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Nikka Joy M. Catan

Nikka Joy M. Catan

Registered Nurse
Dubai

Summary

Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 12 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Derma Nurse/Laser Technician

Signature Medical Center Fujairah
01.2024 - Current
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
  • Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting

Staff Nurse/ Laser Technician/ Laser Technician/Hair Transplant Technician

Onyx Medical Center
11.2021 - 01.2024
  • Deliver excellent quality service to all clients
  • Maintain and update patient’s treatment record
  • Scheduled patient appointments and follow-up visits
  • Provides follow-up and post treatment instructions to patients
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients
  • Ensure work surfaces, laser and equipment are cleaned between clients
  • Maintain minor OR equipment and supplies
  • Autoclave Instruments and maintain sterility during procedures
  • Assist on dermatological procedures such as plasma, fractional laser, meso face, under eye lightening and the like
  • Assist during consultations, administration of dermal fillers and botulinum toxins.
  • Ensures employee’s files are complete
  • Checks Planned Preventive Maintenance of the clinic’s machines
  • Checks waste disposal, water test, fire preventive measures are all up to date
  • Contacts suppliers for machines & consumables for both dental, derma and hair transplant department

Staff Nurse/Laser Technician/Plastic Surgeon Assis

Sama Surge Medical Center
11.2018 - 11.2021
  • Assess present and past history of laser and skin treatment
  • Deliver excellent quality service to all clients
  • Maintain and update patient’s treatment record
  • Scheduled patient appointments and follow-up visits
  • Provides follow-up and post treatment instructions to patients
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients
  • Ensure work surfaces, laser and equipment are cleaned between clients
  • Maintain minor OR equipment and supplies
  • Autoclave Instruments and maintain sterility during procedures
  • Assist on dermatological procedures such as plasma, fractional laser, meso face, under eye lightening and the like
  • Assist during consultations, administration of dermal fillers and botulinum toxins
  • Assist on minor aesthetic surgeries such as scar revision, dimple, small excision, liposuction and the like

Staff Nurse/ Laser Technician/ Plastic Surgeon Ass

Royal Surge Medical Polyclinic
08.2016 - 10.2018
  • Assess present and past history of laser and skin treatment
  • Deliver excellent quality service to all clients
  • Maintain and update patient’s treatment record
  • Scheduled patient appointments and follow-up visits
  • Provides follow-up and post treatment instructions to patients
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients
  • Ensure work surfaces, laser and equipment are cleaned between clients
  • Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.

Plastic Surgery Nurse/Dermatology Nurse

Saudi British Hospital – Ayma Consultative Center
10.2013 - 02.2016

· Assess patients pre-operatively, intraoperative & post-operatively

· Maintain sterility during surgical procedures

· Assists surgeons all throughout the surgeries (Liposuction with or without fat grafting, blepharoplasty, thread lift of face and neck, scar revisions, excision & biopsy, other aesthetic & reconstructive surgeries)

· Prepares & manages the minor surgery room inside the clinic, the surgical instruments & equipment every before & after procedures.

· Provides pre-operative & post-operative health teaching to patients

· Assist dermatologist during consultations, administration of dermal fillers and botulinum toxins, & procedures like plasma rejuvenation.

· Documents information concisely & accurately per protocol

· Monitor patient’s physical and emotional well being all throughout the care continuum

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Staff Nurse

Meycauayan Doctor’s Hospital
10.2012 - 10.2013
  • Prepares equipment's and instruments for delivery cases.
  • Receives neonate after birth. Does newborn care procedure (taking anthropometric measurement, bathing/cleansing of baby, cutting of umbilical cord, administration of eye ointment and vitamin K).
  • Takes newborn’s vital signs.
  • Takes newborn’s initial data. Records baby’s data.
  • Assists doctor in care of patients.
  • Monitors each child and charts progress and treatments before they are roomed-in or discharged.
  • Change and weighs baby’s diapers
  • Administers prescribed medications
  • Feeds babies
  • Health teaching to mothers
  • Cleans used equipment's and instruments

Education

Bachelor of Science - Science in Nursing

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Recto Manila
09.2007 - 09.2011

Skills

Team Collaboration

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Certification

DHA Registered Nurse License No: 29817282-001

Timeline

Derma Nurse/Laser Technician

Signature Medical Center Fujairah
01.2024 - Current

Staff Nurse/ Laser Technician/ Laser Technician/Hair Transplant Technician

Onyx Medical Center
11.2021 - 01.2024

Staff Nurse/Laser Technician/Plastic Surgeon Assis

Sama Surge Medical Center
11.2018 - 11.2021

Staff Nurse/ Laser Technician/ Plastic Surgeon Ass

Royal Surge Medical Polyclinic
08.2016 - 10.2018

Plastic Surgery Nurse/Dermatology Nurse

Saudi British Hospital – Ayma Consultative Center
10.2013 - 02.2016

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Staff Nurse

Meycauayan Doctor’s Hospital
10.2012 - 10.2013

Bachelor of Science - Science in Nursing

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
09.2007 - 09.2011

DHA Registered Nurse License No: 29817282-001

HAAD Registered Nurse License no: GN32536

Saudi Council License License no.: 13-R-N-0055438

Registered Nurse Examination: Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam License no: 0736932

Basic Life Support American Heart Association

Laser Hair Reduction Technician License (active)

Hair Transplant Technician (active)

Nikka Joy M. CatanRegistered Nurse