April Joyce
R. Ines
Doha, Qatar
ad3pxj@r.postjobfree.com
apriljoyceroseteines @ymail.com
Compassionate, dedicated, friendly and exhibiting leadership in field of nursing and healthcare willing to endow nursing skills competently which obtained from 10 years of clinical experience and academic studies to work directly with patients in providing routine treatment and appropriate nursing interventions precisely and safely in coordination with a team of highly experienced professionals for my personal, profession as well as corporate growth.
Skills
Renders nursing care with compassion
Willing to accept challenges and explore new opportunities to learn and acquire professional competencies as well as personal growth.
Well efficient in rendering nursing abilities such as nursing assessment, formulating nursing diagnoses, establishing goals, implementing intervention, and evaluating outcome promptly, precisely, and safe.
Shows flexibility and adaptability in a diverse culture and clinical environment, acquired from different nursing experiences from a variety of nursing fields
Submitting from an authority and complies with hospital policies and standards relevant to current position.
With good interpersonal skills and actively participates to healthcare events, trainings and classes.
Show Expertise in CERNER and technical/computer systems
Compassionate
Multitasking.
Technical skills..
Leadership skills.
Work Experience
[2018 JUNE] – [PRESENT]
Patient Care Assistant/ Hamad Medical Corporation,
Doha Qatar
Deployed and performed nursing tasks in Emergency Department as well as to Inpatient Covid Area- Hazem Hospital for only 3 years during Pandemic situation (March 2020- Feb 2023) to COVID patients such as accepting referrals and endorsing, triage and assessment, oxygen therapy, sending patients for x-rays and labs, RBS monitoring.
Show Expertise in CERNER with nursing access and the ability to give appointments as well as charting and documentation.
Ensuring clean and safe environment by observing proper donning and doffing of PPE, cleaning equipment, monitoring laundries, proper waste disposals of sharps, vials, biohazard and general wastes.
Trained to prepare hospital units with direct collaborations within the multidisciplinary team such as QAFAM, Bioengineering department staffs, housekeeping and the heads of the Nursing Department
Able to prepare timesheets of volunteer staff nurses and lead the staffs and arrange for their online classes as part of their professional growth.
Assist in Diabetic patient care in National Diabetes Center(NDC), Hamad General Hospital- Outpatient Department in accordance with the policies and procedures, nursing standards, guidelines and protocol, Clinical Care Program Certification Manual and Hospital Code of Professional Behavior and Ethics.
Assist in ambulatory patient care activity to provide safe and effective patient care within National Diabetic Centre, Out-Patient Department.
Aids people in the use of any medical devices and equipment required for their specific condition.
Has strong knowledge of medical terminology, diseases, and procedures.
Understands basic first aid and CPR, and is capable of administering them if need.
Communicates a patient’s needs to multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
Educate discharged patients by giving post clinic instructions and follow up appointments
Patient advocate and role model to awareness of Diabetes Mellitus care based on Clinical Care Program Certification manual standard
Actively participate and conduct nursing lectures as part of monthly Unit Based Educational activity to improve the quality of nursing care.
Received certificates of appreciation and participation by attending ongoing NDC quality improvement, risk management and annual educational plan for clinical care program/ JCI and Unit Based Educational Activity
Received appreciation from patients and colleagues regarding my health educational skills by giving precise, informative, and clear education to a certain health topic.
[AUGUST 2017] – [JUNE 2018]
School Nurse / American Academy School, DOHA, QATAR
Assess the wellness of students’ physical, mental and social well being as well as to identify appropriate nursing interventions according to their needs.
Collaborate with the school members to plan, intervene, co-ordinate and evaluate the student’s overall health care needed.
Initiate training program projects to teachers as well as students to prevent and address healthcare issues, such as proper hand washing, personal hygiene, cough etiquette and more health education activities to support the wellness of the School members.
Assist in immunizations, vaccinations to students provided by Primary Health Center
Supporting children with medical needs such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy or mental health problems through health education, administering their medications, observing for the side effects, and documentation.
Ensuring environmental safeties of students such as assisting them upon coming and going out from the school bus and looking after the students going home late, and observing environmental safety.
Received appreciation by the School Members for the initiative of bringing health awareness to school
[DECEMBER 2015] – [JUNE 2017]
School Nurse / Albateel International School, DOHA, QATAR
Initiate training program projects to teachers as well as students to prevent and address healthcare issues, such as proper hand washing, personal hygiene, cough etiquette and more health education activities to support the wellness of the School members.
Received appreciation certificates from the School by actively participating in school activities and by ensuring health and wellness of the school members by imparting health education as well as coordinating to other Health Care Facilities to conduct health care related activities significantly.
Assess the wellness of students’ physical, mental and social well being as well as to identify appropriate nursing interventions according to their needs.
Collaborate with the school members to plan, intervene, co-ordinate and evaluate the student’s overall health care needed
Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including wound dressing, ensuring infection.
Ensuring environmental safeties of students such as assisting them upon coming and going out from the school bus and looking after the students going home late, and observing environmental safety.
Ensuring the students’ healthy snacks and food they bring in school
Supporting children with medical needs such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy or mental health problems through health education, administering their medications, observing for the side effects, and documentation.
Helping teachers and assistant teachers in looking after the students’ needs such as toilet, taking their break and during playtime in playground.
Helping the School in the design and decoration of stage for a school event
Writing notice letters to parents regarding healthy lunches, and proper personal hygiene.
[AUGUST 2011] – [NOVEMBER 2015]
Dental Nurse / Dr. Marwan Medical Center, DOHA, QATAR
Specialized in assisting Surgeon into oral surgery on endodontics (pulpectomy and root canal treatment), prosthodontics (implant surgery, veneers crown and bridge preparation) surgical extraction, and abscectomy.
Assisted in laser, orthodontic and any restorative treatment (fillings, sealant), settle them in the chair and prepare them for treatment
Develop and file all x-rays (OPG and apical xrays), whilst adhering to the relevant safety procedures
Maintain a clean and aseptic environment during surgery.
Cleaning and sterilizing all instruments after each patient, and adhering to the company policy on cross infection
Ensure all clinical waste is disposed off in the appropriate manner compliant with current medical regulations
Escort the patient from the surgery and when necessary, to the reception & waiting area
Ensure use of checklists provided which clearly outlines a schedule of daily and weekly tasks
Ensure that adequate stocks of expendable drugs, materials and instruments are available.
Received acknowledgement and Appreciation by the Doctors and other health care teams for being dedicated and enthusiastic health care provider.
[ NOVEMBER 2010] – [FEB 2011]
MICU Nurse Trainee / Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Trained in different hospital wards (Emergency, Surgery, Ob-gyne, Medicine, Pediatric and Communicable Disease.), ICUs (surgery, pediatric and neonatal) and Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and later on Specialized in Medical Intensive Care Units
Accountable for the direct personal care of patients including administration of medications, positioning, suctioning, dressing, bathing, feeding, oral hygiene, oxygenation, and elimination.
Able to perform the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively.
Keeps abreast of changing techniques in critical care nursing and maintains a moderate level of expertise in critical care.
Skilled in inserting Intravenous lines and NGT
Assisted doctors in minor operations done in ICU’s
In-depth knowledge of the advance technologies and equipment like operating ECG machines, infusion pumps, cardiac monitors and Mechanical Ventilators
Communicated with professional staff regarding pertinent observations concerning conditions of patients.
Proficiency in interpersonal skills and communication skills, accuracy in patient history, charting and other documents
Great demonstration and leadership qualities.
Very careful, dedicated and responsible towards health care.
[ JULY 2010] – [OCTOBER 2010]
Private Duty Nurse and Volunteer Nurse / Northern doctors General Hospital, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Accountable for the direct personal care of patients including dressing, bathing, positioning, feeding, oral hygiene, oxygenation and elimination.
Communicated with professional staff regarding pertinent observations concerning conditions of patients.
Proficiency in interpersonal skills and communication skills, accuracy in patient history, charting and other documents
Great demonstration and leadership qualities.
Very careful and responsible towards the health care.
Accountable for the direct personal care of a paraplegic patient including Dressing of the percutaneous endothelial gastrostomy, PEG feeding, Bathing, Oral Hygiene, Elimination and applying Passive Range of Motion Exercises
Proficiency in interpersonal skills and communication skills
Communicated with professional staff regarding pertinent observations concerning conditions of patient
Accuracy in patient charting and other documents.
Education
[2013-2016]
Masters Degree in Nursing, Major in Nursing Administration / Philippine Women’s University, Manila, Philippines
[2006-2010]
Bachelor of Science in Nursing / Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Activities
Participating in weekly / monthly educational activities.
Participating in Medical Conferences and Nursing Grand Rounds.
Participating in Awareness program and Training program.
Participating in OPD tracer rounds for ACC, COP, PFR, ASC, and MMU as per JCI accreditation
Participating in Clinical Care Program (CCPC)- Diabetes Care
References
[Mariam A. O Malaheem]
[Head Nurse]
[Hamad Medical Corporation]
[ad3pxj@r.postjobfree.com]
[Dawoud Ibrahim Jamous]
[DON]
[Hamad Medical Corporation]
[ad3pxj@r.postjobfree.com]
[Abdul Naser Zaher]
[School Principal]
[American Academy School]
[Email]
[Denise Khelleher]
[School Principal]
[Al Bateel International School]
[Email]
[Dr. Marwan Kalla]
[Medical Director]
[dr. Maren Kalla Medical Center]
[Email]
[Mrs. Miriam I. Ramones]
[Chief Nurse]
[Mariano Marcos Hospital Medical Center]
[phone]
[Email]
[Dr. Laennec C. Baquiran]
[Hospital Administrator]
[Northern Doctors General Hospital]
[phone]
[Email]