Jose Maria Conrado Tolentino
Jersey,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) in hemodialysis center with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations.
Consistently developing professional relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
HD Nurse
Core Renal Center by St. John Biocare & Dialysis
2022.08 - 2023.10
- Initiates dialysis, monitors patient and dialysis machine, and terminates the dialysis procedure
- Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure
- Attaches dialyzer and tubing to the machine to assemble for use
- Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare the machine for use
- Positions patient on a lounge chair at hemodialysis machine
- Takes and records patient's pre-dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate
- Cleans area of access (fistula, graft, or catheter), using antiseptic solution
- Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer
- Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate
- Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits
- Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure
- Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction
- Takes and records patient's post dialysis weight, and vital signs
- Evaluates, plans, implements and documents nursing care for patients with kidney failure
- Coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams
- Intervene to prevent complications, decreasing the need for hospitalizations
- Assist patients in achieving rehabilitative potential
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Performs a variety of tasks
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
- Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards
- Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
HD Nurse
Diaverum AB
2016.06 - 2022.06
- Initiates dialysis, monitors patient and dialysis machine, and terminates the dialysis procedure
- Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure
- Attaches dialyzer and tubing to the machine to assemble for use
- Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare the machine for use
- Positions patient on a lounge chair at hemodialysis machine
- Takes and records patient's pre-dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate
- Cleans area of access (fistula, graft, or catheter), using antiseptic solution
- Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer
- Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate
- Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits
- Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure
- Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction
- Takes and records patient's post dialysis weight, and vital signs
- Evaluates, plans, implements and documents nursing care for patients with kidney failure
- Coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams
- Intervene to prevent complications, decreasing the need for hospitalizations
- Assist patients in achieving rehabilitative potential
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Performs a variety of tasks
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
- Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards
- Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
HD Nurse
Ministry of Health
2012.07 - 2015.07
- Care and support patients undergoing dialysis
- To intervene as necessary during treatment reaction that is within the scope of practice
- Report to physician incidence that warrants their care
- Oversee the entire treatment
- Cannulation (AVF or graft) or catheter care for both permanent and temporary catheter using aseptic technique
- Charting of every aspect of care
- Do health teaching using their native language and respect of their beliefs and culture
- Monitors monthly blood test and reports abnormal readings to doctor.
Dialysis Nurse
Specialist Group Hospital and Trauma Center
2008.08 - 2012.07
- Responsible in the nursing care of either hemodynamically unstable or stable patients undergoing hemodialysis treatments
- Assess, plan, organize and provide care to patients
- Cannulation (AVF or graft) and catheter care for permanent and temporary access using aseptic technique and observing the protocols such us access surveillance, presence of infection of anything related to care of access
- Monitors vital signs as per protocol and whenever reports of subjective verbalization of patients or when clinical skills say so
- Intervene during treatment reaction that is within our scope of practice
- Responsible for proper handling of dialyzer for storage or for use
- Gives medication as ordered observing the rights of giving medication
- Inventory of stocks of medication and maintenance of E-Cart
- Gives the optimum level of comfort during their treatment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Pangasinan
Dagupan City, Philippines03.2007
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Patient Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Compassionate Care
Timeline
HD Nurse
Core Renal Center by St. John Biocare & Dialysis
2022.08 - 2023.10
HD Nurse
Diaverum AB
2016.06 - 2022.06
HD Nurse
Ministry of Health
2012.07 - 2015.07
Dialysis Nurse
Specialist Group Hospital and Trauma Center
2008.08 - 2012.07
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Pangasinan
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