KIMBERLY GALATY BALLOG
Baguio City
Summary
Nurse RN with 5years + experience. To provide quality and holistic care to wide variety of patients and aiming to leverage my experience knowledge, and efficiency as a nurse.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Nurse
Montanosa Dialysis and Kidney Care Center
09.2022 - Current
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
- Served as a liaison between the nursing department and hospital administration to address staffing concerns, policy changes, and budgetary issues effectively.
- Led multidisciplinary team meetings to review patient progress, adjust care plans as needed, and ensure optimal collaboration among healthcare providers.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, identifying areas for growth and providing constructive feedback when necessary.
Staff Nurse
Benguet Renal Center
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- 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.
Dialysis Nurse/Officer in charge Nurse
AVITUS KIDNEY CARE AND DIALYSIS CENTER
06.2020 - 02.2021
- Record patients’ medical records and monitor vital signs
- Supervising nursing staff and monitoring their needs
- Coordinating daily administrative duties, including schedules, nursing assignments and patient care
- Overseeing patient admissions, transfers and discharges
- Mentoring and training new staff and providing support and guidance to all staff members
- Monitoring medical charts and providing compassionate care and assistance to patients and families
- Liaising with doctors and administrators and communicating any protocol changes to staff
- Ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations
- Recording and maintaining accurate reports
- Identifying issues or emergencies and responding in a calm and efficient manner
Dialysis Nurse
Kapangan Medicare Community Hospital
05.2015 - 04.2019
- Open and rinse hemodialysis machines
- Check scheduled patients for the day
- Prepare patients dialyzers
- Greet patients assigned
- Weight the patients
- Take the patients pre-dialysis vital signs and perform head to toe assessment
- Prepare patients dialysis chairs or bed
- Position patients comfortably
- Gather hemodialysis kit
- Review hemodialysis orders
- Program hemodialysis orders
- Responsibilities During Hemodialysis
- Cannulate patient and secure arteriovenous needle properly
- Draw blood sample for routine laboratory works
- Check for patency of the access
- Connect AVF needle to the circuit and start hemodialysis
- Monitor patients vital signs and hemodialysis parameters and record
- Transcribe laboratory results if there is any
- Refer or report untoward hemodialysis complications or incidents to the attending physician
- Management of complications doing the independent functions and followed by the dependent nursing functions or doctors order
- Accompanying doctors during rounds
- Draw blood sample for post dialysis laboratory works example: BUN, CREA, etc
- De cannulate patient after treatment
- Responsibilities after Hemodialysis
- Administer post dialysis medications et al: Erythropoeitin
- Complete the chart
- Record hemodialysis complications and refer to POD/Attending physician if necessary
- Retake vital signs post dialysis treatment
- Reemphasize the importance of hemodialysis treatment regimen
- Weight patient post hemodialysis
- Remind patients of the next treatment
- Disinfect, rinse, and clean the machine
- Rinse, disinfect and store dialyzers as per house protocol
Customer Service Representative
10.2013 - 01.2014
Health Educator
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Conducts Health Teachings to Barangays
- Gives immunizations to newborn and adults
- Endorses patients having severe cases to hospitals
- Monitors cases of Pregnant women
- Monitors cases of children below 5 years old
- Performs Leopold’s maneuvers to pregnant women
- Gave assistance to indigents regarding health insurance (Philhealth)
Volunteer Nurse
02.2011 - 07.2011
- Assists doctors during rounds
- Making SOAPIE Charting
- Monitors patients vital signs
- Endorses patients with severe cases to physicians who specializes in the concerned case
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of The State of New York
89 Washington Avenue, Albany New York08-2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Baguio Central University
01.2009
High School -
Kapangan National High School
Kapangan, Benguet01.2005
Elementary -
Paykek Elementary School
Kapangan, Benguet01.2001
Skills
- Microsoft Office Application
- Internet navigation
- Manipulating laboratory apparatus
- Machines
- Strong work ethic
- Intellectual challenges
- Team-focused environment
Eligibility
Licensed Nurse, PRC No. 0663939, 11/04/23
Personal Information
- Age: 30
- Place of Birth: Kapangan
- Citizenship: Filipino
- Mother's Name: Adeline Galaty
- Date of Birth: 11/04/88
- Marital Status: Married
Religiousaffiliation
Roman Catholic
Hobbies and Interests
- Sports Enthusiast: Softball, Volleyball, Board Games - Scrabble
- Music Lover
- Outdoor Camping
Training
- Intravenous Therapy Training, Benguet General Hospital, La Trinidad, Benguet, 08/22/14 - 08/24/14
- First Aid Training (Standard), Philippine Redcross-Benguet Chapter, 32 hours, 11/29/10 - 12/02/10
- Basic Life Support (CPR for Health Care Providers), Philippine Redcross-Benguet Chapter, 16 hours, 12/03/10 - 12/04/10
- Fundamentals of Nursing, St. Louis Review Center, YMCA Building, Baguio City, Benguet, 07/31/09
Timeline
Head Nurse
Montanosa Dialysis and Kidney Care Center
09.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Benguet Renal Center
03.2021 - 09.2022
Dialysis Nurse/Officer in charge Nurse
AVITUS KIDNEY CARE AND DIALYSIS CENTER
06.2020 - 02.2021
Dialysis Nurse
Kapangan Medicare Community Hospital
05.2015 - 04.2019
Customer Service Representative
10.2013 - 01.2014
Health Educator
03.2012 - 02.2013
Volunteer Nurse
02.2011 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Baguio Central University
High School -
Kapangan National High School
Elementary -
Paykek Elementary School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of The State of New York
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