoring with varying degree of cardiac issues such as CHF, STEMI and NSTEMI
- Surgical cases include trauma & various orthopedic patients
- Hospital currently serves as a level 2 trauma and a primary stroke hospital
RN, STROKE UNIT
JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
09.2008 - 03.2015
- Managed care for stroke & neurology patients
- Developed patient care plans including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses
- Instruct patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Perform basic physical assessment and document histories
- Ensure efficacy of treatment through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Explain physical exam procedures such as brain scans, TEE, ECG and tracking vital signs
- Assist neurologists in performing procedures & in diagnosing patients with nervous system illnesses trough variety of tests
- Monitor acute and chronic stroke patients
- Facilitate in the rapid evaluation and treatment of acute stroke patients
- Assess & Identifies new neurologic changes of assigned patients
- Worked collaboratively with patients, their families and healthcare providers to facilitate stroke care, prevention and rehabilitation process
- Floats to CCU, MICU, SICU, Trauma Unit and NSICU as needed as needed
Clinical Staff Nurse PCU & Stroke Unit
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
11.2006 - 07.2009
- Provide direct patient care utilizing specialized skills and experience required for high intensity therapies and intervention
- Provided nursing care for stroke and telemetry patients
- Serve as preceptor to new nurses and students in training
- Demonstrate understanding and adherence to hospital policies and procedures
- Checks and reports status of patient care/documentation, orders transcription by self and team members; takes appropriate action
- Makes appropriate judgments/identifies limitations/collaborates and/or seek assistance as needed
- Keep patient informed of their medical condition and the course of treatment being prescribed
- Make regular nursing observations/rounds
- Performs nursing skills such as medication administration, fluid/blood administration, specimen collection, intake ad output measurements, comfort/pain management procedures and monitoring of patients safety
Staff Nurse
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
09.2003 - 05.2006
- Performs professional nursing duties relating to treatment and welfare of the patients under supervision of head nurse
- Maintains the highest possible standard of patient’s care at all times
- Foster good nurse/patient relationship
- Accompanies attending doctors on ward rounds and implement treatment as required
- Rotates for morning, afternoon and night shift as scheduled
- Check controlled drugs at each shift in accordance with the hospital policies
- Guides newly appointed staffs, student nurses, and medical orderlies
- Participates in staff training and orientation programs
- Assist medical staff while carrying out diagnostic procedures
- Communicates with medical staff and other members of the health care team as necessary and maintain good working relationship with colleagues and supervisors
- Knowledgeable in assisting team doctors in insertion of central line, chest thoracostomy tube, doing abdominal tapping, lumbar puncture and blood collections
- Reports verbally and in writing the progress of patient’s condition at each shift change over
- Attends lectures and trainings conducted by Staff Development Unit and reports back effectively and disseminates relevant information to colleagues
- Initiates first aid measures in emergency situation while waiting for medical assistance and prepares therapeutic/ equipment that may be required
- Monitors and evaluate nursing care plan
- Maintains patient records and respect patient’s privacy and confidentiality
- Admit and discharge patients
- Performs dressing to postoperative patients
- Perform post mortem care
Senior Staff Nurse
OSPA – Farmers Medical Center
06.1997 - 08.2003
- Completes and documents a thorough patient assessment through examination, observation and interview with family members and other members of the health care team
- Give orientation regarding hospital policies to patients and relatives
- Communicates and act as a liaison between patients, physician and other hospital personnel
- Implements nursing actions either by direct care or delegation of responsibility based on the nursing care plan and skill level
- Expert in bedside care, connecting patients to cardiac monitor for arrhythmia and insertion of IVF aseptically
- Expert in administering oxygen when required, vital signs and/or refer patients’ abnormalities to the physician for urgent treatment
- Understands and function as required in emergency situation
- Expert in taking care of ventilated and unconscious patients hooked up on mechanical ventilator
- Observe for any arrhythmia and prepare necessary things for diagnostic and therapy procedures of the physician
- Carry out instructions, consultations and report immediately any reactions or progress of patients
- Understand and implements hospital and patients safety measures
- Observe the proper use of equipment and supplies
- Review grant for new orders are implemented in accurate and timely manner
- Transfer and discharging of patients
- Perform post mortem care
- Maintains professional working relationship with unit colleagues and other health professionals
- Maintains competence and awareness of new trends in nursing practice through participation in service and independent study
- Understands and participates in Quality Improvement Program through committee participation or other committee activity
- Precept newly appointed staffs and medical orderlies
- Takes charge of the area on shift basis organizing, supervising and guiding newly appointed nurses, midwives and medical orderlies
On-the-Job Trainee
Philippine National Police Hospital
07.1993 - 03.1994
- Give direct nursing care to Military personnel & their family member
- Triage & answer sick calls of detained inmates at the camp
- Identifies nursing needs of patients & inmates/detainees
- Plan, give and evaluate nursing care
- Admit and discharge patients
- Perform nursing activities
- Take vital signs and record
- Set up and carry out medical asepsis
- Observe and respond to patients emotional and spiritual needs in appropriate manner
- Prepares and assist physician in therapeutic and diagnostic procedures
- Carry out doctor’s order in conformity with hospital policies and legal limitation
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of the Visayas
03.1993
Skills
- Patient education
- Patient safety
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Patient management
- Infection control
- Strong clinical judgment
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Diagnostic test ordering
Educationcertification
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 03/27/93, University of the Visayas, Cebu City, Philippines
- Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN), 2009, American Association of Neuroscience Nursing
- Certified Stroke Registered Nurse (SCRN), 2013, American Association of Neuroscience Nursing
Certification
- Certified Correctional Health Professional National Commission on Correctional Health Care 2024
- Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse American Board of Neuroscience Nursing 2010
Timeline
Staff Nurse IV
San Joaquin County Correctional Health Services
03.2020 - Current
Nurse shift Manager
Methodist Hospital – Surgical Acute Department
07.2018 - 11.2020
Clinical Staff Nurse
Methodist Hospital – ICU
06.2015 - 07.2018
Travel Nursing
Medical Express / AMN
03.2015 - 06.2015
RN, STROKE UNIT
JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
09.2008 - 03.2015
Clinical Staff Nurse PCU & Stroke Unit
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
11.2006 - 07.2009
Staff Nurse
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital
09.2003 - 05.2006
Senior Staff Nurse
OSPA – Farmers Medical Center
06.1997 - 08.2003
On-the-Job Trainee
Philippine National Police Hospital
07.1993 - 03.1994
- Certified Correctional Health Professional National Commission on Correctional Health Care 2024
- Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse American Board of Neuroscience Nursing 2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of the Visayas
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