Michelle Sharon Ledesma

• Screened potential patients for eligibility for the trial.
• Presented trial concepts to potential patients for enrollment in the trial.
• Maintained high levels of confidentiality to protect data and information.

• Developed effective communication skills while interacting with diverse patient population daily.
• Interviewed patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions.
• Assisted physicians in diagnosing and treating patients.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Completed routine physical exams and diagnostic tests to provide accurate diagnosis.
• Created treatment plans balancing medical expertise, patient goals and individual compliance levels.
• Observed simple and complex medical procedures.

Job summary: assigned at the General Wards including Medical, Pediatric, Obstetrics; Delivery and Emergency Room and Out-Patient Department

• Takes history of the present complaints of patients, the past history including all previous illnesses and surgical procedures, obstetrical history, family and social history.
• Examines and performs physical examination on patients.
• Admits patients to assess and ensure illness observation and care
• Orders appropriate laboratory test and procedures work-up and treatment for admitted patients.
• Order and prescribes medications and treatments for patients admitted in their respective wards
• Analyzes laboratory results and findings of test and examinations, and diagnoses conditions,
• Conducts daily rounds in the ward to assess patients’ condition and response to treatment
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Preforms normal spontaneous delivery and episiotomy and repair at the delivery room.
• Provide post-natal care on the newborns.
• Order discharge of patients once recovered or cured to ensure passed slip for gate pass purposes
• Provides emergency care and acute care management of patients brought in the emergency room and in the wards
• Answers inter-departmental referrals and ward calls to provide the necessary information as basis for decision making
• Provides continuous care to patients by follow-up check-ups and appointments
• Performs minor procedures for diagnostic work-up and treatment
• Performs minor surgical procedures like suturing of wounds, incision and drainage, and removal of foreign bodies
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Advise patients including their families on health promotion, disease and illness information and prevention, treatment options, and accident avoidance
• Refers and consults other medical practitioners for further evaluation on patient’s physical and mental health.
• Provides counselling and support to patients and their families on health, lifestyle and diet modification.
• Inoculates and vaccinate patients
• Provides consultation and prescribe treatment and medication for patients in the Out-Patient Department
• Conduct’s physical examinations and interprets laboratory reports of patients in the Out-Patient Department which is needed for patient’s individual purpose
• Attends medico-legal cases to attest the veracity of medical reports for legal purposes
• Issues medical certificate for patients’ individual purposes
• Signs important documents which includes birth and death certificates.

Delivery Room

• Interview new patients to assess their symptoms, needs, or problems; record and utilize their medical history for diagnosis
• Perform well-women exams that include pap smears, pelvic, and breast exams
• Conduct follow-ups with patients to monitor and track their condition
• Counsel patients on safe sex practices and preventative medicine practices
• Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy and childbirth, including prenatal advising up to delivery and postnatal care, sometime in collaboration with a midwife
• Order and analyze necessary tests, screenings, biopsies, scans, etc. to effectively diagnose a problem
• Direct, advise, and supervise medical staff including nurses, physician assistants, med techs etc. on proper procedures and protocol
• Continue personal education on current medical practices and innovations by reading medical journals, attending conferences, etc.
  

Emergency Room

• Assess patients that enter the emergency room immediately and oversee emergency patient’s recovery.
• Conduct follow-up visits to monitor the patient’s condition.
• Request the appropriate medical tests and based on them, follow a treatment plan.
• Develop effective patient care plans.
• Refer patients to the appropriate specialists.
• Ensure that patients are stable before transferring them to the proper department for further evaluation.
• Provide instructions for discharge and any relevant paperwork.
• Maintain the patient’s medical records.
• Coordinate with different ER departments to ensure patients receive the necessary treatment.
  

Out Patient Department

• Conducting regular patient check-ups
• Diagnosing any ailments
• Prescribing medication
• Providing advice to people on staying healthy
• Referring patients to specialists and consultants in hospital departments.

• Take accurate histories and perform physical examination on patients to provide information needed for admission to school and consideration for jobs.
• Order laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic procedures as appropriate to provide information on patient’s condition
• Examines patients using medical instruments and equipment
• Analyses reports and findings of test and of examination, and diagnoses condition
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patient’s physical and mental well-being
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients
• Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease and illness prevention, and accident or fall avoidance
• Provide counseling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues.
• Perform patient advocacy role
• Coordinate primary patient care with local hospitals and other health-care facilities as necessary
• Report contagious and other reportable diseases as mandated by the Department of Health to proper government authorities.

Job summary: assigned at the General Wards including Medical, Pediatric, Obstetrics and Out-Patient Department

• Takes patients’ medical histories which includes the present complaints, past medical history, obstetric history, and family and social history.
• Examines and performs physical examination on patients.
• Admits patients to their respective wards.
• Performs intravenous line insertion.
• Orders required laboratory tests like complete blood count, urinalysis, stool examination and blood chemistry and other diagnostic procedures such as X-rays.
• Analyzes laboratory results and findings of test and examinations, and diagnoses conditions.
• Prescribes medications and treatments for patients in the wards.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Makes regular ward rounds to ensure the patients conditions and to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment regimen prescribed.
• Answers inter-departmental referrals and ward calls to provide the necessary information as basis for decision making.
• Performs minor surgical procedures like suturing of wounds, removal of foreign bodies, and incision and drainage.
• Provides emergency care and acute care management of patients brought in the emergency room and in the wards.
• Performs normal spontaneous delivery and episiotomy and repair at the delivery room.
• Provide post-natal care on the newborns.
• Orders discharge of patients once recovered or cured to ensure passed slip for gate pass purposes.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Advise patients including their families on health promotion, disease and illness information and prevention, treatment options, and accident avoidance.
• Inoculates and vaccinates patients.
• Provides counselling and support to patients and their families on health, lifestyle and diet modification.
• Provides continuous care to patients by advising and scheduling for follow-up check-ups and appointments.
• Refers and consults other medical practitioners for further evaluation on patient’s physical and mental health especially if it is beyond the physician’s expertise
• Provides consultation and prescribe treatment and medication for patients in the Out-Patient Department.
• Conducts physical examination and interprets laboratory reports of patients in the Out-Patient Department which is needed for patient’s individual purposes.
• Attends medico-legal cases to provide medical reports for legal purposes.
• Issues medical certificate for patient’s individual purposes.
• Signs important document s which include birth and death certificates.