Dedicated nursing leader with excellent unit management skills. Proficient in quality, cost and care standards focused on maximizing resources and patient satisfaction. Registered Nurse in state of Texas.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
NURSE MANAGER
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
07.2022 - Current
Oversees hospital operation and staffing needs.
Lead codes and rapid responses.
Recruits talented individuals who has the right attitude and skills to assure high quality of care.
Recommends and implements changes to the operation to improve and to decrease burden to nursing team for them to be able to attend to patients more.
Audits documentations to assure compliance and safe practice.
Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
Manages more than 80 nursing staffs (including RNTs) and nursing activities in a 60-bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .
Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care such as increasing number of nurses with CRRN, ACLs and NIH certification.
Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
Maintains clinical skills by intermittently assisting floor nurses with nursing procedures.
NURSE SUPERVISOR
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
09.2020 - 07.2022
Supervised nursing staff and served as clinical support to assure that patient needs are attended timely.
Assured admissions and discharges are coordinated properly to assure smooth transition.
Resolved patient and family complain to maintain elevated patient experience.
Audited patient charts to assure patient stability and also audited nursing documentation to assure compliance.
Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Coached staffs needing guidance to improve their practice.
CRRN/ FLOOR NURSE / RELIEF SUPERVISOR
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
06.2015 - 09.2020
Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
Administered medication and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders.
Measured and recorded patients' vital signs routinely and as needed.
Utilized Cerner to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
Reported health status concerns to physicians.
Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
Modified patient health treatment plans by observing patient conditions and responses as ordered by a physician.
Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
Quickly responds to any change in condition of a patient.
Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Cared for patients in a 60-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Functions as a staff nurse and covers Shift-In-Charge intermittently during the night shift.
Rotated in Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Adult and Pediatric Immunization Clinic.
Staff Nurse takes care of patient needs such as outpatient treatment, urgent interventions and assist physicians in procedures.
Shift-In-Charge oversees operations, assures smooth flow of patients, attend to patient complains, attend to urgent patient care needs such as IV bolus needs, wound care, possible transfer to higher level of care, etc.
VOLUNTEER STAFF NURSE
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
10.2019 - 12.2019
San Juan, 1502 Metro, Manila, Philippines
Contact Info.: (0063) 2 8727 0001
Volunteered for 2 months as a floor nurse in Medical Surgical Unit
STAFF NURSE
Emirates French Hospital, Hopital Franco
04.2013 - 01.2015
Rotated in Internal Medicine, Women's Health, ENT, Pediatric Department
Provided outpatient treatments, blood extraction and immunizations.
Assisted physicians with outpatient procedures.
STAFF NURSE
Ibn Sina Medical Centre
01.2011 - 02.2013
Rotated in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Dental and Women's Health.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, as well as immunizations and monitored responses.
Assisted patients in to be seen by their primary care physician.
Educated patients on their plan of care to increase medication and overall compliance.
STAFF NURSE
Igama Medical, Surgical and Oncology, Saint Louis Hospital of the Sacred Heart
10.2009 - 10.2010
Contact Info.: (074) 564 4082
STAFF NURSE
Ordonez Medical Hospital
10.2008 - 10.2009
Contact Info: (075) 564-4082
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Executive
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL
08.2026
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Easter College
Baguio City, Philippines
03.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
Baguio City, Philippines
03.2006
Skills
Leadership
Quality Improvement, Assurance and Control
Staff Development
Utilization Management
Human Resource Management
Conflict Management
Work Planning and Prioritization
Multidisciplinary Care Coordination
Nursing Staff Management
Recruit Well-Qualified Staff
Accomplishments
Employee of the Year 2022
Employee of the Quarter - October to December 2022
CEO Award - Stronger Together
Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Leadership 2021 - Clinical Excellence Ranked 10 out of 137 Encompass Health Hospitals Across the Country
Timeline
NURSE MANAGER
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
07.2022 - Current
NURSE SUPERVISOR
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
09.2020 - 07.2022
VOLUNTEER STAFF NURSE
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
10.2019 - 12.2019
CRRN/ FLOOR NURSE / RELIEF SUPERVISOR
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Vintage
06.2015 - 09.2020
STAFF NURSE/ Shift-In-Charge
Ambulatory Healthcare Services, SEHA
01.2015 - 03.2020
STAFF NURSE
Emirates French Hospital, Hopital Franco
04.2013 - 01.2015
STAFF NURSE
Ibn Sina Medical Centre
01.2011 - 02.2013
STAFF NURSE
Igama Medical, Surgical and Oncology, Saint Louis Hospital of the Sacred Heart
10.2009 - 10.2010
STAFF NURSE
Ordonez Medical Hospital
10.2008 - 10.2009
Master of Science - Nursing Executive
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Easter College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
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