JENIFER MALAR A/P FRANCIS
CCU/ICU Registered Nurse
subang jaya
Summary
A compassionate and dedicated registered nurse with 15 years of experience, mainly focused on critical care nursing in the intensive care unit. Committed to providing all patients with outstanding care and support to improve quality of life. Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to foster a friendly and caring environment. Currently seeking a suitable nursing position with an organization that offers excellent training opportunities and provides future career advancement.
I am Ms. Jenifer Malar A/P Francis. I am an experienced nurse specializing in the ICU/CCU. Previously I have been working as a Staff Nurse in the ICU Ramsay Sime Darby Subang Jaya Medical Centre since January 2011 to January 2020 and at Mount Elizabeth Orchard Singapore ICU/CCU/HDU Department since February 2020 till April 2023. Currently, I'm working at EMA Global as a Flight Nurse and Case Manager.
Now I am seeking new opportunities in your Organization for further development of my skills and experience in the nursing career.
Overview
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Languages
3
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Certifications
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Team
EMA Global
06.2023 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
ICU/CCU/HDU
Mount Elizabeth Orchard Singapore
02.2020 - 04.2023
- Perform assessment according to system / Nursing care plan protocol
- Assess patient correctly and report any abnormalities in condition to the respected Doctor
- Monitor vital sign/neurological – hourly observation
- Observe patient for any allergic reaction e.g. rashes, swelling
- Observe for potential of bleeding e.g dengue cases
- Monitor patient with cardiac monitor
- Perform 12 lead ECG
- Involve in a team for any emergency patient situation such as sudden collapse, ventricular tachycardia / fibrillation
- Initiate resuscitation
- Administration of special drugs as ordered e.g. inotrope, sedation, muscle relaxant
- Care and monitor patient with arterial line, CVP and ICP
- Care of patient with ventilator
- Assist intubations & extubation
- Perform endotracheal suction with aseptic technique
- Manage of tracheostomy dressing /suctioning
- Obtain blood for ABG and analyze result
- Prepare and used blood warmer for transfusion
- Perform basic needs e.g. sponging, Tube feeding
- Prepare the rooms and bed for admission, transfer in / out and discharge
- Set up intravenous infusion / blood transfusion
- Pressure sore and excoriation management
- Phlebotomy, Set IV cannulation
- Simple and complex dressing
- Ryle’s tube insertion and feeding
- Care of PEG/ dressing/ feeding
- TPN administration and continuous enteral feeding
- Managed of head injury
- Assist removal chest drain, head drain, EVD.
- Assist in lumber puncture
- Able to do drug calculation
- Assist in off sheath
- Mount elizabeth orchrard singapore is a tertiary hospital with centers of Excellence for Brain, Heart ,Spine & joint oncology and it is also recognised as multi organ transplant speciality hospital. Mount Elizabeth earned the trust of patients across Asia Pacific with thier strategic pairing of skilled medical professionals and cutting edge technology. They operate two world class medical facilities in the heart of Singapore under the IHH Healthcare group.
- Hospital Beds: 345
- Unit Beds: 21 ICU/CCU ,HDU
- Staff to Patient Ratio: 1:1 & 1:2
- Care experience, especially in areas that most directly impact patient care, it is designed to provide patients with home-feel ambiance in a warm and healing environment.
Staff Nurse
Ramsay Sime Darby Subang Jaya Medical Centre
01.2011 - 01.2020
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate results for optimal treatment planning.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Exhibited strong critical thinking skills when assessing complex medical situations and determining appropriate interventions.
- Provided exceptional pre-and post-operative care, reducing recovery times and complications for surgical patients.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting and double-checking dosages.
- Promoted a culture of safety by strictly adhering to infection control measures and reporting any potential hazards or concerns.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Mentored new nursing staff, supporting their professional growth and development.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of care plans regularly, making adjustments as needed based on individual patient needs and progress toward goals.
- Coordinated discharge planning with case managers to ensure seamless transitions of care from the hospital to home or other facilities.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Participated in hospital committees to recommend quality improvement initiatives.
- Streamlined workflow processes to increase efficiency in a high-volume clinical setting.
Education
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Nursing 2+0 (Post registration) - undefined
University of Greenwich
United KingdomPost Basic Certificate in Critical Care Nursing - undefined
Ramsay Sime Darby Nursing and Health Science College
03.2014
Diploma in Nursing - undefined
Sime Darby Healthcare Nursing and Sciences College
Shah Alam, Malaysia12.2011
SPM (SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA) - undefined
SMK Buntong
Ipoh, Perak12.2003
Skills
Good proficiency and navigation skills around a PC and also now including the internet
Excellent keyboard skills – as usually have to input data into a system
Good communication skills and the ability to build rapport with the patient
Ability to work well in a team
Good customer relation skills and empathy
Excellent verbal and non-verbal communications skills with a pleasant telephone voice to facilitate telephone-nursing intervention
Ability to read, write and explain or describe moderately complex information to enhance customer's understanding
Ability to use the nursing process for problem solving of customers health questions/concerns
Excellent interpersonal, decision-making, facilitation, conflict resolution and investigative skills
Also a good team player
At times are assigned to supervised fresh grade staff nurse when on shift but not as official mentor
Being able to effectively manage the time – Organizing, Planning, Prioritizing, scheduling
Provide clear instructions in emergency situation
We are assigned as team leader, once or twice a week on rotation with our colleagues
Certification
Registration number :93006
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COURSES RELEVANT TO POSITION
- MALAYSIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (MNA) International Nurses Day 2014 Celebration and Seminar (12 MAY 2014)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Workshop – Empowering You : Building Empathic Relationship
- Advance cardiac life support
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform assessment according to system / Nursing care plan protocol
- Assess patient correctly and report any abnormalities in condition to the respected Doctor
- Monitor vital sign/neurological – hourly observation
- Observe patient for any allergic reaction e.g. rashes, swelling
- Observe for potential of bleeding e.g dengue cases
- Monitor patient with cardiac monitor
- Perform 12 lead ECG
- Involve in a team for any emergency patient situation such as sudden collapse, ventricular tachycardia / fibrillation
- Initiate resuscitation
- Administration of special drugs as ordered e.g. inotrope, sedation, muscle relaxant
- Care and monitor patient with arterial line, CVP and ICP
- Care of patient with ventilator
- Assist intubations & extubation
- Perform endotracheal suction with aseptic technique
- Manage of tracheostomy dressing /suctioning
- Obtain blood for ABG and analyze result
- Prepare and used blood warmer for transfusion
- Perform basic needs e.g. sponging, Tube feeding
- Prepare the rooms and bed for admission, transfer in / out and discharge
- Set up intravenous infusion / blood transfusion
- Pressure sore and excoriation management
- Phlebotomy, Set IV cannulation
- Simple and complex dressing
- Ryle’s tube insertion and feeding
- Care of PEG/ dressing/ feeding
- TPN administration and continuous enteral feeding
- Managed of head injury
- Assist removal chest drain, head drain, EVD.
- Assist in lumber puncture
- Able to do drug calculation
- Assist in off sheath
- Neurological
- Craniotomy (brain tumor, subdural hematoma, intracranial hemorrhage subarachnoid hemorrhage)
- Head injury – MVA
- Hydrocephalus
- VP shunt
- Seizure / epilepsy
- Febrile fits (children)
- Meningitis / encephalitis
- Laminectomy
- Burr hole for EVD
- Aneurysm
- Temporary ischemic attack
- Respiratory
- Pneumonia
- Bronchopneumonia
- Severe Asthma
- Acute exhibition bronchial asthma
- Pleural effusion and Pulmonary edema
- Tuberculosis
- Thoracotomy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Bronchitis
- Gastroenterology
- Gastric ulcer
- Acute gastro enteritis
- Food poisoning
- Dehydration
- Upper / Lower gastro intestinal bleed
- Hemorrhoid
- Endocrinology
- DM (hypo & hypoglycemia)
- Hypo & Hyperthyroidism
- DKA
- Cardiac
- High risk acute coronary syndrome
- Life threatening dysrhythmias
- ST elevated myocardial infarction
- Cardiomyopathy
- Temporary or permanent pacemaker
- Automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator
- Pericardial effusion
- Pulmonary Edema
- Non ST elevation myocardial infarction
- PTCSA (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Stenting Angiogram)
- Pericarditis
- CABG – Post Op
- Orthopedic
- Total knee replacement
- Total Hip replacement
- Anterior / Posterior Laminectomy
- Thoracic lumbar instrumental fusion
- Renal
- Acute Chronic Renal Problem
- Dialysis care
- CRRT care
- Infection Cases
- H1N1
- Dengue fever
- Leptospirosis
- AGE
- MRSA, MRO, ESBL
- Influenza A and B
- Covid
- Equipment Used:
- Telemetry – Philips
- Pulse oximetry, digital thermometer
- Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope
- ECG machine – MAC 5500
- Suction tank / wall
- Transport monitor – Phillips X2
- O2 – (LIV) Linde Integrated Valve
- Thermometer – WelchAllyn
- Bipap – V60 respironic
- Glucometer Precision Xceedpro
- Bair Hugger Model 75
- Syringe pump B braun
- Infusion pump B braun
- Continuous feeding pump (Kangaroo Pump)
- Philips critical care patient monit
- Philips Defibrillator
- Hill-Room bed
- Thermometer WelchAllyn
- Ophthalmoscope, panoptic and Atascope WellchAllyn.
- Mechanical ventilation PB 840 and Maquet Servo I
- Oxylog 3000 plus
- ECG Machine MAC 55
- Oxygen tank Linde Integrated Valve (LIV)
- Other Duties
- Responsible for the total nursing care of allocated patients and works within the guidelines hospital policies and procedures. Manages the Ward in the absence of the Nursing Sister
- Carries out duties according to statutory competencies, appropriate extended role and maintain codes of professional conduct.
- Manages the total nursing care of patients, individualize needs as necessary, within the codes of nursing and religious practice.
- Assists doctors with patient examination and procedures and ensure doctor’s orders are carried out.
- Develop clinical competency in the chosen specialty.
- Communicates well on patient status, maintaining accurate and legible nursing records and other documents.
- Prepares nursing care plans and implements and evaluates nursing care as required.
- Adopts a caring approach to patients and relatives and communicates effectively.
- Promotes and maintains a safe, comfortable therapeutic environment for patients.
- Ensures patient safety at all times, which includes the safe custody of patient valuable.
- Accountable for professional actions during each span of duty.
- Guides, supports and trains all junior staff as required.
- Interacts well with other members of the healthcare team and practices teamwork for the best interests of the patient.
- Has a positive attitude towards nursing, her work place and her colleagues.
- Maintains professional attitude at her work and towards her patients.
- Perform other appropriate tasks assigned within the realm of the employee’s knowledge skills and abilities.
- Develops self to become fully competent in clinical and managerial skills.
- Responsible for own professional growth and development and identifies own learning need in conjunction with the Nursing Sister.
- Ensures own attendance at appropriate study programmed and mandatory updates, e.g. CPR, fire training and ensures attendance at In-Service training.
- Assists in the orientation of new members of staff to the department.
- Develops self to take on managerial role for future promotion to Nursing Sister.
- Carries out of doctors pertaining to care of patient and delegates to other team members according to their assignments.
- Participates in the cares, custody and administration of medications in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Operates / maintains specialized equipment assigned to the unit and provides assistance / guidance to new staff their use.
- Checks daily and audits resuscitations trolley periodically as scheduled.
- Checks regularly all equipment’s in the wards are in good condition and takes necessary action accordingly when faulty.
- Assists maintenance of instruments and equipment by proper cleaning, handling, sterilizing and utilizing as directed.
SURGICAL CASE ATTENDED
- Arthroscopy
- Bilateral total knee replacement
- ORIF Femur/Tibia/Fibula
- External fixation of the lower or upper limb
- Breast surgeries
- Kidney Transplant
- CABG
- Neuro surgeries
- Gastroenteritis Surgeries
Computer Skills
Microsoft Packages, Internet
Typing Speed
Above Average
Equipment Used
- Telemetry – Philips
- Pulse oximetry, digital thermometer
- Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope
- ECG machine – MAC 5500
- Suction tank / wall
- Transport monitor – Phillips X2
- O2 – (LIV) Linde Integrated Valve
- Thermometer – WelchAllyn
- Bipap – V60 respironic
- Glucometer Precision Xceedpro
- Bair Hugger Model 75
- Syringe pump B braun
- Infusion pump B braun
- Continuous feeding pump (Kangaroo Pump)
- Philips critical care patient monit
- Philips Defibrillator
- Hill-Room bed
- Thermometer WelchAllyn
- Ophthalmoscope, panoptic and Atascope WellchAllyn.
- Mechanical ventilation PB 840 and Maquet Servo I
- Oxylog 3000 plus
- ECG Machine MAC 55
- Oxygen tank Linde Integrated Valve (LIV)
- Hemodylasis Machine
- CRRT Machine
Timeline
Medical Team
EMA Global
06.2023 - Current
ICU/CCU/HDU
Mount Elizabeth Orchard Singapore
02.2020 - 04.2023
Staff Nurse
Ramsay Sime Darby Subang Jaya Medical Centre
01.2011 - 01.2020
SPM (SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA) - undefined
SMK Buntong
Diploma in Nursing - undefined
Sime Darby Healthcare Nursing and Sciences College
Post Basic Certificate in Critical Care Nursing - undefined
Ramsay Sime Darby Nursing and Health Science College
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Nursing 2+0 (Post registration) - undefined
University of Greenwich