HAZEL LONTAYAO RAMIREZ

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Functional Medicating Nurse.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Monitor post operative patients. Post anesthesia care. Care for Mother and Newborns.
• Trained new hired staff as a preceptor to comply effectively to hospital policies and departmental policies.
• Infection Control Team Representative. Making sure that staff complies with infection protocols and applied correct precautions with each presenting diseases. Monitor staff compliance by daily checklist, observations, demonstrations and annual staff checklist compliance.
• Assigned as Unit Charge Nurse when in need.
• Assigned in NICU, PICU, Medical/Surgical, Stepdown ICU when in need.

- Assess patient, client advocate and assist Doctor in any procedures.

• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.

- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions..
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.