Karl Junas Cabuguas

- Develops and maintains nursing policies and procedures that reflect current standards of nursing practice and facilitates philosophy of care in consistent with state and federal laws and regulations and communicates to the nursing staff.

- Establishes and implements infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to prevent development and transmission of diseases.

- Gathers and analyzes facts, assesses situations, develops and implements appropriate actions to investigate, to notify appropriate parties, to resolve issues and to record facts properly. Keeps Director of Health Services informed of findings and results.

- Conducts quality assessment and assurance activities, including regulatory compliance rounds in all departments to monitor performance and to continuously improve quality.

- Screens prospective admissions for level of care, anticipated needs and length of stay, presence of mental illness or mental retardation as required by federal regulations.

- Audits clinical records for accuracy and completeness of comprehensive resident assessments, effective documentation reflecting resident responses to interventions and consistent implementation of plan of care by all staff and professionals in all shifts.

- Supervises Certified Nurse Assistants.

Evaluates the appropriateness and necessity of medical treatment through the Utilization Management review process in order to promote quality, outcome-based medical care while providing world-class service to customers in an accurate, efficient, and courteous manner.

• Ensured compliance with regulatory guidelines by staying current on industry standards and participating in ongoing education opportunities.
• Streamlined utilization review processes by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans.

A complaints management account for contact lenses and contact lens care products that handle eye problems globally.

Takes care of post-operative patients (post CABG, abdominal surgeries, rhinoplasty, urology cases, EENT surgeries) and other medical-surgical patients.

Worked as a Nurse-Quality Analyst at a US outsourced company that handles medical device complaints and classify them as reportable or non-reportable to US FDA, this as well as other reporting bodies in other regions in Asia, Australia, and Europe (APAC and EMEA).

Rotated to any floor areas in a tertiary hospital caring their medical, surgical, and pediatric needs.