Carclea Fontelo is a Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist at UCLA Health seeking to develop leadership and clinical skills. She has over 15 years of nursing experience in various clinical roles including staff nurse, charge nurse, and clinical instructor. Her experience spans medical-surgical, telemetry, pediatric, and obstetrics units in the Philippines and California. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Silliman University and a Master of Arts in Nursing from the same institution.

1. 17452 Grass Circle
Huntington Beach CA
Home phone (562) 799-4101
Mobile phone (562) 215-5284
Email address: carckief@gmail.com
Carclea Fontelo
Objective To develop leadership and clinical skills
Experience
August 2016 – present UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
 Works with MDs on the identification/screening of cases for peer
review
 Performs chart abstraction, analysis and data entry for physician peer
review.
 Planning and facilitating Peer Review Meetings including meeting prep,
agendas, minutes, and oversight of action plans and follow up
 Acts as liaison between the Performance Improvement Department and
physicians to ensure the integrity of the peer review program.
 Assists in coordination of quality improvement activities.
 Participates in root cause analysis of identified cases
 Assists with Survey Readiness activities
 Attends educational activities consistently demonstrating profession.
January 2011 – July 2016 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles CA
Clinical Nurse III, Med/Surg/Tele Floor
 Efficiently and effectively provides age-appropriate total patient care
including patient assessment, cares, teaching, care planning, rehabilitation,
medication, treatments, activities of daily living, discharge planning, etc.
 Assists physician with treatments and procedures providing timely noting
and implementation of physician orders.
 Thorough, concise and timely documentation, shift reports and verbal
communications. Communicates pertinent patient information and unit
information to physicians, charge nurse and other appropriate persons while
maintaining client confidentiality.

2.  Communicates with others (verbally and in writing) in an appropriate and
timely manner, demonstrating tact, sensitivity, and ability to deal with people
beyond giving and receiving instructions.
 Assists in the coordination of services with medical staff, nursing staff, other
departments as well as other providers. Responds rapidly and effectively
during emergency situations.
 Maintains and stays current in skills, equipment and trends in nursing.
 Completes annual competencies.
 Assists in the orientation of new personnel.
 Prioritizes tasks and manages time efficiently.
 Super User for Care Connect (UCLA version of Epic) – trained to provide
technical assistance to other staff in the use of this software
 Acts as relief charge nurse – oversees 4 RNs and 3-4 CPs/ACPs, arranges
for staffing for the next shift, makes patient assignments for the next shift
September 2010 – May 14, 2011 Anaheim Regional Medical Center Anaheim CA
Staff Nurse, Med/Surg/Tele Floor
 Efficiently and effectively provided age-appropriate total patient care
including patient assessment, cares, teaching, care planning, rehabilitation,
medication, treatments, activities of daily living, discharge planning, etc.
 Assisted physician with treatments and procedures providing timely noting
and implementation of physician orders.
 Thorough, concise and timely documentation, shift reports and verbal
communications. Communicated pertinent patient information and unit
information to physicians, charge nurse and other appropriate persons while
maintaining client confidentiality.
 Communicated with others (verbally and in writing) in an appropriate and
timely manner, demonstrating tact, sensitivity, and ability to deal with people
beyond giving and receiving instructions.
 Assisted in the coordination of services with medical staff, nursing staff,
other departments as well as other providers. Responds rapidly and
effectively during emergency situations.
 Maintained and stayed current in skills, equipment and trends in nursing.
 Completed annual competencies.
 Assisted in the orientation of new personnel.
 Prioritized tasks and managed time efficiently.

3. January 2008 – August 2010 Regions Hospital St. Paul MN
Charge Nurse, General Medicine floor
 Performed all the technical duties and responsibilities for the registered
nurse – full patient load.
 Ensured providing the highest level of nursing care to patients in the
department.
 Connected between nursing staff and nursing management in different
shifts, to create the spirit of collaboration.
 Organized next shift’s staffing and patient assignment.
 Provided directions and consultation for nursing staff continuously.
 Monitored and supervised training and education for new staff
 Coordinated with all hospital departments to organize and facilitate providing
health care for patients.
 Worked on self-development through continuous education and participating
in all scientific activities.
 Reported important events that happened in the department to the nursing
supervisor or the nurse manager.
 Executed any other duties assigned from nursing administrative within
specialty.
December 2004 – 2007 Regions Hospital St. Paul MN
Staff Nurse, General Medicine floor
 Efficiently and effectively provided age-appropriate total patient care
including patient assessment, cares, teaching, care planning, rehabilitation,
medication, treatments, activities of daily living, discharge planning, etc.
 Assisted physician with treatments and procedures providing timely noting
and implementation of physician orders.
 Thorough, concise and timely documentation, shift reports and verbal
communications. Communicated pertinent patient information and unit
information to physicians, charge nurse and other appropriate persons while
maintaining client confidentiality.
 Communicated with others (verbally and in writing) in an appropriate and
timely manner, demonstrating tact, sensitivity, and ability to deal with people
beyond giving and receiving instructions.
 Assisted in the coordination of services with medical staff, nursing staff,
other departments as well as other providers. Responds rapidly and
effectively during emergency situations.
 Maintained and stayed current in skills, equipment and trends in nursing.
 Completed annual competencies.

4.  Assisted in the orientation of new personnel.
 Prioritized tasks and managed time efficiently.
 June 2002 – November 2004 Silliman University PHILIPPINES
Asst. Professor
 Taught subjects like Pharmacology, Strategies in Health Education; Medical-Surgical Nursing,
Participated in Research
 June 2000 – May 2002 Silliman University PHILIPPINES
Clinical Instructor
 Supervised students in Pediatric, Obstetrics-Gynecology, and Med-Surg floors
 1997 – 1998 Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital PHILIPPINES
Staff Nurse, Surgical floor
 1994 – 1995 Silliman University Medical Center PHILIPPINES
Staff Nurse, Pediatrics floor
Education 1989-1993 Silliman University PHILIPPINES
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1995-2000 Silliman University PHILIPPINES
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAJOR: Parent-Child Nursing)
Licensure California RN license # 762898 (expires 05/31/2017)
Certification Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification #2009004146 (expires 7/2019)
BLS for Healthcare Providers - CPR & AED (expires 02/2018)