Melzen S. Ricablanca
Whitby,Ontario
Summary
Reliable, compassionate, knowledgable Registered Nurse with 12+ years of wide-range healthcare experience, with superior communication and management skills; aiming to provide a professional, service-oriented care to patients in all healthcare settings.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Support Worker
St Elizabeth Health Care
02.2024 - Current
- Assisting client in performing activities of daily living: bathe, dress, and grooming.
- Serving meal trays, feed or assist in feeding of patients and assisting client with menu selection; and preparing light meal according to clients’ meal plan and diet.
- Supervising clients’ exercise routines; providing leisure activities for clients, accompanying on outside recreational activities and performing other duties related to keep patients active and mobile within the scope of practice.
- Lifting, turning, and positioning immobile clients using mechanical lifts and machines.
- Taking clients blood pressure, temperature and pulse, recording intake and output.
- Cuing for oral medication administration for independent clients.
- Administering emergency first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies.
- Ensuring safety by maintaining clients’ physical environment clean and clutter-free.
- Documenting and reporting to Nurse Manager on client’s progress or change of condition.
Staff Nurse
Dr. Bakhsh Hospital and Company
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Ensuring that International Patient Safety Goals are met in providing care to all patients who will undergo procedures.
- Establishing rapport and proper communication in assessment and history-taking
- Providing emotional support both to patients and their significant others by answering questions that needs clarity
- Admitting and assisting in changing clothes to gowns
- Maintaining patients’ dignity in administering preparations as ordered
- Ensuring safety in going to washrooms or providing bedpans and urinals after bowel preparation
- Preventing falls especially those with impaired mobility by offering wheelchairs and the use of cranes
- Providing safe nutritional care to those with special drains like gastrostomy tubes and colostomy bags
- Maintaining clean, well-lighted and safe environment at all times.
- Obtaining and recording Vital signs
- Assessing, documenting and reporting for any unwanted side effects and abnormal findings through proper channels of communication.
- Providing both Basic and Advanced Life Support in cases of arrests.
- Serving as a primary advocate for keeping the unit clean and in order to prevent transfer of infection.
- Ensuring that gastroscopes and other machines have Periodic Preventive Maintenance update to ensure functionality and safety while performing procedures.
- Assisting the gastroenterologist in implementing planned procedure for both elective and emergency cases which includes:
- Diagnostic gastroscopy
- Therapeutic gastroscopy such as sclerotherapy, variceal band ligation, foreign body retrieval, Argon coagulation, and clipping, esophageal dilatation
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Pancreatography
- Monitor patients during recovery period by:
- Monitoring vital signs
- Assessing and documenting any unwanted side effects and abnormal findings
- Providing health education before discharge.
- Serving as a primary advocate for keeping the unit clean and in order to prevent transfer of infection.
Staff Nurse
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
06.2012 - 03.2022
- Establish rapport and proper communication in assessment and history-taking
- Provide emotional support by answering questions that needs clarity
- Admit and assist in changing clothes to gowns
- Maintain patients’ dignity in administering preparations as ordered
- Ensure safety in going to washrooms or providing bedpans and urinals after bowel preparation
- Provide safe nutritional care to those with special drains like gastrostomy tubes and colostomy bags
- Maintain clean, well-lighted and safe environment at all times
- Ensure the preparation of scopes.
- Assist the gastroenterologist in implementing planned procedure for the patients both elective and emergency cases which includes:
- Diagnostic gastroscopy
- Therapeutic gastroscopy such as sclerotherapy, variceal band ligation, foreign body retrieval, Argon coagulation, and clipping, esophageal dilatation, gastric balloon insertion and removal.
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic colonoscopy
- Fibroscan Imaging
- Upper and Lower Manometry
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography dilatation, stenting
- Monitor patients during recovery period by:
- Obtain and recording Vital signs
- Assess and document for any unwanted side effects and abnormal findings
- Give health education before discharge.
- Serve as a primary advocate for keeping the unit clean and in order to prevent transfer of infection.
Staff Nurse
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital
03.2011 - 04.2012
- Provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care to all patients who will undergo endoscopy procedures.
- Assist the gastroenterologist in doing diagnostics and therapeutic interventions to patients such as esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, ascetic tapping, sclerotherapy and ligation.
- Maintain the proper handling and care of equipments, scopes, and accessories use in every procedure.
- Provide emotional and therapeutic support for patient intraoperatively.
- Monitor patients after each procedure especially those who receive conscious sedation
Staff Nurse
Philippine General Hospital
09.2007 - 03.2011
- Perform preoperative visit to clients which includes assessment of condition, planning and implementing interventions.
- Admit patients from the pre-surgical area. Prepare patients for surgical procedure.
- Prepare surgical needs and supplies.
- Assist physician during operations.
- Select and pass instruments and supplies use for the operation
- Maintain asepsis during the entire procedure.
- Manage the overall nursing care in the operating room and helping to maintain a safe, comfortable environment.
- Discharge patients to the post anesthesia care unit.
- Supervise nursing attendants and utility in maintaining medical asepsis
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Luzon Polytechnic College
Lucban, QuezonSkills
Attention to details
Certification
- Passed the NCSBN National Council Licensure Exam for Nurses (2025-04-14)
- Passed the Philippine Licensure Examination for Nurses (2006-12-06)
- Passed the Saudi Council for Health Specialties Examination (2011-11-11)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (For renewal)
- Basic Life Support Certification (Current)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Personal Support Worker
St Elizabeth Health Care
02.2024 - Current
Staff Nurse
Dr. Bakhsh Hospital and Company
08.2022 - 01.2024
Staff Nurse
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
06.2012 - 03.2022
Staff Nurse
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital
03.2011 - 04.2012
Staff Nurse
Philippine General Hospital
09.2007 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Luzon Polytechnic College