rez cortez, Industrial/ Staff Nurse

rez cortez

Industrial/ Staff Nurse

Bahrain Steel Industry

Location
Bahrain
Education
Bachelor's degree, Nursing
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Industrial/ Staff Nurse at Bahrain Steel Industry
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since September 2013

 Identification and primary treatment of workplace injury and illness.
 Attend to emergency and sick calls.
 Acquire proper medical history pertaining employees medical complaints and check vital signs.
 Assess and administer first aid to sick or injured employee(s), and arrange employee treatment by a physician when required.
 Assist the physician in performing health examination and treatment.
 Administer medication as ordered by a physician.
 Arrange referral and transport of patient to outside care provider and accompany employee(s) if required.
 Follow-up and discuss with physician(s) the patient progress or therapy.
 Ensure all medical equipments in the clinic and ambulance are properly working.
 Keep detailed and accurate records of all visits to the clinic and follow up on the status of employee(s) after sickness/lost time accident.
 Help in maintain confidentiality of employees medical records.
 Guide/ advise the employees in maintaining their physical and psychological well being.
 Help in carrying out the health maintenance program of the company.
 Participate in conducting in-house training programs.
 Carry out visit to help identify health hazard in the workplace.
 Advise the physician about the status of medicine supplies and stocks in the clinic.
 Works with Human Resources in the management of sick leave and safe return to work programs.
 Giving out health/ medical orientation for newly joined employee(s), as well as educating them regarding health insurance policies and procedures.
 Maintains awareness regarding workplace hygiene and sterility/ cleanliness of medical instruments and equipments.

Staff Nurse at German Orthopedic Hospital
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • November 2011 to August 2013

 Participate in the provision / co-ordination of individual nursing care of patients and contribute to the continuing development of nursing staff within the planned Orthopaedic Ward.
 Provide care to patients in accordance with the philosophy of care within the unit, ensuring that values and beliefs are upheld.
 Participate in quality initiatives with the aim of improving patient care.
 Ensure that all policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by all staff, any incidents or occurrences to be reported to the Ward Manager as soon as possible.
 Accept responsibility for the management of a group of patients, ensuring the service to patients is maintained at a high standard in accordance with and ward policies and procedures.
 Assist, with supervision, in the preparation of information/educational resources for patients and relatives in hospital, aiming to encourage independence and promote health for patients.

Staff/ senior nurse at Immaculate conception medical center, inc.
  • Philippines
  • September 2007 to August 2011

 Provides extensive assistance and monitoring of patients and clients
 Performs Assessment of further needs of clients which includes manipulations and insertions of IV's, NG tubes, urinary catheters, do gastric lavage.
 Performs extended support beyond normal operations and responsibility as required.
 Plan, deliver, assess and evaluate individualised patient care in accordance with the model of care used.
 Involve carer/relative during all stages of patient’s admission and discharge.
 Promote patient participation in care, assisting others to identify and meet the learning needs of patients and their relatives whilst in hospital.
 Supervise junior nurses, provide monitoring, motivate the staff and delegate authority.
 Assist physicians with medical procedures, direct patient care, ensure patients’ privacy and comfort, chart patients’ progress and often act as liaisons between doctors and patients’ family members.
 Conduct training for junior members and write work performance evaluations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Nursing
  • at College of the Immaculate Concepcion
  • March 2007

Specialties & Skills

Hospitals
Occupational Health
Emergency Nursing
Nursing
Proficient in Windows XP, Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint, PDF, Photoshop)
Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support Provider
Basic Life Support and Advance Cardiac Life support provider
Driving

Languages

English
Expert
Filipino
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Hypertension and Cardiovascular Highlights Sessions ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
Valid Until:
December 2015
Advance Wound care Management Lecture (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Valid Until:
December 2014
In-Patient-Training Patient Transfer-Technique after Spine Surgeries & PIVOT technique (Training)
Training Institute:
German Orthopaedic Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain
Date Attended:
October 2012
Duration:
8 hours
BLS-ACLS Training for Healthcare Workers (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Heart Association Inc.–Expanded Council on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Date Attended:
June 2009
Duration:
36 hours
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Highlights Sessions CORONARY HEART DISEASE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Valid Until:
October 2015
Hygiene Management in Clinical Settings (Hand Hygiene & Skin Disinfection (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Valid Until:
March 2015
Nursing Standards for Intravenous Practice (Training)
Training Institute:
Eduardo L. Joson Hospital
Date Attended:
July 2008
Duration:
12 hours
CPR training in theory & practice (Training)
Training Institute:
German Orthopaedic Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain
Date Attended:
April 2013
Duration:
8 hours
Basic ECG Interpretation (Training)
Training Institute:
Wesleyan University Philippines Cardiovascular and Medical Center
Date Attended:
May 2009
Duration:
12 hours

Hobbies

  • Watching movies
  • Playing various musical instruments
  • Swimming and Playing in the Gym