Registered Nurse/Dental Assistant
Liberty Dental Clinic
Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months
Able to deliver these responsibilities:
• maintaining hygienic and safe working environment in compliance with the healthcare procedures
• assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures, taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health
• assisting dentist in taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• communicating with patients and suppliers helping to provide direct patient care in dental department
• cleaning, processing, packaging distributing, storing and inventory control of sterile goods, instruments, surgical trays and medical equipment
• responsible for correct decontamination and sterilization of all medical and surgical instruments/ equipment and for taking inventory and ordering equipment
• provides general nursing care in out-patient and emergency cases
• assessing patients, making patient care plans; modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses
• monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature and educating patients about their health
• all nursing procedures such as but not limited to oral, IV, IM injections and wellness check-up
• collecting sample on various laboratory examinations and setting up drips
• assisting doctor with tests and evaluations; carrying out routine investigations
• organizing staff and prioritizing busy workloads
• checking the stock on a regular basis for maintaining the inventory level, and placing orders if required.
• making reports using E-Clinic (ICD 10) system and encoding statistics for DHA requirement
• making ethical decisions related to consent and confidentiality and adhering with the protocols, norms, rules and regulations in order to maintain complete medical records.
• performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
• assisting receptionist on dealing with patient calls, scheduling of treatment and follow-up
• attending educational workshops for enhancing professional and technical knowledge
These are my Roles:
• assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;
(e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
• taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
• communicating with patients and suppliers helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery
• cleaning, processing, packaging distributing, storing and inventory control of sterile goods, instruments, surgical trays and medical equipment
• responsible for correct decontamination and sterilization of all medical and surgical instruments/ equipment and for taking inventory and ordering equipment
• assessing patients, making patient care plans; modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses
• implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature
• observing and recording the condition of patients
• checking and administering drugs and injections
• setting up drips and blood transfusions
• assisting with tests and evaluations; carrying out routine investigations
• responding quickly to emergencies
• planning discharges from hospital and liaising with community nurses, GPs and social workers
• communicating with and relieving the anxiety of patients and their relatives
• educating patients about their health
• organizing staff and prioritizing busy workloads
• maintaining patient records; advocating on behalf of patients
• making ethical decisions related to consent and confidentiality
• consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
CLINICA RUIZ
Plaza Rizal Arcade, Hombrebueno St. Poblacion
Glan, Sarangani Province
Position: Nurse
January 2011 to January 2014
Summary of Duties:
• Ensures efficient and coordinated flow by coordinating and planning activities communicates patient's needs, makes referrals.
• Receive endorsement and do rounds to check patient's condition, carry out / transcribing doctor's order in conformity with the policy and legal limitation.
• Delivers direct patient care, assesses patient's physical, psychosocial and/or emotional needs, and provides patient and family teachings, take vital signs and make referrals as necessary.
• Administers medications as assigned, serves as a resource person for knowledge of medication uses, side effects, and dosage, checks for proper medication order, documents medications, obtains required consent forms to administer immunization, reviews drugs and educate patients of medication administration.
• Perform nursing procedure such as intravenous insertion, enemas, catheterization, nebulization, oxygen administration, naso-gastric tube feeding, suctioning, prepares equipment and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Private Institution run by nuns called Religious Virgin Mary (RVM)
Tertiary: St. Mary's College of Tagum, Inc. Km. 55, National Highway, Tagum City Graduated, 2010 Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Glan-Padidu National High School Glan-Padidu, Glan, Sarangani Province Graduated, 2005
Glan-Padidu Elementary School Glan-Padidu, Glan, Sarangani Province Graduated, 2001