MERCY ZAGROCKI
Santa Rita
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Guam Regional Medical City
01.2025 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with established protocols and patient care plans.
- Monitored patient vital signs, recognized changes, and reported findings to healthcare team for timely interventions.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies, enhancing understanding of care processes and outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, ensuring holistic patient support.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure safety and efficacy.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs and tailor interventions accordingly.
- Mentored junior nurses, enhancing their clinical skills and confidence in delivering patient care.
- Implemented infection control protocols, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards for patient safety.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Registered Nurse
Guam Surgicenter
10.2024 - 01.2025
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Administered medications and monitored patients' vital signs to ensure safety and effectiveness of treatments.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Trained and mentored junior nursing staff, fostering a collaborative environment focused on patient care excellence.
- Educated patients and families on health management, promoting understanding of treatment protocols and lifestyle adjustments.
Registered Nurse
Cottesmore of life care
06.2023 - 09.2024
- Cottesmore of life care Registered Nurse - June 2023 to date
- REGISTERED NURSE : COTTERSORE NURSING HOME FROM JUNE 2023 - UPTO DATE:
- Able to adapt to new ideas and to establish innovations for solutions to problems
- Promote the Health and wellness of the client
- Require less supervision since self-driven and very hardworking
- Shows patience and compassion
- Apply the integrated process in the care of the client
- Provide safe and effective care
Registered Nurse
Assured Home Health
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Including patients and family in the plan of care as ordered by the physician.
- Education patients in accordance with the assessment and care plan and as ordered by the physician.
- Perform wound care as ordered by physician
- Educate patients and families about disease processes and medication side effects.
- Determines the needs for discharge planning as necessary.
- Creating care plans and involving patients.
- Overseeing LPNs in home health settings.
- Communicating with physicians with patient needs and recommendations.
- Implementing admission and discharge plan as ordered.
- Adhere to home health agency guidelines and procedures protocol.
- Administered patient assessments to develop personalized care plans.
- Coordinated medication management ensuring adherence to prescriptions and protocols.
- Educated patients and families on health maintenance and disease prevention strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and service delivery.
- Mentored new nursing staff on best practices in home health care delivery.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives enhancing patient satisfaction and safety measures.
- Streamlined documentation processes using electronic health record systems for efficiency.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
- Contacted family immediately when issues arose with at-home patients in effort to find effective resolutions.
- Assisted patients in developing realistic goals for rehabilitation progress through regular evaluations of functional abilities.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
Certified nursing assistant
Cottesmore of life care
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Cottesmore of life care float pool CNA - March 2023 - June 2023.
Certified nursing assistant
Kevala staffing agency
01.2022 - 09.2022
Certified nursing assistant
Cornerstone staffing agency
07.2021 - 05.2022
Certified nursing assistant
Elite staffing
03.2020 - 09.2021
Certified nursing assistant
Activ staffing agency
07.2020 - 06.2021
Certified nursing assistant
Skyway adult house
08.2019 - 02.2020
- Certified nursing assistant: From 2019 to 2023 with staffing agency and Adult home health.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
International College of Health Sciences
Florida03.2023
Bachelor of Science -
Western Governors University
Millcreet UT04-2024
Skills
- Apply the Integrated Process in the Care of the Client
- Provide Safe and Effective Care
- Promote Health and Wellness of the Client
- Promote Effective Psychosocial Support of the Client
- Provide Care for Clients with Physiological Integrity Needs
- Demonstrate Competencies Specific to Entry Level Professional Nursing
- Comply with and adhere to HIPPA regulations
- Capacity to interact diplomatically with coworkers, patients, and family members
- The ability to help the residents to de-escalate in a crisis
- The ability to redirect the patient utilizing less-restrictive techniques to a location with less stimuli and maintain safety
- Understanding when to validate residents during tense situations and keep other residents safe and their surroundings
- Patient assessments
- Patient and family advocacy
- Clinical judgment
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Tracheostomy care
- Patient discharge
- Lab result interpretation
- Nursing staff leadership
- Direct patient care
Certification
- RN Registered Nurse Washington multi-state license.
- BLS Basic Life Support American Heart Association
- ACLS
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Guam Regional Medical City
01.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Guam Surgicenter
10.2024 - 01.2025
Registered Nurse
Assured Home Health
11.2023 - 02.2024
Registered Nurse
Cottesmore of life care
06.2023 - 09.2024
Certified nursing assistant
Cottesmore of life care
03.2023 - 06.2023
Certified nursing assistant
Kevala staffing agency
01.2022 - 09.2022
Certified nursing assistant
Cornerstone staffing agency
07.2021 - 05.2022
Certified nursing assistant
Activ staffing agency
07.2020 - 06.2021
Certified nursing assistant
Elite staffing
03.2020 - 09.2021
Certified nursing assistant
Skyway adult house
08.2019 - 02.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
International College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science -
Western Governors University
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