• Charge Nurse for 16 bed CVICU/SICU• Responsible for recovering patients from the Operating Room• Establish a compassionate environment by providing educational and emotional support to patients and their families following surgical procedures• Manage all aspects of hemodynamics to achieve optimum patient care• Assist Surgeons with procedures in a competent and professional manner• Respond to all STAT situations with composure and excellence• Educating patient and family about the clinical situation of the patient and what the plan of care is• BLS; ACLS; PACU; IRMA; CRRT; Pacemakers; IABP; EKG; Stoke; Phlebotomy; Patient Safety

• Management of the Nursing Department; direction and supervision of hospital wide nursing activities on designated shift.• Responsible for making administrative decisions utilizing knowledge of hospital policies and nursing standards. • Is knowledgeable of social, economic, and legal issues affecting the healthcare system and seeks opportunities for keeping up-to-date in healthcare practices. • Develops, directs, implements and ensures compliance with Standards of Nursing Practice that promote optimal healthcare delivery. • Responsible for meeting the Joint Commission Standards for Nursing.

• Developing and teaching a state regulated and grant funded PCT program.• Teaching prospect nursing students dosage calculation both on-line and in the class room• Grading of the dosage calculation exams

• Float in-between CVICU, Nero/Trauma ICU, Medical ICU, and Burn Units• Cross-trained to the PICU and Pediatrics floor• Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements• Resolved patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies• Promoted patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills