Ellah Keesha Jimenez Alajar

Makati Medical City

Makati City

10.2022 - Current

Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, technicians, and unit clerks.
Contributed substantially to successful department JCI accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.

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