MARIA CECILE AIMEE SALANGA

• Provides strong leadership and have clear understanding of inpatient and outpatient nursing operation and patients' flow.
• Assists Nursing Manager in leading nursing staff and creates environment that promotes evidence-based patient-centered care.
• Contributes with hospital experts in program development, quality management and implementing performance improvement plans
• Works to maintain established standards of department.
• Adapts decision-making style to the situation and level of authority for achieving optimal outcome including using collaborative decision making and effective communication skills.
• Acts as coach for performance to achieve individual and organizational goals; including orientation, competencies and evaluation
• Serves as clinical and resource expert for the department.
• Maintains area/department in state of readiness at all times.
• Assesses, identifies, solves nursing care and pre-operative problems.
• Starts multiple challenging iV starts administered preoperative medication and performs pre-operative instructions and explains patients' rights and procedures.
• Assists patients through the transition from anesthetized state to an awake condition.
• Assesses patients' level of consciousness, provides pain management and antiemetics as needed per prescribed.
• Develops comprehensive clinical training program for new hires to ensure consistent quality of care.
• Manages caseloads effectively, ensuring timely assessments, treatment planning, and progress monitoring.
• Increases client satisfaction by fostering supportive and empathetic therapeutic environment.
• Addresses employee inquiries regarding pay issues promptly, fostering positive relationships between management and staff members.
• Works closely with other departments within organization to address workforce planning needs effectively.
• Reduces overtime costs by analyzing staffing patterns and making recommendations for schedule adjustments as needed.
• Assesses timecards for all employees in PAT, Preop, PACU daily through Kronos system.

Nurse Manager: Jeff Nelson 951-677-1111

• Provided necessary health education to patients about their upcoming procedures or surgeries covering preparatory tests, medications and skin or site preparation.
• Treated pain, nausea, and other postoperative symptoms of anesthesia and administered as prescribed.
• Regularly checked vital signs and quickly intercepted any potential issues and ensured smooth recovery.
• Kept bandages, dressings, etc. clean, dry, and safe.
• Supported professional development of team members by regularly sharing best practices, encouraging ongoing learning, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Nurse Manager: Jill Salazar 619-229-3393

• Evaluated medical information, as well as provided direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre and post surgery patients
• Implemented infection control measures within the unit, maintained a safe environment for both patients and staff members. Trained to use and read electrocardiogram (EEG/EKG) and telemedicine technology to effectively monitor patients' vital signs and identified any irregular heart rhythms.
• Assisted physicians with endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.
• Administered and monitored patients' sedation
• Served as a liaison between physicians and patients'' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
• Rapidly responded to medical emergencies that are seriously ill patients may experience.
• Provided emergency response care and managed patient's life support system maintenance.
• Administered appropriate dosages and titration for procedural sedation per hospital policies
• Assisted Radiologists during angiographic and interventional procedures by preparing guide wires and catheters, as well as setting up and maintained sterile trays and other equipment, practiced sterile technique and passed instruments and supplies to the radiologist.
• Discontinued arterial and venous sheaths per MD orders and per department's policies and procedures.
• Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely interventions and thorough follow-ups to mitigate potential complications.

Nurse Manager: Richard Moss 541-732-5000

• Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
• Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse patient populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.
• Adapted quickly to changing patient needs, adjusting care plans accordingly to ensure optimal outcomes in diverse clinical scenarios.
• Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
• Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
• Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.

Nurse Manager: Richard Moss 541-732-5000

• Facilitated elderly and disabled veterans and residents with their daily needs
• Improvised proper and prescribed dietary needs to each client
• Engaged in effective brainstorming and brought creative ideas to the workplace.
• Overall project management for business owner strategy
• Served as 'voice of the customer' with delivery teams, represented/reinforced the customer's perspective throughout the product realization cycle.
• Created integrated project plans.