Hazel Jane Alcantara

· Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

· Administered inotropic agents and monitored patients' responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

· Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

· Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.

· Monitored the patient's 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 ACS – pre-and post-angiogram/ angioplasty, patients with arrhythmias such as assisting in cardiac defibrillation, pre and post-care of device implantation such as TPW, PPM, ICD, CRTP and CRTD, also pre-and post-management of patient post-ablation.

· Pericardial and Pleural drain management.

· Managed pre and post-care monitoring for patients undergoing TAVI (Transaortic valve implantation) and BMV (Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty).

· Managed medical devices such as Intra-aortic Balloon Pump and closely monitored patients on it—also devices such as BiPAP, CPAP and high-flow oxygen.

· Coordinator and team leader during weekends and do the ward rounds with the doctors.

· Coordinate admission from another hospital for inpatient procedures and facilitate discharges to home or transfers to other healthcare facilities.

As a Registered Nurse in a 150-bed Rest Home, I provided geriatric care for patients with various needs, including Hospital, Dementia, and palliative care. My responsibilities included assessing, planning, monitoring, and evaluating the care of residents. I oversaw the administration of medications by Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) who were competent in medication management, provided wound care management, and acted as a leader in acute and emergency situations. I also led a team of HCAs, delegated tasks, provided coaching and mentoring, and served as the main point of contact for referring residents to other multidisciplinary teams. Moreover, I educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease processes, and management.

· Worked in cardiac care unit with 6-bed capacity and one rest and recovery for cardiac interventions for post angiograms and pacemaker.

· Operates mechanical ventilators, central monitors, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, suction pumps, and defibrillators.

· Managed all aspects of patient care pre- and post-angiograms, percutaneous interventions, permanent pacemaker insertions, and total respect for patients on mechanical ventilators.

As a Registered Nurse in my local community, my main responsibility was to ensure that children aged 6 months to 7 years were receiving adequate nutrition. I worked alongside 11 Barangay Nutrition scholars who monitored the weight of young children on a monthly and quarterly basis, as well as assisted midwives with vaccinations. I also collaborated with other Registered Nurses in schools to keep track of the nutritional status of school children. I collected data of the malnourished children accurately, I coordinated with the provincial nutritional officer. Additionally, I initiated programs aimed at helping malnourished children and improving the nutritional status of vulnerable children in the community.