ARLEEN LITIATCO
Sault Ste. Marie,ON
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Patient-oriented Nurse with 16 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Hemodialysis specialty.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
Ontario Finnish Resthome Association
10.2022 - Current
- Assist residents with their activities of daily living
- Help promote independence
- Communicate any changes to the nurse on duty
- Enhances her job-related knowledge and personal development through continuing education opportunities, such as by attending in-service training sessions offered by OFRA.
STAFF NURSE 1 – SPECIALIST – Team Leader/ Night Supervisor Renal Unit
Prince Sultan Military Medical Hospital
- 01.2022
- Supervises all patient complaints and feedback resolution in another department, and if necessary, escalates to senior management
- Participates in conferences with a multidisciplinary team
- Encourages excellent new hire precepting, and support
- Applying evidence-based practices and problem-solving strategies to unit-related concerns
- Delivers outstanding nursing treatment while monitoring and upholding standards of care in accordance with hospital rules and procedures
- Approach the evaluation, planning, execution, and assessment of patient care using an evidence-based methodology
- Takes responsibility for providing patients with high-quality care
- Serve as a mentor, preceptor, and professional role model for employees and students
- Works with coworkers to help the entire workforce
- Show leadership and management abilities when functioning in the absence of the person in charge by taking command of the unit.
Staff Nurse – Hemodialysis Unit
Rabigh General Hospital Rabigh, K.S.A.
09.2013 - 08.2014
- Provided direct patient care in a chronic outpatient setting
- Assessed patients pre-, during, and post-dialysis
- Assessed patient response to hemodialysis treatment making appropriate adjustments, and modifications as ordered
- Strict infection control was followed per protocols.
Staff Nurse: Hemodialysis unit
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital Jeddah, K.S.A.
07.2008 - 06.2012
- Prepares, checks, monitors, and cleans all needed equipment for hemodialysis
- Has a working knowledge of all equipment in the renal dialysis unit
- Initiate and maintain Basic Life Support measures
- Administer patient quality care in a considerate, respectful manner
- Adheres to established policies and procedures of the renal dialysis unit
- Assist in temporary catheter insertion and or removal of the catheter
- Perform patient assessment: vital signs and all other parameters of the ESRD patients, review dialysis orders, determine general physical & mental condition of the patient through observations and interview, assist in determining compliance to dietary or medication regimen, document compliance to dietary or medication regimen, document observation appropriately.
Staff Nurse: Hemodialysis unit
Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center Manila, Philippines
09.2005 - 06.2008
- Continuously monitors patient's condition and appropriate vital parameters before, during, and after dialysis treatments
- Keeps Nephrologist informed of changes in patient's condition
- Records all pertinent data on medical records
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical manifestations of renal diseases and their treatment
- Assist nephrology/cardio fellows during insertion of dual lumen/triple lumen catheters at subclavian, intrajugular, and femoral vein sites
- Remove dual-lumen/triple-lumen catheters as ordered
- Knowledge of infectious diseases and universal precautions/isolation techniques
- Able to administer medications, fluid therapy, and blood products or other appropriate treatments per physician’s order
- Perform analysis of patient data: assess and monitor the status of vascular accesses, review lab work, and patient assessments, and report any relevant changes or abnormalities to a physician
- Provide ongoing patient education
- Maintain patient’s medical records for appropriate documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Manila Doctors College
Manila, PhilippinesProfessional Nursing Practice - Gerontology And Chronic Illness Program
Sault College
Sault Ste. Marie, CanadaSkills
- Flexible and adaptable
- Team player
- Time management skills
- Resilient
- Problem-solving skills
- Patient Care
- Compassionate Care
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Precepting
- Patient Management
- Patient Assessment
Certification
- National Council Licensure Examination New York - Registered Nurse (ongoing NNAS application)
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialist RN
- Philippine Registered Nurse
Seminars Certifications
- Basic Life Support / CPR Provider, 09/18/22, 09/18/23
- Standard First Aid, 09/18/22, 09/19/25
- Basic Life Support, 08/09/21, 08/09/23
- WHIMS
- Gentle Persuasive Approach
- Mental Health First Aid
References
Available upon Request
Languages
English
Professional Working
Arabic
Limited Working
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
Ontario Finnish Resthome Association
10.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse – Hemodialysis Unit
Rabigh General Hospital Rabigh, K.S.A.
09.2013 - 08.2014
Staff Nurse: Hemodialysis unit
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital Jeddah, K.S.A.
07.2008 - 06.2012
Staff Nurse: Hemodialysis unit
Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center Manila, Philippines
09.2005 - 06.2008
STAFF NURSE 1 – SPECIALIST – Team Leader/ Night Supervisor Renal Unit
Prince Sultan Military Medical Hospital
- 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
Manila Doctors College
Professional Nursing Practice - Gerontology And Chronic Illness Program
Sault College
- National Council Licensure Examination New York - Registered Nurse (ongoing NNAS application)
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialist RN
- Philippine Registered Nurse
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