Justine Al-baaj
Orthopedic and Spine Center of Southern Colorado
Colorado Springs,Colorado
1
Certification
15
years of professional experience
Militarily veteran with vast medical experiences that include critical and acute care for 14 years. Reliable and task-oriented, with a strong desire to provide high-quality patient care. Worked in several high-paced environments with different code responses. Eager to leverage past medical experience with current licensure and continue growing professionally within a supportive healthcare environment.
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistance, Register Nurse
4 Years 1 Month- Monitor and document patient vital signs and communicate significant changes to the nursing staff.
- Prepared patient rooms with necessary supplies and equipment.
- Provide compassionate emotional support to patients and their families by helping to alleviate anxiety before discharge from the facility.
- Deliver meals to patients, ensuring dietary needs are met.
- Collaborate with nursing staff and interdisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.
- Assist with additional tasks under the supervision of nurses and management, such as updating various forms, fixing equipment, and maintaining patient rooms.
- Support mobility efforts by ensuring patients are familiar with how to use mobility equipment and that walks are performed throughout the shift.
- Assist patients with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Assist with discharging patient by ensuring catheters, foley or IV, are removed and anti-embolism stocking or other devices are placed on the patient prior to discharge.
- Provide teaching throughout the shift on things such as the proper way to ambulate with a walker, the proper use of an incentive spirometer, how to elevate surgical extremity or how often to ice the effect extremity.
- Evaluate patient musculoskeletal issues, mobility abilities, and pain levels to create informed treatment plans.
- Provide continued postoperative care such as monitoring patients for signs of infection and providing wound care.
- Works closely with physical therapists and reinforce teaching physical exercises or providing recovery support.
- Manage patients' pain by administering medication and offering nonpharmacological pain relief therapeutics like ice, heat, distraction methods or guided imagery. Closely monitoring the effectiveness of the intervention.
- Frequently assessing extremity movement, sensation, and circulation to ensure proper healing and avoid complications.
Register Nurse
4 Months- Perform comprehensive physical, neurological, and cardiovascular assessments.
- Assess neurological status using appropriate tools, including Glasgow Coma Scale and stroke assessments.
- Administer medications, intravenous therapies, blood products, and treatments according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
- Develop, implement, and update individualized nursing care plans.
- Respond promptly to changes in patient condition and initiate emergency interventions when necessary.
- Educate patients and families regarding disease processes, medications, lifestyle modifications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Collaborate with physicians, therapists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Adhere to infection prevention, patient safety, and regulatory standards.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice activities.
- Serve as a patient advocate while promoting patient-centered care.
Hospital Corpsman
3 Years 9 Months- Assisted OB providers during surgery and procedures while maintaining a sterile environment.
- Performed clerical tasks such as updating patients’ records and scheduling appointments.
- Educated patients about family planning.
- Conducted prenatal screenings.
- Perform in-depth, systematic assessment of all surgery patients before surgery.
- Collaborate on care plan and identify patient outcomes.
- Complete admission data, pre-anesthesia and procedure forms.
- Initiate patient education and clinical pathways related to surgery.
- Ensure appropriate lab test results are obtained prior to surgery and report abnormalities to the team.
- Monitoring post-operative patient levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measuring and recording patient vital signs.
- Closely observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia.
- Treated pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.
- Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitating timely intervention.
- Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.
- Preparing and setting up equipment for procedures.
- Assisting the anesthesia providers in monitoring patients.
- Ensuring safe and efficient delivery of anesthesia care.
- Documenting patient information and procedures accurately.
- Adhering to all safety protocols and standards.
- Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care.
- Provided assistance with the GI provider throughout procedures with different instruments and scope settings.
- Prepare instruments, equipment, and supplies before each procedure.
- Handled specimens collected during procedures for laboratory testing.
- Assess, utilize age specific data the patient’s physical assessment and spiritual status in a comprehensive manner.
- Tracked information and patient records in an organizational manner.
- Able to deliver intensive care in health emergencies.
- Detailed-oriented when taking notes and vitals with the ability to deliver an assessment on the patients health status to other team member.
- Emotional intelligence to create a positive patient care experience that includes simplifying medical terminology and concepts to patients.
- Critical thinker who can analyze data to determine health conditions.
- Led over 45 sailors, ensured shifts were employed accordingly, and resolved any disputes that took place in the workplace.
- Controlled the unit’s budget of $500,000 annually to maintain a proper stock of all supplies to ensure there are no disruptions in patient care.
- Tracked $1 million worth of equipment and ensured they were in working condition according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
Hospital Corpsman
3 Years 1 Month- Perform in-depth, systematic assessment of all surgery patients before surgery.
- Collaborate on the care plan and identify patient outcomes.
- Complete admission data, pre-anesthesia, and procedure forms.
- Initiate patient education and clinical pathways related to surgery.
- Ensure appropriate lab test results are obtained prior to surgery and report abnormalities to the team.
- Monitoring post-operative patient levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measuring and recording patient vital signs.
- Closely observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia.
- Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.
- Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitating timely intervention.
- Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.
- Preparing and setting up equipment for procedures.
- Assisting the anesthesia providers in monitoring patients.
- Ensuring safe and efficient delivery of anesthesia care.
- Documenting patient information and procedures accurately.
- Adhering to all safety protocols and standards.
- Led over 15 sailors, ensured shifts were employed accordingly, and resolved any disputes that took place in the workplace.
- Controlled the unit’s budget of $100,000 annually to maintain a proper stock of all supplies to ensure there are no disruptions in patient care.
- Tracked $600,000 worth of equipment and ensured they were in working condition according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
Hospital Corpsman
2 Years 1 Month- Labor and Delivery, NICU
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Associate - Arts
Associate - General Studies
Skills
Phlebotomy
Triage
Administering injections
Infection control training
Medical office experience
Medical records
Venipuncture
Medical scheduling
EMR systems
Acute care
Critical care experience
Basic IV
Operating room experience
Management experience
Certification
- Register Nurse
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Timeline
Register Nurse
St. Francis Medical Center
03.2026 - 07.2026Read More
Certified Nursing Assistance, Register Nurse
Orthopedic and Spine Center of Southern Colorado
07.2022 - CurrentRead More
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy
07.2016 - 04.2020Read More
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy
06.2013 - 07.2016Read More
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy
06.2011 - 07.2013Read More
Pikes Peak State College
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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Pikes Peak State College
Associate from Arts
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Pikes Peak State College
Associate from General Studies
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