Maricore Ferrer, Disabled Care Technician

Maricore Ferrer

Disabled Care Technician

Al Hila Private Nursing & Medical Services

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Nursing
Experience
14 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months

Disabled Care Technician at Al Hila Private Nursing & Medical Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2016

• Nursing care is provided in a home based setting.
• Assisting patient in performing their activities of daily living.
• Administering medications prescribed by the Attending Physician.
• Assessing the patient and obtaining vital signs in a routinely manner and records it.
• Informing the physicians about the vital signs, symptoms of the patient.
• Performing random blood glucose monitoring as per prescribed by the physician.
• Performing bowel preparation to the patient prior to endoscopic investigation.
• Assisting the dialysis nurse during the Hemodialysis session of the patient.

Company Nurse, Site Lead Nurse at ActiveOne Health Inc
  • Philippines
  • August 2013 to December 2015

Assigned in a BPO company in the Philippines and caters to the medical needs of all the employees visiting the clinic. Provides medication appropriate to their symptoms and refers patients to the clinic physician for consultations. Provides first aid treatment and transfers patients to the nearest Emergency Room for those that needs to be manage immediately.

Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse at Almoosa General Hospital
  • Saudi Arabia - Alahsa
  • December 2010 to November 2012

• Assigned in Female Surgical Ward as a staff nurse and charge nurse, that caters female patients from ages 15 and above for Surgical and Obstetrics-Gynecology care. Admits patients for observation, treatment and surgical procedures, assesses patients seeking medical attention by obtaining past and present medical history.
• Assists physicians in doing their unit rounds, implementing doctor’s orders, administers medicines as ordered. Collecting specimens for investigations. Relaying results to the physicians. Coordinating with other healthcare providers for continuity of care. Providing health instructions to the patients most especially the one who is for discharge.
• As a charge nurse, I am assigned for all the patients admitted for the whole eight hour shift, allocating the patients to my colleagues for continuity of care.

Company Nurse at Staff Gap, Inc
  • Philippines
  • August 2008 to December 2009

• Assigned in a BPO company, SYKES ASIA.
• Assesses employees that visited the clinics and provides direct care to those with occupational and non-occupational illnesses.
• Provided medicines to employees according to their symptoms.
• Refers patients to the Physician-on-Duty for further assessment, evaluation and management.
• Administers first aid treatments to employees.
• Monitor and record the patient’s condition.
• Assists all injured employees or those employees that needed urgent management to be transferred to Emergency room of the nearest hospital.
• Maintain all employees medical and other similar records.
• Secure and ensure that the sick employees submit “Fit to work” certificate.

Staff Nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Inc
  • Philippines
  • September 2006 to October 2007

• Performed duties as a staff nurse in 125-bed capacity hospital, assigned in a station that has a 32-bed capacity, that caters different kinds of patients from medical-surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric, post-intensive care unit, clients for chemotherapeutic consultation and for executive medical check-up.
• Worked as a charge nurse or medication nurse depending on the schedule, in charge of all patients admitted in the station, being knowledgeable on the status of all the patients, accompanied the attending physicians during rounds for any questions regarding the status of their patients.
• Monitor vital signs especially for the critical cases, admits patients or transferring in or out from operating room and other stations. Carried out physician’s order, informed other members of the health care team regarding the order and informed the physician regarding the medical status of the patient. Suctioned secretions, monitored blood glucose, administered oxygen inhalation per doctor’s order, monitored neurological vital signs, and administering peritoneal dialysis on the nephrology patients, assisted physician while doing thoracentesis and paracentesis.
• Prepares and administer medicines to patients at prescribed time, discontinue intravenous infusion as ordered, initiate blood transfusions, administer cystoclysis for urologic patients, nebulize patients at prescribed time, administering enema for patients for surgery and providing health teachings to patients most especially for patients for discharge.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Nursing
  • at St. Jude College
  • March 2005
Bachelor's degree, Psychology
  • at University of the East
  • October 2001

Specialties & Skills

Vital Signs
Medical Terminology
Patient Monitoring
Patient Safety
Medication Administration
Microsoft Office

Languages

English
Intermediate
Filipino
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Standard First Aid Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine National Red Cross
Date Attended:
November 2009
Technological Advances in the Healthcare System (Training)
Training Institute:
Mind Core Learning Providers, Inc
Date Attended:
March 2004
Basic Cardiac Life Support (Training)
Training Institute:
Almoosa General Hospital
Date Attended:
December 2010
Basic I.V. Therapy Training Program (Training)
Training Institute:
St. Jude Hospital and Medical Center
Date Attended:
September 2013
Basic Infection Control and Hospital Waste Management (Training)
Training Institute:
St. Jude College
Date Attended:
March 2005
National Licensure Examination for Nurses (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2006
Valid Until:
November 2019
Prometric Exam for Nurse Technician (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2012
Valid Until:
November 2015
Basic Infection Control and Hospital Waste Management (Training)
Training Institute:
St. Jude College
Date Attended:
March 2005