Karlotta Santos
Pointe-Claire,QC
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre
Montreal, QC
03.2021 - Current
- Acts as a case manager in all cases identified as "guichet unique"
- Completes the data collection with the client and significant others, through interviews and observation;
- Analyzes the information collected;
- Establishes nursing diagnosis;
- In consultation with the client or his/her family, determines the priority needs to addressed;
- Acts in an advisory capacity to colleagues and the multidisciplinary team;
- Plans the weekly work schedule in collaboration with the nurses on the team;
- Promotes care objectives while taking into account the resources and limitations of the client, family members and the community;
- Provides support and assistance to the department's personnel in the analysis and preparation of interdisciplinary intervention plans and individualized disciplinary and interdisciplinary service plans;
- Provides nursing care and assists in diagnostic procedures by involving the client and family members as appropriate;
- Provides leadership and facilitation of service allocation and review committees for less than five hours per week;
- Informs clients of available community resources;
- Informs clients of social and health problems;
- Ensures continuity and follow-up of care in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary team;
- Collects, transmits and ensures the follow-up of laboratory results to the appropriate person (physicians, case manager, etc)
- Verifies the level of satisfaction of the client and his or her family with the care and services received;
- Records all nursing-related interventions in the file;
- Ensures that the nursing acts performed by the caregivers, social assistants, comply with the regulations governing authorized acts and the care methods in effect at the CIUSSS;
- Evaluates the quality of services provided by agency staff and reports to the programmanager;
- Participates in research;
- Orients new employees;
- Participates in the training of students: university and college
- Participates in the development of specific programs: rules of care, protocols, etc;
- Performs any other related duties as requested by her immediate supervisor;
Registered Nurse
Home Care Assistance- Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre
Montreal, QC
10.2020 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse
Tawam Hospital (John Hopkins Medicine International)
Abu Dhabi, Al Ain
01.2006 - 11.2018
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with the organizations policy and procedures and the unit scope of service;
- Assumes accountability and responsibility for own practice and does not carry out tasks beyond level of competence;
- Utilizes evidence based practice in the provision of care;
- Coordinates individualized care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating discharge planning in the plan of care.
- Identifies significant changes in patient conditions, initiates appropriate action and reports to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate.
- Facilitates a climate of mutual understanding, and appreciation of cross cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family centered care
- Administers medications according to organization policies and procedures.
- Understands actions of medication and contraindications, evaluates patient’s response and identifies side effects and initiates appropriate action.
- Reports Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR’s) and Medication errors in accordance with organization policy.
- Responds to all levels of emergencies according to the organizations policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of resource consumption and practices within a cost effective framework.
- Maintains confidentiality and security of patient, family, and the organization information in accordance with the confidentiality policy.
- Responsible for documentation and participates in the use of information technology and relevant electronic medical records.
- Facilitates effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.
- Liaises with other health care providers as necessary to ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patients and for discharge planning.
- Actively participates in meetings, rounds and case conferences in the role of primary nurse.
- Provides comprehensive clinical handover and reports as required to ensure patient safety.
- Ensures that nursing documentation is compliant with organization policies and procedures.
- Ensures documentation reflects a continuous, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of all patient care events.
- Establishes and maintains professional boundaries with patients and members of the health care team.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
08.2002 - 08.2005
- Provision of an optimum nursing care/treatment utilizing the nursing process of
- identifying assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating, thus, meeting the
- physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of our clients while in the hospital and sharing responsibility for a continued health care even after discharge.
- Identifies and analyses patient’s personal and health pro6le making use of records and collections of patient’s data.
- Identifies and assesses nursing problems-physical, mental and spiritual.
- Plans implements delivery of nursing care according to priorities.
- Performs direct nursing care.
- Assists in the performance of procedures and tests.
- Takes part of formulation, revising or modifying nursing procedures and techniques.
- Carries doctor’s order in conformity with policies and legal limitations.
- Uses sound judgment in adopting nursing procedures to individual needs of patient.
- Evaluates care given and reports patient observation to proper individual.
- Practices the standard of accurate recording and reporting and makes certain that all patients’ records are complete and well. accounted for
- certain that all patients’ records are complete and well accounted for
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baliuag Colleges
Baliaug, Bulacan Philippines03-1998
Skills
Technical skills
- Proficiency with medical record technology
- Patient safety
- Emergency care
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Able to maintain patient confidentiality
- Well-developed time management skills
Certification
Registered Nurse – license# 2200481
OIIQ - Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec,
October 5, 2020 – October 05, 2024
Registered Nurse – license# 20288261
College Nurses of Ontario
July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2024
Registered Nurse- license# 116737
Nova Scotia College of Nursing
February 08, 2024 - February 08,2025
Non practicing nurse
British Columbia College of Nursing
Registered Nurse – license#GN5850
Health Authority Abu Dhabi
Oct. 24, 2010 – Oct. 23, 2020
Registered Nurse – license# 0343599
Philippine Regulation Commission
Jan. 16, 2002 – present
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre
03.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Home Care Assistance- Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre
10.2020 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse
Tawam Hospital (John Hopkins Medicine International)
01.2006 - 11.2018
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
08.2002 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baliuag Colleges
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