GRACE ANAGARAN SHA-H
Midland,ON
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-CARE experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Aide
Hillcrest Village Care Center
06.2022 - Current
- Respond to residents when they call and help them, assist them with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) by serving meals and feeding as needed; offering fresh water and snacks; helping residents ambulate; turning, positioning, and transferring residents for treatment if required.
- Take care of residents personal hygiene by assisting with or giving bed baths, baths or showers; toileting by offering bedpans and walking patients to the toilet; providing backrubs and skin care; keeping residents clean at all times.
- Follow Nurse instructions as per policies and procedures, collect specimens and perform other procedures as directed by Nurse.
- Relay reports and specimens.
- Change sheets on bed, maintain inventory ans restock supplies in rooms as needed.
- Complete documentation of residents well being and inform Nurse if any intervention is required.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds and wheelchair usage.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
Patient Safety Officer
UNITED DOCTORS HOSPITAL
09.2012 - 05.2022
- Conducts regular patient safety rounds.
- Coordinates with the Nurse, Doctors, Radiology Staff, Laboratory Staff and other allied health staff in the detection and prevention of patient harm in the hospital.
- Review and follow up policies and procedures relating to patient safety in the hospital.
- Educates the staff (Nurses, Doctors, other allied health staff and non-clinical staff) regarding patient safety programs, reduction of medical/health care errors and adverse patient outcomes.
- Attends and lead root cause analysis to come up with a corrective action plan for medical related errors / incident.
- Lead and participates during local and international accreditations.
- Design and implement educational presentations that facilitate the understanding and implementation of patient safety standards within the organization.
- Serve as a resource for clinical departments on issues and information related to patient safety.
- Support and encourage error reporting throughout the organization through a Non punitive error reporting system.
- Ensures the strict implementation of International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) in every department as follows but not limited to: Correct Identification of patients before any procedure (ex. Before administration of medications, blood transfusion, collection of specimen, radiological tests, etc), Ensure effective communication and compliance to clinical Handover, Coordinates with the Pharmacy & Nursing Staff in improving the safety of high alert medications, Look Alike and Sound Alike Medications (LASA), Monitors compliance to “Preventing Wrong site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery'' by ensuring the implementation of surgical safety checklist, pre-operative checklist, proper handover, double checking, & proper patient identification, Supports the Infection Prevention & Control Department in reducing the Risk of Healthcare Infections, Monitors staff compliance in reducing the risk of patient harm resulting from falls by ensuring that fall alerts and fall risk assessment are properly implemented & followed.
- Established open communication channels between staff members and leadership regarding patient safety concerns, fostering a collaborative environment focused on problem solving.
Staff Nurse
UNITED DOCTORS HOSPITAL
05.2009 - 05.2012
- Performs a variety of supportive and technical nursing skills and utilizes a range of equipment, supplies, medication, and other modalities in carrying out specific medical orders from administrations of medications and performance of specific treatments, monitoring techniques, and other diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive measures.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Complete initial nursing assessment of patients: Admits patients, takes and records vital signs Identifies nursing needs of patients, plans and evaluates nursing care
- Observes signs and symptoms, institute remedial action when appropriate and record them in chart
- Reports observation to the physician
- Carries out Doctor’s legal orders
- Assist patient in moving, maintaining proper alignment of patient’s body and utilizing good body mechanics
- Prepare patients and assist Physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Assist Physicians when examining patients
- Performs NGT feeding, irrigations, catheterizations and give enemas
- Plans and provides patient/family teaching during daily care relative to the understanding of the illness and treatments
- Complies to the general policies and procedures for all personnel aspects as are established by the hospital wide policy and procedure manuals
- Other routine / specified duties: Assist patients in doing the activities of daily living such showering, bathing/bed bathing, repositioning, skin care, mouth and denture care, assistance with toileting, ambulation and support mobilization as per Plan of Care, reinforce instructions on use of aids for mobility or care as detailed in plan of care, assist patient during meals and fluids.
- Document all patient responses to direct care/assistance given, include in progress notes and clinical records in accordance with the plan of care and established protocols
- Maintain the appearance and function of equipment such as lifting and mobilizing aids, pressure reducing mattresses and other clinical devices used in Nursing Interventions
- Change and make occupied and unoccupied beds Promote and maintain a clean, comfortable and safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
PINES CITY COLLEGES
Baguio, City Philippines03.2007
Skills
- Compassion / empathy for others
- Can work under pressure, assertive and with good communication skills
- Trained in dealing with different cultures and behaviors of customers
- Organizational skills (ability to prioritize and time management abilities)
- Initiative, responsible, honest and hardworking
- Excellent working on MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, html and other basic Microsoft programs
- Incident Investigation
- Patient Safety Advocacy
References
- Name: Ms. Wendy Ens
Position: Employer/Nursing Administrative Support Coordinator
Company/Address: Hillcrest Village Care Center, Midland Ontario, Canada
Contact Number: 705-529-3781
- Name: Dr. Bassel Ayoub Ali
Position: Director of Total Quality Management Department
Company/Address; United Doctors Hospital -Al Ruwais, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Contact Number: +966 - 500476706
Email: drbassel@yahoo.com
- Name: Dr. Abeer Mostafa
Position: Head of Laboratory Department
Company/Address; United Doctors Hospital -Al Ruwais, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Email: abeerelsayed9@gmail.com
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Philippines Licensed
- Registered Nurse - BON California, USA
- Training Certificate - Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in Dementia Care: Supporting Person with Responsive Behavior
Timeline
Nurse Aide
Hillcrest Village Care Center
06.2022 - Current
Patient Safety Officer
UNITED DOCTORS HOSPITAL
09.2012 - 05.2022
Staff Nurse
UNITED DOCTORS HOSPITAL
05.2009 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
PINES CITY COLLEGES
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