Jan Patricia Maala

• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management.
• Performed leech therapy on patients with accidental amputated limbs and digits.
• Performed extensive wound care on necrotic wounds, pressure ulcers, and burns.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.

Charge Nurse

• Delegating nursing assignments and leading team of nurses, aides, clerks, and technicians in delivering outstanding care to patients.
• Supervising and managing daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• Ensuring unit is operating safely and with optimum standard of care.

Nursing Preceptor and Mentor

• Training new nurses in proper techniques and care standards.
• Orienting new staff with hospital policies and procedures.
• Teaching nursing students skills and assisting them in performing essential duties.

Workload Committee Chair

• Identifying the unit's areas of inadequacy and implementing changes to improve quality of care.
• Investigating and resolving issues affecting unit operations and patient care.
  
  

• Assisted with routine physical evaluation and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing biological specimens.
• Gathered client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and other patient data for physician interpretation.
• Prepared exam room and patient for diagnostic treatment procedures, such as papanicolaou tests, electrocardiograms, and ultrasounds.

• Delivered individualized patient care to those admitted in the memory care unit and delivered high-quality support to meet personalized needs.
• Participated in engaging group activities with patients to boost mood and improve overall memory.
• Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding, and ambulation.
• Maximized patient satisfaction by helping those suffering from dementia with their activities of daily living.