Maricelle T. Sinahon
Orlando,FL
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 15 years of diverse experience across critical care and surgical units. Expertise in patient education, medication management, and fostering collaborative nurse-patient relationships to enhance overall patient experience and outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Renal Dialysis Unit
Advent Health Orlando
09.2020 - Current
- Perform the following procedures: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Apheresis.
- Perform appropriate and legible documentation recording all procedures and assessments within the established time frames and in accordance with standards of care departmental policy and practice guidelines.
- Promote an exceptional patient experience by abiding compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships.
Nurse Educator
Advent Health Orlando
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Utilizes principles of education, adult learning and, for nurses, base all activities on the professional growth pathway of the Novice to Expert continuum. Integrate current published research and literature into all learning activities. Maintain knowledge of national and local trends in nursing practice.
- Orientation: Creates, plans, implements and coordinates orientation for individuals new to the nursing unit/department. Monitors and reports compliance with required documentation for orientation. Evaluates unit/department orientation process based on health care trends, learning needs and organizational goals.
- Training/Role Transition: Creates, plans, implements and coordinates activities related to training new graduates and experienced nurses new to the unit/department. Activities to include coaching of new nurses, performance evaluation and growth plans, in collaboration with management, if necessary. Monitors and reports compliance with required documentation for training. Evaluates training/role transition processes based on health care trends, learning needs, and organizational goals.
- Leadership: Actively participates, communicates and serves as a positive change agent for all units/departments, campuses and system initiatives/goals and leadership activities. Participates as required in recruitment and interviewing staff.
- Career Development: Facilitates and evaluates activities related to career development and succession planning for assigned staff, in collaboration with unit/department leadership. Counsels assigned staff related to their career pathway.
Circulating Nurse
Florida Hospital Orlando Fracture Care Surgery
02.2015 - 06.2018
- Perform assessments, take vital signs, and chart patient conditions and physician instructions.
- Follow all hospital protocols, regulations, and infection control procedures.
- Stock supplies, prepare operating rooms, and manage post-operative patient care.
- Collect specimens for pre-op tests and delivery to lab.
- Administer medications and monitor IVs.
- Ensure all equipment was functioning properly, stocked supplies, laid out tools, and passed instruments during procedures.
Staff Nurse, Clinical Transition Unit
Florida Hospital Orlando
06.2011 - 02.2015
- Provide direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluation of medical conditions.
- Assessed patient conditions, coordinated orders for evaluations or diagnostic tests, and interpreted lab results to inform treatment decisions.
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
- Interacted and communicated with diverse patients, providing quality medical care while building trust and rapport with staff, patients, and families to facilitate effective communication regarding patient care.
- Developed and directed rotational system for patient care management, enhancing workflow and patient outcomes in the department.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
Staff Nurse, Surgical Progressive Care Unit
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
08.2009 - 06.2011
- Perform general and surgery specific post op assessments.
- Administer blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
- Monitor skin color, sensation, LOC, and mobility as indicators for additional assessments.
- Notify physicians of patient conditions, changes, and abnormal lab results.
- Confirmed administration of existing medications alongside post-op prescriptions to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to coordinate and evaluate patient treatment plans, enhancing patient outcomes.
- Performed emergency medical procedures, including basic life support and advanced cardiac life support, to stabilize critical patient conditions.
Staff Nurse, Surgical Care Unit
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
08.2006 - 08.2009
- Collects, prioritizes, and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
- Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
- Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
- Implements the identified plan.
- Evaluates the patient's progress towards attainment of the outcome.
- Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
- Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practices.
- Discussed illnesses and treatments with patients and family members in a supportive manner.
Clinical Instructor
Zamboanga City Brent Hospital and Colleges
06.2003 - 06.2006
- Assist students in achieving completion of objectives. Provides regular, accurate and timely feedback to students relative to their performance.
- The principal functions to the faculty shall be to: develop, implement and evaluate the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program; design, implement, teach, evaluate and revise the curriculum; provide opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness; and document actions taken in faculty and committee meetings.
- Participated in department meetings for development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing program curriculum and program policies. Makes recommendations for improvement in curriculum design and program policies.
- Motivated students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process, including but not limited to class discussions, demonstrations, outside assignments, research, enrichment activities.
- Provided regular, accurate, and timely feedback to students relative to their performance.
- Maintained expertise in the subject area in order to provide students with current trends and to recommend improvements in curriculum design.
E.R. Staff Nurse
Zamboanga City Medical Center
08.1998 - 03.2003
- Provided nursing care to Level 1 Trauma Unit patients, handling multiple medical emergencies, including stroke, cardiac arrest, car accidents, head injuries, poisoning, burns, and sexual assaults.
- Assessed and delivered prescribed treatments to stabilize patients in critical condition.
- Coordinated care with multidisciplinary team of physicians, technicians, and providers to ensure comprehensive patient management.
- Communicate treatment and condition information to patients and their families.
- Planned and executed ER participation in citywide disaster preparedness drills and regional health emergency drill to enhance emergency response readiness.
Education
AANPCB Licensure -
05-2026
FNP Certification -
University of St. Augustine for Health and Sciences
12-2025
Master of Science in Nursing -
Keiser University
07-2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Ateneo De Zamboanga University
03-1998
Skills
- Dialysis treatment
- Patient assessment
- Pre and post-op care
- Medication and IV management
- Wound care
- Charting
- HIPAA compliance
- Discharge education
- Problem-solving
- Service-minded
Certification
- Operating Room Nurse Internship Program, 08/01/15
- ACLS, BLS, CPR certifications
- Registered Nurse in the State of Florida, 01/01/06, present
- Family Nurse Practitioner, 05/01/26
Timeline
Renal Dialysis Unit
Advent Health Orlando
09.2020 - Current
Nurse Educator
Advent Health Orlando
06.2018 - 08.2020
Circulating Nurse
Florida Hospital Orlando Fracture Care Surgery
02.2015 - 06.2018
Staff Nurse, Clinical Transition Unit
Florida Hospital Orlando
06.2011 - 02.2015
Staff Nurse, Surgical Progressive Care Unit
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
08.2009 - 06.2011
Staff Nurse, Surgical Care Unit
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
08.2006 - 08.2009
Clinical Instructor
Zamboanga City Brent Hospital and Colleges
06.2003 - 06.2006
E.R. Staff Nurse
Zamboanga City Medical Center
08.1998 - 03.2003
AANPCB Licensure -
FNP Certification -
University of St. Augustine for Health and Sciences
Master of Science in Nursing -
Keiser University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Ateneo De Zamboanga University