Nurse Registered
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
JENNIFER CHU
NURSE
adge1m@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company Name : Doha Clinic Hospital
Company Address : PO Box 9958
New Al-Mergab Street
Frieg Al Nasr, Doha Qatar
+ 974 -44384214
http://dohaclinichospital.com/en/
Position #1 : Quality Improvement Coordinator
Period of Employment : June, 2016 up to November 2019
Department : Quality Improvement Department
Immediate Superior/HRD Personnel: Dr. Ahmed Ammar – Quality and Patient Safety Manager +97 44384214
Position #2 : STAFF NURSE
Period of Employment : January 3, 2012 - June, 2016
Department : Inpatient Ward
Status of employment : Full-time
Immediate Superior/HRD Personnel: Ms. Hanna Abdelrehim – Director of Nursing
+97 44384343
Job Summary:
Collaborate with other healthcare team in providing individualize nursing care through proper assessment and early identification of patients’ risk, risk preventions and management, monitoring health conditions, planning patients’ healthcare needs, administering medications, attending in emergency situation, and giving health education to patients and their relatives. Perform the duties of nursing quality improvement coordinator in preparation to Accreditation Canada International (Gold level) and participation in formulating Qatar standards for WHO patient safety and friendly hospital. Help in creating and preparing the inpatient policies and procedures, giving educations to all nursing staff regarding the set policies, ensuring that each nurse complies and maintains quality safe care, high service performance and medical record audits.
Promoted as quality improvement coordinator in preparation to Platinum Level Accreditation Canada, directing and managing clinical improvement initiatives, developing policies and procedures according to Accreditation Canada International standards and Ministry of Public Health Qatar requirements, ensuring regulatory compliance and promoting improved healthcare outcomes. Work directly with the Quality and Patient Safety Manager, hospital departments and committees to establish a vision and direction for the quality improvement program, patient safety and hospital strategic goal.
Detailed duties and Responsibilities:
As Quality Improvement Coordinator
Coordinates with the education department regarding the development of nursing competencies and education.
Assists the Nursing Department in developing the nursing and hospital forms.
Assists in providing education in nurse competencies and evaluation.
Development and coordination of policies and procedure such as search for references, reviews and edit drafts. Ensures accuracy and completeness of policy and procedures, format and writing. Ensures that all written and dated policies and procedures reflect the current professional knowledge and principles of each service area, department and function.
Committee’s coordination, monitoring of their performance, achievements and analyzing their reports.
Accreditation coordination such as monitoring the compliance with Accreditation Canada Standards and coordinates activities of the different teams who are working through the self-assessment process.
Clinical quality review like medical record review of selected cases (criteria /indicators based list approved by the Medical Department) and finds out the medical necessity for admissions, severity of illness and discharge criteria to assure the appropriate, cost effective use of hospital resources, continued stays and services rendered. Follows up on Patient Safety related incidents & ensures the implementation of corrective action plans to prevent the reoccurrence of such events.
Performance improvement measurement focusing on the selection of measures according to hospital’s patient safety priority criteria and Qatar Council of Healthcare Professional’s Health Service Performance Agreement requirements. Evaluates systems, analyzes data, and provides functional guidance to the concerned departments, guidance in the development of improvement initiatives projects and continuous monitoring.
Occurrence Variance Report recording and specific case investigations, analyzation and providing recommendations according to the system requirements and improvements towards patient safety.
Hospital rounds to ensure the staff compliance in quality and patient safety initiatives and practices.
Training and capacity building by providing education sessions to all DCH staff at different levels on all matters related to Quality Improvement.
As Inpatient Ward Staff Nurse
Admit patients through elective or emergency case from clinic, emergency room, delivery room and patients for elective surgeries.
Identify patients using hospitals two identifiers such as patients name and date of birth.
Obtain patient health histories and physical examinations.
Assess patient and identify their risk for fall, pressure ulcer, pain, and patient educational needs
Prepare patient for surgical procedures such as taking vital signs, completing pre-operative checklist, skin preparation, pre-operative drug administration, completion of documents and patients file.
Carry out doctor’s order and properly transcribe it in applicable sheet.
Provide direct nursing care for general patients according to established protocols and utilizes evidence-based clinical practice standards.
Formulate and implement nursing care plan in collaboration with other health care team.
Assess and monitor patient for change in status and institute appropriate interventions. Communicate with the doctors through SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) and initiate necessary emergency interventions as necessary to stabilize patient according to the hospital protocol.
Act as a role model and practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Follow up and relay diagnostic and laboratory tests to the physician.
Explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of procedure(s) to patients, patient's family.
Administer medication as ordered.
Practice infection prevention and control practices such as proper hand hygiene, isolation precaution, waste management, proper storage of medication and aseptic technique as indicated.
Participate in hospital activities to promote patient safety.
Perform post-operative care such as proper assessment, securing of contraptions, provision of call bell, explanation of procedures, updating of clinical status, prevention of pressure ulcer and fall, pain assessment and management, infection prevention, early ambulation, deep breathing exercises, vital signs monitoring and timely detection of early warning signs for deteriorating patient.
Proper and clear transfer of information especially during shift to shift endorsement using SBAR.
Practice infection prevention and control practices such as proper hand hygiene, isolation precaution, waste management, proper storage of medication and aseptic technique as indicated.
Administer medications as ordered
Daily checking of ward supplies, equipment and emergency cart.
Company Name : Bahrain Defence Force, Royal Medical Services
Company Address : PO Box 28743 – West Rifaa, Kingdom of Bahrain
http://www.bdfmedical.org/en/
(+973 -17-766666)
Position : Staff Nurse - ICU
Period of Employment : May 13, 2010 – December 6, 2011
Department : Intensive Care Unit
Status of employment : Full-time
Immediate Superior/HRD Personnel: Ms. Mona Yacoub – Head Nurse ICU
Job Summary:
An experienced intensive care unit nurse who provides holistic care for patients with life threatening condition. Handle patients whose experiencing critical medical condition, accidents, trauma or organ failure. Carefully and attentively, doing proper assessment and monitoring of patient progress in order to detect sudden or subtle changes in patient condition that might require emergency. Most patients are physiologically unstable requiring intensive monitoring, anesthesia, ventilatory support and continuous renal replacement therapy (dialysis).
Detailed duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for closely observing patients, noting and assisting in specific procedures and administer medication.
Assisting doctors in providing physical assessments and administering treatments and bedside procedures.
Monitoring vital signs and ensuring the proper functions of feeding tubes, ventilators, catheters and other life support equipment.
Attending to the patient’s overall needs, such as feeding, bathing and grooming, dressing replacement, medication intake, and comfort.
Handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure specially during code blue through correct administration of life saving medications, doing chest compression (CPR) and assisting in endotracheal tube intubation.
Perform and assist in medical procedures with accuracy such as insertion of arterial line, CVP line, PAP catheter, dialysis catheter.
Perform Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy using Fresenius Machine.
Carefully look after patients in any age with critical medical conditions.
Preparing the mechanical ventilators and do the calibration.
Preparing medications.
Perform assigned daily task such as checking the completeness of emergency cart, unit equipment, and required stocks.
EDUCATION
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Dela Salle Health Sciences Campus (1995-1999)
Professional License: Registered Nurse (Reg # 0329077)
Age: 43 years old
Civil Status: Married
Children: one
Passport #: P7247715A
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