MARIA CRISTINA LOGMAO
Houston,TX
Summary
Experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse with a proven track record in providing direct patient care, triage, and care coordination. Skilled in team leadership and mentoring, thrives in fast-paced and multicultural environments. Consistently demonstrates dedication to delivering high-quality healthcare services throughout extensive career history.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (contract-O Grady Peyton International)
Houston Methodist Willowbrook
07.2024 - Current
- Provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently to patients with varied and complex problems transitioning from the emergency department
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions and advocates for patient's rights.
- Responsible for ensuring patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner.
Registered Nurse (contract-O Grady Peyton International)
Houston Methodist-Sugarland
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Provides professional nursing care to a diverse patient population, conducts nursing assessments, assists with exams and treatment, patient education, and maintenance of medical records
- Provides direct patient care effectively and efficiently which may include patients with varied and complex needs
- Communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate, coordinate and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes
- Demonstrates clinical competence when providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies, acting as a patient and family advocate in order to monitor and maintain patient rights
- Assumes leadership roles with progressive responsibility including but not limited to participating in or leading unit and shared governance initiatives, serving as charge nurse or preceptor to students or new employees, and possibly contributing to service line or hospital-wide initiatives in partnership with management.
Clinical Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Accountable for the management and provision of patient care to patients with diagnosis of Myeloma, Lymphoma and CART patients.
Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and patient's family to plan care and evaluate outcomes of therapy.
- Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies.
- Participates in data collection for current studies.
- Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
- Documents care according to established standards.
- Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems.
- Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services.
- Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights.
- Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.
Staff Nurse (full time)
King Faisal Specialist Hospital-Riyadh (1,549 Beds)
10.2012 - 04.2022
- Primary patient care to adult oncology, palliative, hematology and pre/post bone marrow transplant based on core standards/policies and evidenced based practices
- Charge Nurse or Team Leader collaborating with 4-5 physicians, delegates work to 4-5 nurses and other allied health professionals
- Participates in patient education programs, preceptorship, training of new staff and nurse graduates
- Handling, administration and care of patients on cytotoxic medications, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, pre & post bone marrow transplant and chronic BMT patients
- As unit-based council chair, ensures quality performance and policies are met, participated and facilitated in the Magnet and JCIA accreditation of the hospital.
Staff Nurse (full time)
Prince Sultan Military Medical City (then) Riyadh Military Hospital (1,500 beds)
06.2009 - 06.2012
- Primary care nurse-Assess, plans, implements, and evaluates each adult oncology and palliative patients
- Ensures medical and nursing orders are carried according to the highest standard of clinical care
- Portrays as a Team Leader in the absence of the Sister
- Delegates work with colleagues and assure patients' needs are met
- Administers, checks, records and safe-keep controlled drug keys in the absence of the Sister
- Participates in analyzing review of policies and procedures, proposes amendments or trials
- Ensures adherence to policies and procedures
- Undertake clinical and managerial skills, teaching by preceptorship, participate in staff appraisal and in-service training program
- May undertake procedures after relevant study days and authorized as proficient to portray extended role chemotherapy and radiation therapy patients and palliative care.
Staff Nurse 2 - Full Time
University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital
06.2005 - 04.2009
- Assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of holistic interdisciplinary team care plan
- Performs the role of charge nurse, delegating and assuring quality of care to patients and promotes nursing satisfaction
- As a Senior Nurse, collaborates with different health care workers for holistic care for patients with various medical and surgical cases, oncology and radiation therapy patients (pre and post-operative/radiation therapy patients)
- Precept and trains new nurses and take part as university hospital employee to mentor nurse student scholars.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mariano Marcos State University
04.2004
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Oncology and Transplant Management
- Flexibility and Multi-Tasking
- Team Leadership and Precepting
Certification
- Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- NIH Stroke Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse (contract-O Grady Peyton International)
Houston Methodist Willowbrook
07.2024 - Current
Clinical Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center Hospital
01.2023 - 11.2023
Registered Nurse (contract-O Grady Peyton International)
Houston Methodist-Sugarland
07.2022 - 07.2024
Staff Nurse (full time)
King Faisal Specialist Hospital-Riyadh (1,549 Beds)
10.2012 - 04.2022
Staff Nurse (full time)
Prince Sultan Military Medical City (then) Riyadh Military Hospital (1,500 beds)
06.2009 - 06.2012
Staff Nurse 2 - Full Time
University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital
06.2005 - 04.2009
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mariano Marcos State University
- Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- NIH Stroke Certification
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