MARY GRACE D. PEDROSO, BSN, MAN

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Mobile No. 510-***-****

Email: acf8sj@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

A dedicated, committed and globally competitive nurse,

director, educator, mentor, trainer and manager with more than 20 years of

versatile experiences in healthcare, hospitals, academe, training, human

resource, leadership and management, mental health, public health and

taking care of individuals across the life span creating and implementing

innovations in healthcare, leading, managing and training people, making a

difference in health service delivery system and the communities. With

proven success in community organizing and program development, project

management, drafting and implementing policies and procedures, organizing

institutions, training individuals and initiating change and innovations. A

certified Residential Care Facility for Elderly Administrator.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NURSING SERVICE DIRECTOR

The Health Centrum

Teodorica Ave.,Banica, Roxas City, Capiz Philippines

March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012

. Develops, maintains, and implements nursing policies and procedures

that conform to current standards of nursing practice, facility

philosophy, and operational policies while maintaining compliance with

Department Of Health regulations.

. Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff,

and monitors staff practices and implementation.

. Participates in daily or weekly management team meetings to discuss

patient status, census changes, personnel, or patient complaints or

concerns.

. Evaluates the work performance of all nursing personnel and implements

discipline according to operational policies.

. Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care and nursing supervision

as evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage in all units.

. Exercises overall supervision of patients assessments and care plans.

. Reviews 24-hour report from every unit daily to monitor and ensure

timely, effective responses to significant changes in condition,

transfers, discharges, use of restraints, unexplained injuries, falls,

behavioral episodes, and medication errors.

. Collaborates with physicians, consultants, community agencies, and

institutions to improve the quality of services and to resolve

identified problems.

. Coordinates nursing services with all other departments including

therapy.

. Oversees nursing schedules to assure they meet patients' needs and

regulatory standards.

. Participates in the recruitment and selection of nursing personnel and

assures sufficient staffs are hired.

. Oversees and supervises development and delivery of in service

education to equip nursing staff with sufficient knowledge and skills

to provide compassionate, quality care and respect for patients'

rights.

. Proactively develops positive employee relations, incentives, and

recognition programs.

. Promotes teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.

. Performs rounds to observe care and to interview staff, patients and

families.

. Monitors staff for compliance with DOH mandates and facility policies

on workplace safety.. Proactively develops procedures and incentives

to promote workplace safety and safe work practices.

. Establishes, implements, and monitors the infection control program

designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment

designed to prevent the devilment and transmission of disease and

infection.

. Prepares or reviews infection control surveillance reports to identify

trends and to develop effective actions to control and prevent

infections. Submits an infection control report to the Quality

Assurance Committee.

. Is an active member of the Quality Assurance Committee.

. Coordinates and/or develops on-going QA activities for nursing

services to monitor nursing compliance with standards and regulatory

requirements through rounds, interviews, and record reviews. Compiles

summary of findings for the Quality Assurance committee.

. Participates in budget development for the nursing department, and for

medical, nursing, and central supplies. Assures nursing staff

properly charges out ancillaries used.

. Helps the Administrator prepare staff for inspection surveys,

instructing staff on matters of conduct and disclosure, being

interviewed by inspectors, immediate corrections of problems noted by

surveyors, etc. Reviews and reinforces important standards previously

cited.

. Participates in the preparation of the Plan of Correction response to

an inspection survey, and implements any follow-up Quality Assurance

required for any nursing allegations.

. Communicates directly with patients, families, medical staff, nursing

staff, interdisciplinary team members, and Department Heads to

coordinate care and services, promote participation of care plans, and

maintain a high quality of care for patients.

. Promotes customer service and hospitality and responds to and

adequately resolves complaints or concerns from patients or families

about nursing services.

. Promotes compliance with accident prevention procedures, safety rules,

and safe work practices to prevent employee injury and illness and

control worker's compensation costs.

. Assures staff is trained in fire and disaster and other emergency

procedures, and evaluates performance during drills.

. Acts in an administrative capacity in the absence of the

Administrator.

PROJECT TRAINING MANAGER (HealthPRO United States Agency for International

Development USAID Project )

Gerry Roxas Foundation

Dayao, Roxas City, Philippines

April 1, 2011 to Feb 29, 2012

Overall Responsibility: The Training Manager/Project Coordinator

shall be responsible for coordinating project and training activities

related to Maternal and Child Health Care, Family Planning, HIV-AIDS and

Tuberculosis prevention at the provincial/municipal level, monitor and

report on the conduct of the project and ensure its successful

implementation in the area of coverage.

Specific Tasks:

. Conducts meetings with HealthPRO to address preliminary documents and

activities and submission of the inception report and the 10-month

work plan, using the required format.

. Conducts courtesy calls on local partners and relevant planning

meetings with the Public Health Officer, Municipal Health Officers,

community based organizations, media partners and other relevant

groups.

. Together with HealthPRO regional (field) team, reviews with

Provincial Health Officer staff the updated provincial Behavior Change

Communication plan.

. Coordinates with and orient provincial and municipal trainers on the 1-

day Interpersonal Communication and Counselling module for Health

Service Providers and Community Volunteer Health Workers.

. Through the Provincial Health Officer, coordinates with responsible

Local Government Unit officials, health office staff, and/or community

groups to complete preliminary activities for the Community Health

Worker training.

. Facilitates the conduct two (2) batches of 1-day training for Health

Service Providers in each province with 25 participants per training.

. Facilitates the conduct four (4) batches of 1-day training for

Community Volunteer Health Workers in each of the 10 priority

municipalities.

. Supports Local Government Unit -funded trainings for Community

Volunteer Health Workers and Health Service Providers.

. Capacitates Local Government Units (Provincial Health Officer /

Municipal Health Officer) in tapping local venues for counseling,

utilizing existing health care services for Family Planning

integration. Develops a plan with the Provincial Health Officer and

Municipal Health Officers, on how to utilize health setting venues.

Coordinates with Provincial Health Officer on the orientation on the

job aid and tracking tool.

. Organizes Supervision and Mentoring sessions for municipal Rural

Health Unit/health

center Nurse Supervisors of trained Health Service Providers on

Interpersonal Communication and Counselling (with at least one (1)

visit per Rural Health Unit /priority municipality).

. Coordinates with Local Government Units (Provincial Health

Officers/City Health Officers/Municipal Health Officers) in gathering

data on the number of people counseled by trained Health Service

Providers and Community Health Workers.

. Identifies a pool of 10 qualified and available resource persons for

health classes at the provincial level (traditional and non-

traditional partners).

. In coordination with Provincial Health Officers /City Health Officers

/Municipal Health Officers, organizes health classes, with deliberate

effort to include health classes in non-traditional venues and/or with

non-traditional partners.

. Leverages resources for health events, health classes, reproduction of

IEC materials, and Health Service Providers and Community Health

Workers Interpersonal Communication and Counselling training.

Prepares documentary evidence of amount of funds and/or resources

leveraged.

. Assists the Provincial Health Officer or Municipal Health Officer in

the design and preparation of health events, which may Safe Motherhood

Month, Lung Month, Family Planning, etc.

. Capacitate Local Government Units s in tapping nontraditional partners

for message dissemination in point of contacts .

. Network with Provincial Health Officer/ Municipal Health Officers,

community groups, media potential sponsors/partners in support of

health events and promotional activities.

. Assists in the preparation of press releases and coordinates with

media practitioners to cover project-related activities and special

health events.

. Facilitates coordination and planning meetings with private sector and

other groups to explore the possibility of using SMS to support health

events and promotional activities.

. Conducts regular monitoring visits to reach the following target

number of visits: 4 provincial level monitoring and 10 municipal level

monitoring.

. Collects data during Local Government Unit visits or health promotion

quarterly conferences.

. Conducts 4-6 monitoring at least once every two months in conjunction

with other activities.

. Collects documentary evidence/support from activities identified.

Other Activities during Implementation Phase:

. Coordinates with HealthPRO regularly, submit monthly calendars.

. Ensures the preparation post activity reports and documentations of

all training and training-related activities.

. Prepares the quarterly accomplishment reports with documentary

requirements as may be required by HealthPRO.

. Attends meetings, workshops, and conferences organized by HealthPRO.

. Prepares the terminal report to include sustainability plan with the

PHO counterparts.

FACULTY/ CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

College of St. John- Roxas

De La Salle Supervised

College of Nursing

Gov. Atila Avenue, Banica, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

January 2013 to January 2014

FACULTY/ CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

College of St. John- Roxas

De La Salle Supervised

College of Nursing

Banica, Roxas City, Philippines

April 16, 2006 to March 31, 2011

FACULTY

. Provides guidance to students in a specialized field on caregiver

course.

. Shares expertise and skills through membership and involvement in

curricular and co-curricular of the College and Hospital.

. Implements teaching methods and techniques considering factors such as

students level of difficulty, lesson context and other related

factors.

. Imparts and shares knowledge to students with maximum proficiency.

. Consistently monitors student's progress in learning thru the use of

evaluation tools such as quizzes, reactions, and return

demonstrations, performance, of actual procedures, long written

examinations.

. Responsible for preparing and presenting lectures, creating and

supervising examinations, and marking examination papers.

. Participates in planning curriculum, teaching schedule, and course

outline.

. Supervise practical work.

. Marks essays and projects of students.

. Interview new students.

. Teaches subjects on :

o Primary Health Care I

o Primary Health Care II

o Nursing Care Management 100

o Nursing Care Management 101

o Nursing Care Management 104

o Nursing Care Management 105

o Psychiatric Nursing

o Community Organizing Participatory Action Research

o Maternal and Child Nursing

o Leadership and Management

o Community Health Nursing

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

. Demonstrates and teaches patient care in classroom and clinical units

to nursing students and instructs students in principles and

application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects

related to nursing:

. Lectures to students, conducts and supervises laboratory work, issues

assignments, and directs seminars and panels.

. Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in clinical

units of hospital.

. Prepares and administers examinations, evaluates student progress, and

maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience.

. Participates in planning curriculum, teaching schedule, and course

outline.

. Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and

improving teaching and nursing practices.

. Conducts classes for patients in health practices and procedures. Uses

a comprehensive and updated syllabus to students

. Imparts and shares knowledge to students with maximum proficiency.

. Implements teaching methods and techniques considering factors such as

students level of difficulty, lesson context, clinical hours and other

related factors.

. Consistently monitors student's progress in learning thru the use of

evaluation tools such as quizzes, reactions, and return

demonstrations, performance, of actual procedures, long written

examinations, accomplishment of patient care plan

. Supervise students in:

o Obtaining patient's vital signs.

o Performing morning care such as bed bath, bed shampoo, mail

care, bed making among others.

o Performing procedures such as Naso-Gastric Tube Feeding,

wound dressing, catheter insertion, among others

. Keeps precise and updates grades and other forms of clinical standing

ratings and promptly submit the same week or upon the direction of the

School Director.

. Attends to student's problems and concerns and coordinate with other

hospital / clinical staff when problems beyond jurisdiction arise.

. Maintains and implements harmonious interpersonal reactions with and

amongst the students.

. Always serves the health and moral interest and welfare of the student

with intelligent care.

. Attends meetings, seminars, in-service trainings, conferences and

symposiums in and out the hospital and keep abreast with the latest

trends in the field of specialization.

. Strives hard to achieve professional complete trough research and

trainings.

. Coordinates with and consults the chief Nurse regarding clinical

concerns.

. Implements policies of the hospital as stipulated in the Rules and

regulation of the Hospital.

. Shares expertise and skills through membership and involvement in

curricular and co-curricular of the College and Hospital.

. Coordinates with Hospital's chief Nurse and School Personnel's

regarding matters such as student's withdrawals, make-up duties, extra-

curricular activities and the like.

LEVEL II COORDINATOR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING COURSE

College of St. John Roxas

De La Salle Supervised

College of Nursing

Banica, Roxas City, Philippines

April 16, 2008 to March 15, 2009

. Coordinates activities of nursing students with other year level

coordinators and services engaged in the institution as well as advise

other services of conditions or circumstances affecting plans for any

year level activities.

. This position works under limited supervision and requires strong

organizational and planning skills.

. The level coordinator maintains proper documentation in regard to the

each level functions.

. This position requires a certain degree of decision-making within the

scope of the position's responsibilities.

. This position usually reports directly to the clinical coordinator and

so with the issues of different year levels are reported to the level

coordinator.

. Interface with nursing students to provide instruction, promote

participation and to coordinate nursing activities with plans being

set; initiate referrals to appropriate as required. Interpret and

implement safety practices; set standards for nursing staff and others

involved in the maintenance of a clean the department setting.

. Plan, schedule and organize work for group ensuring proper

distribution of assignments and efficient utilization of resources,

space and facilities; direct the requisition, care and maintenance of

the institutions policy.

. Maintain require patient records, reports and statistics for the

students purposes.

. Supervise various personnel actions including, but not limited to,

hiring, merit recommendations, promotions and vacation schedules;

coordinate a program of continual education and training for nursing

students every year level.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR/ REVIEWER/ LECTURER

Quality Care Review Center

Panorama, Roxas City, Philippines

April 2009 - December 2010

. Keeps a check on all the programs that an enterprise runs thereby

managing all human resources and financial aspects.

. Serves as a representative of the company to the external community.

. Recruits and trains new employees in the organization.

. Builds and maintains good professional relationship with the clients.

. Planning and implementing the policies required for the company's

ventures thereby ensuring that the company is taking the correct step.

. Handles notes and documentation and review schedules properly.

. Ascertains that all the policies of the organization are in accordance

with the guidelines being set by the government.

FACULTY

Cadria Caregiver Training Center

IBP Building, Provincial Park, Roxas City, Philippines

April 15, 2004 to March 2006

. Provides guidance to students in a specialized field on caregiver

course.

. Responsible for preparing and presenting lectures, creating and

examinations, and marking examination papers.

. Participates in planning curriculum, teaching schedule, and course

outline.

. Supervise practical work.

. Marks essays and projects of students.

. Interview new students.

. Teaches subjects on :

o Fundamentals of Caregiving Practice

o Care of Person With Special Needs

o Mental Health

o Personality Development

o Elderly Care

HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER/ TRAINING OFFICER

Cadria Caregiver Training Center

IBP Building, Provincial Park, Roxas City, Philippines

April 15, 2004 to March 2006

. Understands employer's business objectives and devise and implement

policies which select, develop and retain the right staff needed to

meet these objectives.

. Deals with staff welfare and administration-centered activities,

strategy and planning.

. Works closely with personnel, increasingly in a consultancy role,

assisting line lecturers and staff to understand and implement

policies and procedures.

. Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the

organization.

. Liaising with a wide range of people involved in policy areas such as

staff performance and health and safety.

. Recruiting staff - this includes developing job descriptions and

person specifications, preparing job adverts, checking application

forms, shortlisting, interviewing and selecting candidates.

. Developing and implementing policies on issues like working

conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary

procedures and absence management.

. Preparing staff handbooks.

. Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and

benefits.

. Undertaking regular salary reviews.

. Negotiating with staff) on issues relating to pay and conditions.

. Administering payroll and maintaining employee records.

. Interpreting and advising on employment law.

. Dealing with grievances and implementing disciplinary procedures.

. Developing HR planning strategies which consider immediate and long-

term staff requirements.

. Planning, delivering, training - including inductions for new staff.

. Analyzing training needs in conjunction with departmental managers.

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

Cadria Caregiver Training Center

IBP Building, Provincial Park, Roxas City, Philippines

November 2004 to July 3, 2006

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

Saint Agustine School of Nursing

Guiwan, Zamboanga City, Philippines

August 4, 2003 to December 2003

. Demonstrates and teaches patient care in classroom and clinical units

to nursing students and instructs students in principles and

application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects

related to nursing:

. Lectures to students, conducts and supervises laboratory work, issues

assignments, and directs seminars and panels.

. Supervises caregiver students and demonstrates patient care in

clinical units of hospital.

. Supervises caregiver students in taking care, interacting, planning

and execution of activities in facilities for elderlies.

. Supervises caregiver students in taking care and interacting with

children with special needs in Special Education Units.

. Supervises caregiver students in taking care and interacting with

children in Day Care Centers.

. Prepares and administers examinations, evaluates student progress, and

maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience.

. Participates in planning curriculum, teaching schedule, and course

outline.

. Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and

improving teaching and nursing practices.

. May specialize in specific subject, such as anatomy, chemistry,

psychology, or nutrition, or in type of nursing activity, such as

nursing of medical or surgical patients.

. May conduct classes for patients in health practices and procedures.

. Uses a comprehensive and updated syllabus to students

. Imparts and shares knowledge to students with maximum proficiency.

. Implements teaching methods and techniques considering factors such as

students level of difficulty, lesson context, clinical hours and other

related factors.

. Consistently monitors student's progress in learning thru the use of

evaluation tools such as quizzes, reactions, and return

demonstrations, performance, of actual procedures, long written

examinations, accomplishment of patient care plan and

. Supervise students in:

o Obtaining patient's vital signs.

o Performing morning care such as bed bath, bed shampoo, mail

care, bedmaking among others.

o Performing procedures such as Naso-Gastric Tube Feeding,

wound dressing, catheter insertion, among others

. Keeps precise and updates grades and other forms of clinical standing

ratings and promptly submit the same week or upon the direction of the

School Director.

. Attends to student's problems and concerns and coordinate with other

hospital / clinical staff when problems beyond jurisdiction arise.

. Maintains and implements harmonious interpersonal reactions with and

amongst the students.

. Always serves the health and moral interest and welfare of the student

with intelligent care.

. Attends meetings, seminars, in-service trainings, conferences and

symposiums in and out the hospital and keep abreast with the latest

trends in the field of specialization.

. Strives hard to achieve professional complete trough research and

trainings.

. Coordinates with and consults the chief Nurse regarding clinical

concerns.

. Implements policies of the hospital as stipulated in the Rules and

regulation of the Hospital.

. Shares expertise and skills through membership and involvement in

curricular and co-curricular of the College and Hospital.

. Coordinates with Hospital's chief Nurse and School Personnel's

regarding matters such as student's withdrawals, make-up duties, extra-

curricular activities and the like.

STAFF NURSE

SAINT ANTHONY COLLEGE HOSPITAL

Roxas City, Philippine

December 1, 1992 to December 15, 1994

STAFF NURSE/ CHARGE NURSE

AKLAN COOPERATIVE MISSION HOSPITAL

Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines

November 10, 1996 to May 31, 1997

SUBSTITUTE NURSE

ROXAS MEMORIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL

Arnaldo Boulevard, Roxas city, Philippines

August 2, 1992 to August 31, 1992

VOLUNTEER NURSE

ROXAS MEMORIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL

Arnaldo Boulevard, Roxas city, Philippines

August 1, 1991 to July 31, 1992

CHARGE NURSE

. Supervision of Patient Care.

o Checks the staff nurse plan for patient care and sees to it that

they are properly executed.

o Keeps herself informed of the patient's needs and problems.

o Reinforces health instruction given to patients and their

families as the need

o Verifies implementation of requests of referrals to evaluate

continuity of Care.

o Serves as consultant and adviser to the staff nurse in

developing, devising and adopting work techniques and methods

for the solution of the problems related to patient care.

. Personnel Management

o Interpret standard operating and new procedures and policies

reviews work performance of personnel to determine if it

conforms to recognized standards.

o Plans the programs and work of al nursing personnel in the unit.

o Directs arrangements of schedule of work hours, off-duties,

vacation leaves, etc... of all nursing person in the unit.

o Evaluates work accomplishment by each nursing employee in the

ward.

o Prepares the plans for counseling of co-workers; this is done

individually especially to personnel with problems. Ex. Habitual

absenteeism and alcoholism.

o Renders harmonious relationship and self-discipline among

nursing personnel under her supervision

. Helps in providing an adequate and safe environment by guiding and

helping

Staff Nurses in providing and maintaining a safe, orderly and clean

environment

for patient and personnel.

. Helps in providing an adequate supplies and equipment by:

o Determine the needs for supplies and equipment based on past

experience and future plans for programs of patient care.

o Making proper presentation to the administration of the needs of

the department.

o Coordinating with the specially department maintenance and

property) to meet the needs for supplies sand equipment for the

department

. Under direction, responsible for the administration and supervision of

a particular unit or:

o Makes patient rounds and sees to it that all patients in the ward

get the necessary care.

o Sees to it that all equipment is in order and properly kept and

supplies are available.

o Makes weekly schedules and daily assignments of her staff.

o Checks and counter checks recording done by the staff nurses.

o Assists clinical instructors, prepares students assignments for

their clinical experiences and assists in the evaluation o their

performances;

o Sees to it that all doctor's orders are carried out properly and

intelligently by the staff;

o Plans and supervises all nursing activities in the ward;

o Evaluates performance of the staff every six (6) months.

o Coordinates ward activities in the administration of nursing

service with all other hospital services;

o Directs and supervises activities of non-professional workers in

the ward;

o Participate in the orientation of new staff and nursing students;

o Interprets hospital philosophy, objectives and policies to staff,

patient and their families and students;

o Represents her ward in the nursing service meetings and other

hospital meetings when necessary.

o Supervises direct nursing care if the unit is understaffed.

o Renders direct nursing care if the unit is understaffed.

STAFF NURSE

Under Supervision, responsible for delivering nursing care to patient

within an assigned area, as:

. Gives direct nursing care:

. Identifies nursing needs of the patients;

. Plans, gives and evaluates nursing care;

. Admits patients;

. Assists patients in moving, maintaining proper alignment of patient's

body and utilizing good body mechanics;

. Takes and records vital signs;

. Observe medical sepsis;

. Observe signs and symptoms, institutes remedial action when

appropriate and records these in he chart;

. Report observations to the physician;

. Observe and responds to patient's emotional and spiritual needs;

. Acts as laison between patients hospital personnel;

. Interprets to the patient and his family their role in promoting

successful therapy and rehabilitation;

. Prepares patients for, and assists physicians with, diagnostic and

therapeutic procedures;

. Carries out doctor's legal orders;

. Assists doctors in examining the patients

. Performs catherizations, irrigations, and enemas;

. Administers and charts medications and patients reaction to

medication;

. Instructs patients and families;

. Sees to it that equipment receive proper care and maintenance;

. Discharge patients;

. Performs and direct nonprofessional nursing personnel;

. Acts as senior nurse when delegated so;

. Receives and endorses ward equipment and supplies;

. Interprets hospital policies and procedures

. Gives health teachings;

. Maintains good relationships with other hospital personnel;

. Charts accurately medications and treatments given, and;

. Attends meetings and conference

. Able to establish good rapport with the patients and family regardless

of social status, religion, races, age and sex.

. Able to make objective and subjective assessment on patient's

condition by taking vital signs, touching and asking questions.

. Able to asses, plan, implement, and evaluate care for the patient

physically, emotionally and spiritually involving family members for

best result of care for fast recovery.

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