Heather Pfrehm Email & Phone Number

Salem, Oregon

Salem Health Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse (CVICU), Charge Nurse and Resource NurseCommittees past & present: Professional Growth and Development Committee - representing CVCU for hospital wide committee Specialty Practice Team (SPT) member - unit based committeeEmployee Engagement Committee member - unit based committee Staffing council 2023-present Extra training in: CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy), IABP (Intra-aortic Balloon Pump), Alsius - Targeted temperature management, Impella - Ventricular Assist Device (VAD), NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale), and Swallow Screening.Preceptor for nursing students in senior practicum, new graduate nurses in their residency program and ICU level nurses. Taught classes for new graduates in the critical care residency program on respiratory conditions/acute respiratory distress. Critical Care RN Residency Program February 2015- February 2016 -Completed Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) training by AACN -Monthly new graduate cohort meetings with speakers -Evidence Based Practice clinical project presentation at end of residencyEssentials of Cardiovascular Patient Care - attended 2 day seminar presented by Carol Jacobson December 2015Critical Care Skills Boot Camp - attended 2 day seminar presented by Cyndi Zarbano August 2016 Guest panel speaker at Linfield College for graduating seniors (2016)

Portland, Oregon Area

Clinical Rotations:CVICU Senior Practicum: Legacy EmanuelCVICU/PCCU Leadership & Management: Legacy EmanuelAcute Care: Salem Health-Telemetry (4S) & Medical/ Surgical Unit (6N)Maternal-Child Health: Legacy Good Samaritan, Labor and Delivery Mental Health Nursing: Oregon State Hospital, Psychiatric Health Hospital Chronic Health Conditions: Porthaven Health Care Center, Skilled Nursing Facility Foundations of Nursing: Marquis at Mount Tabor, Long Term CareTutor for Clinical Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II (Fall 2014)Professional Excellence in Nursing Award – “Award to a graduating senior who excels in leadership, scholarship, and the human science of nursing”Pre-requisites for the nursing program also done through Linfield College.

Provided secretarial support to the Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs, the Associate Deans of Faculty, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty.• Acted as the first point of contact for Academic Affairs, responding to requests for information in person, via email or over the phone. Directed visitors and inquiries to the appropriate locations, and provided positive public relations by exhibiting excellent internal and external customer service. • Created and/or edited Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. Documents include syllabi, exams, manuscripts, meeting minutes, and correspondence. Proofread documents and corrected errors, ensuring accuracy. • Compiled, organized, and processed faculty course evaluations, ensuring accuracy of evaluation summaries. • Scheduled meetings, appointments, and maintained Outlook calendars. Attended meetings and took notes as needed.• Maintained confidentiality, including conversations, e-mail, privileged documents, scores, and grades.• Ensured smooth reception operations on a daily basis through efficient planning, problem solving and priority setting.• Maintained office filing systems and built new files as needed; distributed daily incoming and outgoing mail.• Monitored inventory of office supplies; ordered and restocked supplies as needed.• Coordinated with the college’s webmaster to help maintain and update Academic Affairs websites and calendars.• Provided support for the curriculum committee and other committees as assigned.• Provided technical and user support for the operation of the TaskStream ePortfolio system. • Provided assistance to the Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs on special projects and other duties as assigned.

Carson City, Nevada

• Tabulation and reporting of data collected from State Quarterly Child Death & Review Report• Worked with team members and managed projects related to Program Improvement Plan for State of Nevada• Managed projects related to State Annual Progress and Service Report. • Managed calendar for Family Programs Officer and set up meetings with other staff members.• Travel arrangements • Assisted Grant Coordinator• Managed employee files, time sheets, vacation requests and tracked review deadlines. • Assisted with new hire calls and reference checks • Attended and recorded meeting minutes• Typing, proofreading and editing of documents