Function as the primary care team for neurotrauma patients in all aspects of patient care from admission to discharge. Leverage strong foundation in evidence-based practice and education, and responsibility for ensuring adherence to critical care pathways and protocols and ensures an environment of safe quality care. Demonstrate an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and responsibility for professional development and competency validation.• Provide advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician. Conduct independent and physician supervised rounding on unit. Perform relevant patient evaluations and assessments, and provide appropriate treatment.• Coordinate direct implement the patient’s plan of care. Assist in collecting patient histories, screen for co-morbidities, provide guidance and preventative health care as needed. Perform physical examinations and provide episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician. Order appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interpret results. Monitor the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.• Assist physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions. Maintain appropriate records, and prepare charts for review and counter signature by physician. Respond to emergency situations.• Effectively employ age-related and cultural interventions appropriate to cognitive, physical, and emotional needs. • Demonstrate sensitivity and cultural competence in dealing with the needs of patients; poised, articulate, adaptive, and respectful in communicating with and caring for people of varied educational, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.

Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determine the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the NP's obligation to provide optimal care. Led and organized delivery-of-care to assure continuity-of-care and peer accountability for practice. Exhibited leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts, and findings from research, studies and best practices. Provided direct supervision to Telehealth team which included assigning, amending or rejecting work. Ensured production and accuracy requirements were met. Developed performance plans, recommending standards and ratings, and evaluating performance, making promotions, reassignment, and recognizing outstanding performance, responding to questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards. Effected corrective and disciplinary measures to address conduct and performance issues. Created and modified work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload. Ensured that instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met. Ensured new employees received on-the-job training also and were adequately instructed in specific tasks and job techniques, ensuring that written instructions and reference materials were made available for use by team members. Reviewed quality and performance data (e.g. patient satisfaction surveys, image quality, performance metrics, clinic wait times) for telehealth programs effectiveness and satisfaction and developing process improvements as required. Developed and coordinated a wide variety of standard operating procedures with full and complete technical advice to ensure telehealth operations were timely, efficient, and appropriate. Served as a tele-presenter within scope of practice including tasks such as establishing and maintaining video conferencing connections, making introductions between patient site and provider site.

Effectively managed 20-40 urgent care patients daily. Patients were being seen for acute illness and injuries, including spine andorthopedic injuries. Played a crucial role in providing exceptional medical care to patients of all ages with a wide variety of acuteand chronic medical conditions. Worked collaboratively with a team of healthcare professionals in diagnosing, treating, andeducating patients while ensuring the highest standard of care and service. Provided exemplary customer service to patients, visitors and coworkers. Provided convenient, friendly patient care to all whocame through our door seeking health related services. Provided leadership, direction, and assistance during emergencies whilemaintaining a comforting and reassuring affect for patients. Demonstrated the ability to work in an environment subject to varyingfast-paced and high stress conditions, including long and variable hours, changing locations, and continuous and frequent contactwith others. Performed medical assessment, treatment, management and follow up of clinic patients including, but not limited to:primary care, urgent care, occupational health, and workers compensation. Performed medical procedures including, but not limitedto: laceration repairs, nail removal, pap tests, injections, splinting and abscess incision and drainage. Established and monitored amedically appropriate level of care for clinic patients. Oversaw, directed and supported on site laboratory, x-rays, injections, andcollections for direct access services, if applicable. Maintained clinical core competency.Worked with Center Leadership and other staff to ensure operations were consistent with medical policy and professional standards. Played an active role in the development, implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice, quality of care and patient satisfaction. Actively participated in and assisted with in-service and continuing education programs.

•Effectively managed outpatient and inpatient cardiac patients. Provided specialty patient care services including management of acute episodic problems and stable chronic conditions, health promotion and disease prevention as allowed by scope of practice. Performed history and physical assessments of patients that were accurate, complete, concise, relevant and appropriate for age, gender and clinical problem. Ordered appropriate diagnostic studies and correctly interpreted the results. Performed preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care. • Provided direct treatment and management of health conditions via referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. Reviewed daily plan of care and analyzed complex patient care concerns to modify the plan of care based on the patient’s response to treatment and evaluated the overall plan for effectiveness; Collaborated with supervising physicians concerning patient care as appropriate. Instituted care that might be required to stabilize a patient’s condition in an emergency or potentially life-threatening situation. • Managed general medical and surgical conditions based on knowledge of the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities. Demonstrated proficiency in procedural skills pertinent to practice area. Maintained accurate, complete, concise and timely documentation in patients’ medical record. • Communicated patient/family health care needs as appropriate for continuance of care. Counseled patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness/condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion. Initiated timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeded scope of practice and/or expertise. Served as a resource for patients, families, and staff.

Neurology/ Neurosurgery Clinic Nurse

Pediatrics/ Women's Surgery/ Medical Surgical overflow

Post- Surgical Urology/ GI/ Pediatrics