RALPH VINCENT G. BALOLONG
East Providence,USA
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 16 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Critical Care Outreach Team, Part Time
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
- Facilitate safe transfer of a critical ill patient to the ICU whilst liaising with the ICU team. Also aiding in the inter/intra hospital transfer of a critically ill patient.
- Audits and works closely and giving timely advise to RN to provide optimal care avoiding admission to ICU.
- Follow up patient recently discharged patient from ICU to avoid deterioration and penultimately readmission to the critical unit.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with medical professionals to communicate patient needs with accuracy and speed using hospital and medical codes.
- Administered emergency medication to patients, quickly responding to changes in conditions and medication reactions.
Charge Nurse, ICU
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
- Oversee patient admissions, management, transfer and discharges in a 570 bed capacity in the Northeast of England.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
International RN
Rhode Island Hospital
09.2022 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, performed timely assessments, and apt interventions at a Level 1 trauma centre with 12-18 bed capacity.
- Collaborated with physicians and other members of the health care team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Participated in training new nurses and took part in leading the unit by partaking in Nurse in charge roles.
- Responsible for managing the care of the adult and elderly patient requiring moderately complex assessment, moderately intensive therapies and interventions, and moderate levels of nursing vigilance.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, other conditions and respiratory conditions requiring airway such as tracheostomy, endotracheal tube and non invasive machine.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
02.2010 - 08.2022
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, weaning from ventilator, sedation holds, commencement of apt protocols and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Data Manager Assistant
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
- Assisted in audits and data input making sure accurate information are conveyed and communicated with the governing body.
- Assisted in mortality reports.
- Assisted in generating report for the performance of the ITU unit in terms of safety and compliance.
- Assisted in implementing evidenced based research.
- Monitors and updates policies of the unit.
- Assisted in gathering timely information.
Contractual Nurse
ICU-CCU
11.2007 - 11.2009
- Provided direct patient care who are intubated, critically ill in 500 bed capacity hospital.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters, IVs and PIC lines.
- Educated patients and families on diagnosis, neurological conditions and processes, treatments and expected outcomes.
- Came up with treatment plans and communicated with patients about options, medications and self-management.
- Evaluated charting procedures for adherence to best practices.
- Participated in development of guidelines for critical care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, stroke, myocardial problems and other conditions.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Education
No Degree - Clinical Assessment Skills
Teesside University
Teesside, United Kingdom01.2019
No Degree - Critical Care Competency
Teesside University
Teesside, United Kingdom01.2016
No Degree - Preceptorship Training
Teesside University
Teesside University02.2012
No Degree - Oversees Adaptation Programme
Teesside University
Teesside, United Kingdom09.2010
No Degree - Highschool
Dominican School
Dagupan City, Philippines03.2002
No Degree - Elementary Education
College of St. Michael The Archangel
03.1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
06.2002 - 03.2006
Skills
- Patient Management
- Emergency Response
- Chronic Disease Management
- Precepting
- Patient Monitoring
- Documentation and Reporting
- Medical Equipment Setup
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Pulmonary Assessments
- Condition Assessment
- trained in administering continuous IV medications for Pulmonary hypertension patient
Accomplishments
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements. Successfully provided quality care to critically or acutely ill patients in a ICU setting or environment.
- Key trainer for Draeger Evita XL ventilator (United kingdom)
- Trained in Continuous Renal Replacement therapy utilising CiCa and heparin.
- Trained in commencing and administering continuous pulmonary hypertension medications medications.
- Transfer training trainor/facilitator.
- Ventilator, NIV machine, pumps and other medical devices trained
- Supervised team of 10-14 staff members.
- Nominated as Best Mentor for students three times.
Certification
- NIH Stroke Scale Trained
- Pulmonary hypertension Medication trained
- ACLS trained
- BLS trained
- UK Nurse license holder
- Licensed ICU Nurse - 2007-2009- Philippines, 2010-2022 ICU/HDU nurse United Kingdom
Timeline
International RN
Rhode Island Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Critical Care Outreach Team, Part Time
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
Charge Nurse, ICU
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
Data Manager Assistant
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
07.2018 - 03.2022
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University Hospital Of North Tees And Hartlepool
02.2010 - 08.2022
Contractual Nurse
ICU-CCU
11.2007 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
06.2002 - 03.2006
No Degree - Clinical Assessment Skills
Teesside University
No Degree - Critical Care Competency
Teesside University
No Degree - Preceptorship Training
Teesside University
No Degree - Oversees Adaptation Programme
Teesside University
No Degree - Highschool
Dominican School
No Degree - Elementary Education
College of St. Michael The Archangel
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