Ryan Whitesell, Bsn, Rn Email & Phone Number

I am a Registered Nurse of 7 years with a passion for Critical Care and strong experience in Neuro, Trauma, Cardiac, Surgical, Medical, and Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Nursing. Experience in ECMO, EKOS, Impella and BiVAD, BLS, ACLS, and ELNEC Certified.Strong problem solving, Interpersonal, and Team working skills. Driven to learn and grow, with a passion for educating.I was honored to be the recipient of the DAISY award as well as a DAISY Team award.Patient care comes first, no exceptions. - Nursing is a full contact sport that requires a great Team, and I'm blessed to have one. - I am a calm in the crisis. - I believe that charting can wait, patient care always comes first. - I used to be an IT guy, my problem solving knows no bounds. - I love to educate, drop a new grad or student with me and watch the gears turn. - I have a great deal of patience, even for those who don't! - I am the self-proclaimed MacGyver of the ICU!Nursing SkillsSwan-Ganz Catheters | External Ventricular Drains | Impella Ventricular Assist Devices including BiVADEKOS Endovascular System | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy | Invasive and Non-Invasive VentilationCritical Care Transport | Vascular Access | Advanced Electrocardiogram InterpretationExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Veno-Venous and Veno-Arterial configurationsExperienced with Epic, McKesson, and Meditech charting systems.