Lori Lemasters, Msn, Rn, Ne-Bc Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

ONEcall Transfer Center-Work with Physicians of all different specialties to admit patients to one of Ascension’s six different hospitals in Indiana-Collaborate with staff to arrange STAT flights and emergent transfers to Ascension facilitiesInterventional Radiology-Level 1 Trauma/Stroke center specializing in rapid neurological reperfusion via various techniques -Circulate and record multiple different procedures while administering conscious sedation -Assume the triage role/charge nurse role -Admit and recover patients from outpatient procedures

-Case Management duties with a strong focus on education and disease prevention to prevent readmissions-Meet with inpatients and establish them as a Transitional Care program -Provide individual telephonic health coaching and management to members with chronic conditions and ensure all outpatient needs are met in order for the patient to succeed-Utilize motivational interviewing, active listening and health behavior change techniques during coaching sessions with members-Assist members in reaching personal health related goals-Provide education to members as it relates to their chronic condition-Accept and provide referrals to/from disease management, case management, hospitals, clinics and other available resources-Communicate regularly with members, providers, case managers and other health care team members also engaged in the members’ care

Indianapolis, In, Us

-Operational oversight of outpatient Cardiac Diagnostic Stress Lab-Management of 10 Registered Nurses and Technicians-Maintain high standards of patient safety while performing patient care-Coordination with Cardiologist and Radiologists to ensure patient's needs are met

-Management of Cardiac Cath & EP Lab, CV PACU, ECHO, Stress Testing, EKG, CHF Clinic, and Cardiac Rehab while Overseeing 55 Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Technologists-Implementation, opening, and management of AIMMC’s Congestive Heart Failure Clinic; reducing CHF admission from 14% to 4% -Reduce high associate turnover rates in the Cath & EP Lab by changing culture of the lab -Increase and sustainment of Diagnostic Cardiology’s outpatient satisfaction to highest of 95th percentile in November 2017 -Maintenance of Cath/EP Lab’s and Cardiac Rehab’s outpatient satisfaction scores in the 90th percentile -Initiation and sustainment of Unit Council in the Cath/EP Lab with contribution to AIMMC’s 3rd Magnet Re-designation -Reduce staff overtime by reconfiguring outpatient operations to maximize productivity -Initiation of High Reliability Units, with a focus on patient safety, to reduce serious safety events to zero

Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Care of the immediate, post-operative patient allowing me to manage a wide range of different types of surgeries -Management of staff and 24-bed unit when taking on the Patient Care Coordinator/Charge Nurse role -2016 Professional Nursing Staff’s “Leadership Award” nominee -“Super User” for SICU’s new CVT unit transition including shadowing at Vanderbilt University -Active member of The Rapid Response Team permitting me to respond to acute situations outside of my unit -Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation specialist responsible for all components of the ECMO pump

Mishawaka, Indiana, Us

-Provide care for the critically ill, post-operative patient, specializing in vascular and cardiothoracic surgeries -Management of staff and unit when taking on the Patient Care Coordinator/Charge Nurse role

Master Of Science In Nursing, Executive Nursing

Bachelor Of Science In Nursing

Associate Of Science In Nursing

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa