Education

2004 - 2008 Bachelor of Science in Nursing at West Negros University

1996 - 2000 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy at Butuan Doctors’ College

Experience

March 2013 up to present Rehabilitation Nurse/Physical Therapist (Pediatric, Geriatric and Adult physical therapy) at Al Juffali Complex For Care and Rehabilitation, PO BOX 494, MADINAH ROAD, ONAIZAH, QASSIM, KSA 51911

Responsibilities

As Rehabilitation Nurse:
• Assessment of the patient’s general health status, comfort and safety, such as checking airway patency, level of consciousness and by taking the vital signs.
• Assessment of the patient for formulation and prioritizing a nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan.
• Assessment for the needed nursing interventions to each patient and prioritizing the most urgent intervention to be done.
• Planning the activity for rendering health service by coordinating with the other health team members for the smooth delivery of health care service.
• Checking the patient’s chart, doctor’s orders, medications, laboratory results, diagnostic procedures
• Maintaining the professional efficiency and responsibility of rendering health service, sanitation of the area, client-friendly service even under overwhelming urgency of the needed service as well as performing needed laboratory test.

As Physical Therapist:
• Meets the patient’s goals and needs, and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Administers physical therapy treatments by giving therapeutic massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; utilizing hydrotherapy in the pool, moist packs, laser therapy and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines; directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects physical rehabilitation operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Complies with estate, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintaining the professional efficiency and responsibility of rendering health service, cleanliness of the area, client-friendly service even under overwhelming urgency.

November 2011 up to February 2013 ER Nurse, Trauma Nurse, Renal Nurse at VICENTE SOTTO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, B. Rodriguez St., Cebu City, Philippines

Responsibilities

Renal Nurse
• Assessment of the patient’s general health status, comfort and safety like checking airway patency, level of consciousness, taking the vital signs and weighing the patient before and after hemodialysis treatment.
• Checking the patient’s chart, doctor’s orders, medications, laboratory results, diagnostic procedures and laboratory test needed.
• Planning the necessary actions and preparations for the hemodialysis treatment of a patient and placed in a comfortable position during the hemodialysis treatment.
• Monitoring the patient’s vital signs every 30 minutes once hemodialysis treatment started.
• Maintaining the professional efficiency and responsibility of rendering health service, cleanliness of the area and client-friendly service.
Evaluating every renal patient’s health condition as response for the hemodialysis treatment and nursing care management.

ER Trauma Nurse
• Assessment of the patient’s general health status, comfort and safety like checking airway patency, level of consciousness and by taking the vital signs.
• Assessment of the patient for formulation and prioritizing a nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan.
• Assessment of the needed nursing interventions to each patient and prioritizing the most urgent intervention to be done.
• Facilitating admission of patients.
• Planning the activity in rendering health service by coordinating with the other health team members for the smooth delivery of health care service.
• Prioritizing in carrying out the emergency and direct to OR orders.
Checking appropriate gauge of iv catheters, blood set tubings, iv fluids and on call to OR medications and administered the medications prior to the transport to OR.

ER non Trauma Nurse
• Facilitating admission of patients.
• Assessment of the patient’s general health status, comfort and safety like checking airway patency, level of consciousness and by taking the vital signs.
• Checking the patient’s chart, doctor’s orders, medications, laboratory results, diagnostic procedures and laboratory test needed.
• Assessment of the needed nursing interventions to each patient and prioritizing the most urgent intervention to be done.
• Planning the necessary actions and preparations for the segregation of the patients and placed in one accessible area according to the health conditions to better organize the prioritized flow of health service.
• Segregating the patients and placed in one accessible area according to the health conditions that require immediate interventions and require constant monitoring.
• Isolating the patients with communicable diseases and placed in an isolation area.
Maintaining the professional efficiency and responsibility of rendering health service, cleanliness of the area, client-friendly service even under overwhelming urgency.

2009- 2011 Staff Nurse at Nasipit District Hospital, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Philippines

Responsibilities

• Assignment and service at medical/surgical area, delivery room, emergency room and out-patient department
• Receiving patient from emergency room and/or outpatient department after thorough endorsement from the nurse to the head nurse on duty, then usher patient to room of choice and provide safety of comfort.
• Facilitating admission of patients.
• Taking and recording patient’s medical history.
• Assessment and observing patients’ condition and status during nursing rounds including reading patients’ charts.
• Identifying and addressing comprehensive nursing care of patients according to their individual needs.
• Accompanying and assisting the doctor during rounds, minor surgeries, treatments and examinations.
• Carrying out doctor’s order efficiently, written in conformity with the hospital policy and its legal limitations.
• Providing nursing services including recording dosage of medications, administering intravenous fluids and regulating at prescribed rate as ordered by the doctor.
• Initiating and administering oxygen if needed.
• Observing changes in patient’s status or any untoward reactions and notifies the head nurse or doctor.
• Providing routine bedside care; dresses wounds and incisions.
• Recording of food and fluid intake and monitoring and recording urine and stool output.
• Collecting specimen such as urine, stool and sputum as ordered and secures results of laboratory test and other request.
• Assisting patient in convalescence and rehabilitation.
• Providing psychological reassurance to patient and relatives.
• Educating patients and families on proper care of the sick (identifies patient and family needs and concerns).
• Developing and managing nursing care plan for the patient.
• Cases handled:
– Neurologic: CVA, head injuries, seizure
– Metabolic: Diabetes Mellitus, hyperthyroidism, acidosis/alkalosis, fluid and electrolyte imbalance
– Musculoskeletal: skeletal fractures, ligament sprains, muscle strains
– Gastrointestinal: appendicitis, gastroenteritis, colon cancer, abdominal pain
– Genitourinary: UTI, BPH
Equipment/instruments handled: standard Precaution (gloves, mask, aprons), Stethoscope/Blood Pressure cuff, Thermometers, Urinals/bed pan, Suction apparatus / Machine, Pulse Oximeter, ECG Machine, Oxygen Concentrator, Resuscitator Bag, Nebulizer, Glucometer, NGT FEEDING

January 2003 – September 2004 Physical Therapist (Freelance) at Self-employed

Responsibilities

Rendering home services and preparing PT program of the patients in coordination with a rehabilitation medicine specialist.

April 2000 – December 2002 Co-owner, Physical Therapist at Nasipit Physical Therapy and Pain Clinic, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Philippines

Responsibilities

• Co-owner in operating a physical rehabilitation clinic with fellow physical therapists in coordination with a rehabilitation medicine specialist.
• Cases handled: Stroke, Low back pain, foot/knee injuries, cerebral palsy, frozen shoulders, post-fractures, traumatic brain injury, dystonia, spinal cord injury, arthritis (RA and OA), radiculopathies, sprains/strains, Parkinson’s disease, Bell’s palsy, burns, Tuberculosis of the spine, post-meningitis, carpal tunnel syndrome
• PT skills and modalities used:
– Applied kinesiology
– Electro-therapy (electrical stimulator/ transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
– Hot and Cold therapy (infrared lamp, paraffin wax bath, hot moist packs)
– Massage therapy/acupressure
– Stretching/ Strengthening exercises (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation)
– Vestibular balls/ Parallel bars for balance & walking exercise
– William’s Flexion & Mckinzie Extension for the low back strengthening
– Cardiovascular fitness
– Geriatric physical therapy
– Passive range of motion – active resisted range of motion exercises
– Finger ladder/ shoulder wheel/ overhead pulley for frozen shoulder