Verifies that essential equipment is functioning properly each day
Performs patient preparation, including but not limited to: review of medical history, acquisition of appropriate consents, measuring vital signs, starting IV, administering medications, and setting up appropriate monitors
Assists in relieving patient’s apprehension before and during administration of IV sedation or anesthesia
Assesses and monitors patients before, after and throughout all phases of care, demonstrating competency with all monitoring equipment
Transports and positions patients as needed
Records and documents all vital signs and assembles and maintains all related patient records
Maintains patient safety, and ensures a clean, orderly environment throughout the hospital
Assist MD with endoscopic accessories and collect specimens during procedure
Addresses individual patient needs, and completes all pre and post-op physician orders
Adheres to CDC Bodily Fluid precautions and infectious waste disposal according to policy
Manages supply inventory, ordering and restocking supplies as needed
Conducts pre and post-procedure orientation and instruction of patient and/or patient’s family, communicating a positive and caring attitude
Provides verbal and written discharge criteria
Assists with post-procedure telephone interviews
Performs other duties as requested or assigned
Provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation of the patient
The registered nurse is responsible for delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative and individualized nursing care to patients and families.
Assistant Nurse Manager for Utilizations Management Review
EXL Service Philippines
Cebu City, Philippines
05.2013 - 12.2019
Check the intended requests for pre-certification that people do and, when some additional expertise is required, to refer them to the medical director
Reviews all the information about the concurrent reviews, monitories the non-clinical activities of the staff, collaborates with doctors, patients, physicians, families, clients and customers
Responsible for the review and evaluation of clinical information and documentation
Reviews documentation and interprets data obtained from clinical records or systems to apply appropriate clinical criteria and policies in line with regulatory and accreditation requirements for member and/or provider issues
Nurse should use the appropriate systems to search and verify available program offers prior to completing an outreach call
Nurse is responsible to fully explain the Health program and answer all questions related to the program levels
Independently coordinates the clinical resolution with internal/external clinician support as required.
Volunteer Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Vicente Gullas Memorial Hospital
Mandaue City, Philippines
07.2014 - 01.2015
Serves as a Volunteer Nurse in the 100-bed capacity hospital
Works 16 hrs per week on weekends
Caring for patients in the different areas of the hospital
Areas of exposure: medical/surgical ward, private rooms, OB/GYN wards and Emergency room.
ICU Nurse / ER, Triage and Code Nurse / Compounding Nurse / Charge Nurse
Cebu Doctor's University Hospital
Cebu City, Philippines
07.2008 - 05.2013
Plans and gives comprehensive quality care to patients according to their individual needs with respect to culture, religion, creed and beliefs
Orients patients, friends and relatives about the physical set up, hospital rules and regulations and the patients’ rights and responsibilities
Establishes upon admission a discharge plan to ensure that hospitalized patients are given information to post-discharge care and access to any health services that are required for their care outside the hospital and to minimize re-hospitalization
Assesses, monitors, reports and documents vital signs and symptoms of patients and any significant changes in their conditions including signs of deterioration, complications or improvement
Administers prescribed medications, initiates IV therapy with doctors’ orders, performs independent nursing interventions and observes patient's responses to such treatments
Bathes and feeds moderately ill patients and assists them in their performance of activities of daily living until such time that patient independence can be established
Provides nutrition to patients with extraoral tubes (e.g
NGT, PEG tube, jejunostomy tubes) through scheduled tube feedings
Prepares patients physically and emotionally for treatments, operations and diagnostic studies
Supervises the care given by the nursing auxiliaries
Participates in providing for the spiritual welfare of patients
Assists physicians in administering highly specialized therapy and performing complicated procedures
Assists in patient education and rehabilitation, including physical and mental health
Participates actively in committee work and in studies for the improvement of nursing care within assigned unit
As the team leader, assumes responsibility for the quality of nursing care given by the team members
Substitute for the charge nurse when so delegated
Assists in the orientation and evaluation of other nursing personnel
Participates in the activities of the Nursing Service Department
Cooperates with the charge nurse in promoting and maintaining a clean, orderly, environment conducive to the optimum comfort and safety of the patient.
ICU Nurse Trainee/Staff
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
Cebu City, Philippines
01.2007 - 04.2008
Perform and participate in approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures including: Participate during nursing endorsement and make nursing rounds with the team
Assesses patient condition and status throughout each shift
Plans and implements independent nursing function
Performs all routine ICU care
Administers medications, treatments and observes its reactions
Plans and gives comprehensive quality care to patients according to their individual needs
Prepares patients physically for treatments, operations and diagnostic studies
Responsible for the assessment of critically ill patients and immediate reporting of pertinent information after evaluation to the physician for medical management
Participates actively in committee work and in studies for the improvement of nursing care within the assigned unit
Cooperates with the charge nurse in promoting and maintaining a clean, orderly environment conducive to the optimum comfort and safety of the patient.
Emergency Room Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Cebu Doctors University Hospital
Cebu City, Philippines
03.2015
Provides direct and indirect patient care activities and professional nursing service required in the nursing care of patients in the Emergency Room
Utilizes nursing process to: admit patient, obtain nursing history, identify nursing care priorities, assess patient’s problems
Observes patients and institutes appropriate measures both in the emergency and non-emergency situations, reports and records information to physicians and to head nurse/supervisor
Initiates CPR during emergency cases
Administers and records medications, cognizant of reactions and reports harmful side effects to physicians
Adheres to nursing service and Emergency Room Policies and Procedures in performances of patient care activities
Documents in the E.R
Sheet all nursing observations and care provided to patient in the E.R
To be incorporated in the patient’s chart
Assists the physician in the treatment in administering highly specialized therapy or in performing highly complicated procedures in the E.R
Assists ER physician in cases of precipitate delivery; provides immediate care of newborn
Answers ambulance booking in coordination with the admitting clerk
Sees to it that all pertinent data of patient were taken during ambulance booking
Sees to it that ambulance team is ready and must leave within five minutes from time of booking
Notifies the ambulance driver and other members of the team
Keeps record of all ambulance call conducted
Accomplishes all charges and replaces all medicines and supplies used
Secures a medical abstract if patient is for transfer
Sees to it that all hospital bills including ambulance fee are settled by the patient
Informs hospital where patient is to be transferred
Supervises the care given by nursing auxiliaries
Participates in the general activities of nursing service, assists in the orientation and evaluation of new personnel
Maintains good interpersonal relationship with patients, relatives, co-workers and other department staff
Performs other assignment as directed.
Skills
Endoscopy Clinical Registered Nurse
Emergency Room Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Assistant Nurse Manager for Utilizations Management Review
Volunteer Emergency Room Staff Nurse
ICU Nurse / ER, Triage and Code Nurse / Compounding Nurse / Charge Nurse
ICU Nurse Trainee/Staff
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Training
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training
Basic Life Support Training
ECG and Pharmacology in the ICU
Seminar on Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Basic Skills Development in Wound Closure Techniques
Workshop on Peritoneal Dialysis
Basic Intravenous Therapy and Regular IV Training Program
Scientific Seminar: Update on Infection Control
12th Midyear Convention: "Pulmonary Controversies: Evidence Based Updates"
Surviving Trauma: Multiple Hacking
Advance Practice Role of Pediatric Nurses in the US
Timeline
Endoscopy Clinical Registered Nurse
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
05.2021 - Current
Emergency Room Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Cebu Doctors University Hospital
03.2015
Volunteer Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Vicente Gullas Memorial Hospital
07.2014 - 01.2015
Assistant Nurse Manager for Utilizations Management Review
EXL Service Philippines
05.2013 - 12.2019
ICU Nurse / ER, Triage and Code Nurse / Compounding Nurse / Charge Nurse
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist at Tallahassee Memorial HealthcareCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Director of Operations- Specialty Care Operations at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Physican PartnersDirector of Operations- Specialty Care Operations at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Physican Partners