Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Current-Proactively delivers care to complex patients including: cardiac, trauma, neurological, maternity and transplant patients. -Assesses, monitors, prioritizes, implements and evaluates patients from admission to discharge for up to 30 patients daily.-Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease processes, comorbidities, management and lifestyle options.-Partners with physicians, social workers, and other departments in the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans and optimize the continuum of care.-Documents all patient interactions and interventions in Epic electronic medical record (EMR).-Oversees and manages clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining high level of staff morale and professionalism as charge nurse.-Facilitates therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, crisis intervention and behavioral change techniques by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
