LOURDITA BUSCATO BAJALIA
UF Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville,FL
1
Certification
20
years of professional experience
To obtain a Part-Time Registered Nurse position that will provide opportunities to expand my nursing practice, strengthen my clinical skills, and broaden my experience across different specialties while utilizing my medical- surgical nursing background and experience as a nurse floater or CSO nurse.
Work History
Staff Nurse
3 Years 6 Months- Upholds Patient’s Bill of Rights.
- Conducts thorough physical exam and health assessment of patient’s conditions.
- Performs direct nursing care procedures, which include bedside nursing, hygiene, pre- and post-operative nursing care, and admission and discharge clinical duties.
- Observes, records, and reports patient’s symptoms, conditions, and progress of treatment and therapy.
- Prepares patients for, and assist physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for both normal and specialized treatment cases.
- Administers medication and notes reaction.
Staff Nurse
3 Years 2 Months- Sets up treatment trays and prepares instruments and treatment.
- Completes patient records reflecting health condition, medication and treatment.
- Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient and their families.
- Coordinates with other sections in the hospital regarding patient care.
- Supports and implements assigned task for public health programs and activities.
- Ensures patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality.
- Works in a multidisciplinary team approach, as a team member.
- Performs other related functions as maybe assigned.
- Area: ER/Obstetric/Pediatric/LR-DR-MS
Staff Nurse
6 Months- Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process.
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Area: Medical Surgical Ward
Medical Coder/ Claims Processor
4 Years- Review of electronic medical records initiated by a health care provider.
- Coding of paper based records may need to be accomplished.
- Verifying and coding of the diagnosis, evaluation and management, procedures or other codes required for the completeness and accuracy of the record.
- Review and verify component parts of medical records to ensure completeness and accuracy of diagnosis, operations, and special therapeutic procedures.
- Codes and/or reviews principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, complications, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, supplies, materials, injections, and drugs with International Classification of Diseases (ICD10), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Heath Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS – all levels, and any other coding classification systems that may be required).
- Perform edit checks on data entered prior to transmittal and corrects errors as indicated.
Medical Coder/ Claims Processor
6 Years 4 Months- Extracting relevant information from patient records.
- Liaising with physicians and other parties to clarify information.
- Examining documents for missing information.
- Assigning CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, and DRG codes.
- Ensuring documents are grammatically correct and free from typing errors.
- Performing chart audits.
- Advising and training physicians and staff on medical coding.
- Informing supervisor of issues with equipment and computer program.
- Ensuring compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines.
Staff Nurse
1 Year 3 Months- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Area: Medical Surgical Ward
Education
Masters of Arts - Nursing
- Units Earned: 18
- Major: Medical- Surgical Nursing
- Minor: Psychiatric Nursing
BS - Nursing
BS - Accountancy
Skills
Has the ability to communicate with clients in English effectively and meet their demands in a given time.
Strong work ethic
superior interpersonal
and customer service.
Excellent time management skills that allow for the multi-tasking of all responsibilities.
Has the ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations.
Good health and fitness.
Caring and compassionate nurse.
Certification
- US Florida License Number: RN9626819
- CSO or floater Registered Nurse with ACLS/PALS/BLS certification
Timeline
Staff Nurse
UF Health Shands Hospital
05.2023 - CurrentRead More
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01.2020 - 03.2023Read More
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03.2007 - 06.2008Read More
Santander Elementary School
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Santander National High School
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BS from Accountancy
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St. Paul University
BS from Nursing
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St. Paul University
Masters of Arts from Nursing
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PERSONAL DATA
Filipino, 42 years old, married, graduated with Bachelor of Science in Nursing, USRN as well, hardworking and committed toward a specific goal or task.
Disclaimer
I hereby certify that the above information about me is true and correct with respect to my full knowledge and belief.
Respectfully Yours,
LOURDITA BUSCATO BAJALIA, BSN-RN
UF Health Shands, CSO NURSE
Personal Information
- Nationality: Filipino
- US Florida License Number: RN9626819
- Marital Status: Married