Experience

Dialysezentrum PHV Patienten-Heimversorgung Dialysezentrum

• Germany
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hemodialysis Nurse

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Supports nursing care standards through adherence to existing policies and procedures. Regularly attends unit conferences and makes recommendations for improvement in patient care via the patient care conference and unit conference. Participates in peer review as appropriate. Obtains and documents nursing history from patients and/or significant others that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems. Performs basic assessment of patients, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigations as needed. Identifies abnormal diagnostic data and shows a fundamental understanding of its implications by reporting information to the physician and others caring for the patient, and by incorporating information in the nursing care plan. Uses assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time that communicates enough information for incoming staff to adequately care for the patient. Reviews and develops care plans for assigned patients. Includes the patient and his or her family in planning care, establishing priorities, and setting goals. Uses care plans as a basis for providing safe and therapeutic care to patients. Communicates with the patient and his or her family and other members of the health care team in carrying out the goals of the care plan. Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients including supervision of nonprofessional personnel. Evaluates and notes the patient's response to nursing care defined in the nursing care plan and medical records. Assumes responsibility for professional growth by current reading and attendance at educational programs and unit conferences. Show less



Linimed Gruppe GmbH

• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intensive Care Nurse

  • Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  Diagnoses acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability. Performs emergency medical procedures such as basic cardiac life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and documents data related to patients care. Administers blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions and manages patients pain relief and sedation, monitoring patients responses and changing care plans accordingly. Assesses urgent and emergent health conditions and interprets the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results. Interprets information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (X rays) and sets up, operates, and/or monitors invasive equipment and devices. Show less


Nephroaccess
• United States
• Medical Practices
• Hemodialysis Nurse - Reliever

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020


Kidney Foundation of the Philippines

• Hemodialysis Nurse

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2019

  Checking and recording patients’ vitals before, during, and after dialysis treatment. Ensuring that hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly. Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions. Preparing and updating nursing care plans. Promptly notifying the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments. Working with the dialysis technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly. Teaching patients and their family members how to operate home dialysis machines should they decide on home dialysis therapy. Educating patients on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, as well as suitable nutrition and exercise regimens. Show less



Humana

• Brazil
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Coordination of Benefits Nurse Specialist

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2017

  Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information. Assists with new-hire orientations. Performs quality checks of benefits-related data. Assists employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes. Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility. Enrolls employees with carriers and process life status changes. Responds to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries. Processes and administers all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork: medical, personal, disability and FMLA. Effectively interprets FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities. Responds to 401(k) inquiries from managers and employees relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts. Manages the annual catch-up contribution enrollment. Assists with the open enrollment process. Administers the tuition reimbursement program. Provides necessary reports for allocation/billing charges. Show less



Pasig City General Hospital

• Nurse Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

  Provides patient care, consistent with medical plan of care, for one to three patients. Patient care encompasses the following: Physical assessment, including but not limited to, listening to heart, lung, and bowel sounds with a stethoscope, checking incisions, and observing other factors, depending on individual patient. Receiving and giving verbal reports on each patient at start/end of each clinical experience. Preparing patients for transport to other hospital departments for testing; preparing patients for discharge. Preparing, distributing and administering medications prescribed by physicians. Charting, either handwritten or via data entered into computer. Bathing patients and changing beds. Dressing and feeding patients. Accepting and orienting new patients to assigned unit. Providing individual patient education, in accordance with accepted nursing practice and medical plan of care. Discharge planning: Assessment of home and caretaker at home, consulting home care resources, obtaining equipment, consulting dietary, teaching patient about discharge medications, obtaining physician approval and arranging for any laboratory tests. Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques in order to facilitate the patient’s optimum level of wellness. Administers CPR according to American Heart Association Standards (Basic Life Support for the Health Care Show less