Kelly P. Ato
Harrison City
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive experience, excelling in patient assessment and infusion therapy. Proven ability to enhance patient care through effective collaboration and leadership, ensuring safety and comfort. Committed to continuous improvement and delivering exceptional customer service in high-pressure environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
VALOR HEALTHCARE
Greensburg
10.2024 - Current
- The registered nurse assists practitioners with patient care, physical examinations, ancillary tests, and performs a variety of clerical duties.
- Uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the core PACT Team (Primary Care provider, LPN/LVN, and Medical Assistant) and the expanded PACT Team, including family/caregiver, VA, and community-based services involved in developing the patient care plan.
- Patient care: Actively assists practitioners with patient care, physical examinations, and ancillary tests.
- Practices specialized skills in patient assessment, such as, but not limited to, triages.
- Blood pressure checks, injections, and insulin teaching via telephonic and direct contact with the patient in order to facilitate care transition internally, as well as externally, meet the patient’s needs.
- Triages unscheduled patients requesting care the same day by identifying acute patient needs and mobilizing a care team for optimal patient outcomes.
- Act as the point person within the PACT Team by coordinating daily huddles, identifying high-acuity patients, and identifying veterans at risk for uncoordinated care.
- Assists in co-managed care collaboration with non-VA providers and facilities.
- Provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient’s total health goals.
- Monitor the VA discharge list and contact patients for follow-up after hospital or other facility discharges.
- Maintain the confidentiality of veterans’ data and information.
- Complies with all VA and company training requirements.
- Fulfill compliance requirements of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Joint Commission (JC), Environment of Care (EOC), oversight, lab compliance, and other related items.
- Remain focused on achieving excellent clinical outcomes through the specified VA guidelines.
- Assists the administrator in maintaining the professional and educational competencies of the staff.
- Assists the clinic operations director as backup 'Nurse in Charge' in times of COD absence.
- Leads regular nurse staff meetings and acts as a mentor and resource to the nursing staff.
- Provide excellent customer service to each veteran, both in person and over the phone, as well as to fellow colleagues, and clinic visitors.
Registered Nurse
GREENE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
Greensburg
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Skilled nursing and rehab for geriatric patients.
- Wound care management, administering medication through PO, IM, IV, and ID.
- Enteral and parenteral feeding.
- Assessment, nursing interventions, care plan, and documentation.
- Assisting with activities of daily living.
- Management and care for dementia residents (locked unit).
- Provided emotional support and comfort to families during difficult times.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Medications INFUSION NURSE
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK ONCOLOGY, GI, RA, SLE
Greensburg
07.2023 - 11.2023
- Administration of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, iron IV, hormone injection, phlebotomy, inserting PIV, and accessing port-a-cath.
- PICC line management, dressing change, and infusion toxicities management.
- Assisted with setting up new IV access devices including venous cutdowns, PICC lines, midlines, ports and Hickman catheters.
- Provided patient education on the use of IV therapy and potential side effects.
- Coordinated with pharmacies for compounding medications specific to individual needs of patients requiring infusions.
Registered Nurse
GREENE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER/GREENSBURG CARE CENTER
Greensburg
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Skilled nursing and rehab for geriatric patients.
- Wound care management, administering medication through PO, IM, IV, and ID.
- Enteral and parenteral feeding.
- Assessment, nursing interventions, care plan, and documentation.
- Assisting with activities of daily living.
- Management and care for dementia residents (locked unit).
Oncology/Hematology Nurse
UPMC
Monroeville
10.2022 - 11.2022
- Administration of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, iron IV, hormone injection, phlebotomy, inserting PIV, and accessing port-a-cath.
- Infusion toxicities management.
- Responded quickly and effectively to changes in condition or response to treatment.
- Assessed and monitored patient health conditions, including vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure.
- Provided nursing care for patients with various medical diagnoses and treatments.
Infusion/oncology/hematology Nurse
Guam regional medical city
Oka
01.2020 - 01.2022
- My skills as an infusion nurse include administering chemotherapy to cancer patients by following NCCN guidelines and the oncologist's orders.
- Also administering immunotherapy as ordered, and blood product infusions.
- Monitoring patients pre-, during, and post-treatment.
- Assessment and chemotherapy/immunotherapy teaching was done prior to starting the treatment.
- Accessing Port A Cath.
- With a non-coring Huber needle, the insertion of a PIV and PICC line dressing change.
- Administering hormone shots through intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.
- Phlebotomy, iron infusion, and antibiotics infusion.
- Managing patients when experiencing reactions during infusion.
- Documentation.
- Following up on the assessment with the patient post-infusion and prior to the next infusion.
Registered Nurse
Guam memorial hospital authority
01.2018 - 01.2020
- I worked as a pediatric/PICU floor nurse. My skills are:
- Check in on child patients, evaluating their symptoms, and checking their vital signs.
- Complete diagnostic tests.
- Administer medications, or minor procedures.
- Create a treatment plan, or coordinate follow-up medical care.
- Educate family members on treatment options.
- Monitoring the patient on a mechanical ventilator, ensuring the safety and proper function of the machine, suctioning, insertion of a PIV, enema, catheter insertion, and wound care.
- Proper administration of medications.
- Blood transfusion or blood product transfusion.
- Relaying abnormal laboratory results to the provider.
- Documentation.
Psychiatric Technician
Guam Behavioral health and wellness center
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Assisting clients with their activities of daily living, feeding, and bathing.
- Routine check of vital signs.
- Accompanying clients to their scheduled medical appointments.
- Close monitoring of a patient with suicidal ideation requires one-on-one monitoring.
- Maintaining client and staff environment safety.
Nursing Assistant
Catholic social services
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Assisting clients with their activities of daily living, feeding, and bathing.
- Routine check of vital signs.
- Accompanying clients with their scheduled medical and dental appointments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Our Lady of Fatima University
Valenzuela CitySecondary -
St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
San Agustin San Simon, PampangaPrimary -
Sta. Cruz Elementary School
Sta. Cruz San Simon, PampangaSkills
- Flexible
- Energetic
- Adaptability
- Personable
- Positive attitude
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- Nursing skills
- Infusion therapy
- Emergency response
- Patient education
- Collaboration skills
- Team coordination
- Vital sign monitoring
- Companionship and emotional support
- Patient care and safety
- Infection control procedures
- Continuous improvement
- Patient assessment
- Customer service
- Medication administration
- Interdisciplinary communication
- Leadership skills
- Time management
- Nursing staff leadership
- Patient consultation
- Oncology nursing
- IV drug therapy management
- Maintaining privacy
- Policy compliance
- IV setup
- Compassion and empathy
Certification Statement
I hereby certify that above Information is correct and true.
Certification
Certified Registered Nurse Infusion, Active
Applicant
ATO, KELLY PAMINTUAN
Telephone - Home
724-237-9331
Mailing Address
100 Spruce Lane, Harrison City, PA, 15636
Educational Attainment
Our Lady of Fatima University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, McArthur Highway, Valenzuela City, St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga, San Agustin, San Simon, Pampanga, Sta. Cruz Elementary School, Sta. Cruz, San Simon, Pampanga
Professional License
Registered Nurse, Active
Languages
English
Professional
Filipino ( Tagalog)
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
VALOR HEALTHCARE
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
GREENE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
05.2024 - 10.2024
Medications INFUSION NURSE
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK ONCOLOGY, GI, RA, SLE
07.2023 - 11.2023
Registered Nurse
GREENE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER/GREENSBURG CARE CENTER
02.2023 - 07.2023
Oncology/Hematology Nurse
UPMC
10.2022 - 11.2022
Infusion/oncology/hematology Nurse
Guam regional medical city
01.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse
Guam memorial hospital authority
01.2018 - 01.2020
Psychiatric Technician
Guam Behavioral health and wellness center
01.2017 - 01.2018
Nursing Assistant
Catholic social services
01.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Our Lady of Fatima University
Secondary -
St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
Primary -
Sta. Cruz Elementary School
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