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Served as a resource nurse for ICU and CVICURespond to all Rapid Response, Code Blue and Stroke alerts.Collaborate with Nursing Superviors on transfers, admissions, and staffing.Collaborate closely with Intensivist regaurding critical patients, procedures, admissions and transfers.Assisted Nurse manager with chart audits and education on unit.Involved in coaching, mentoring and staff development.

Respond to all Rapid Response, Code Blue, Stroke and Sepsis alertsEvaluate SIRS patients to ensure sepsis protocol was being metEvaluate patients per nurse request due to concernsCollaborate with Hospitalist, Intensivists and Nursing Supervisor about treatment plans and higher level of care needs,Assisted nurses when they had questions, concerns about patients, procedures or protocols.Assisted nurses with difficult IVs using ultrasound when needed.

Provides direct patient care to critically ill patients in accordance to CCF policies, protocols and procedures.Collects and analyzes patient data in order to create, implement, evaluate and revise individual patient care plansAssists in bedside procedures; gathering equipment and supplies, administering procedural sedation including but not limited to anesthetics, paralytics and vasopressors, monitoring patient throughout procedure and communicating changes in hemodynamics to the physician, monitoring patient post procedure and completing necessary paperwork.Collaborating with all medical team members in order to manage patient careAssumes responsibility of charge nurse. Duties include managing patient assignments, staffing, assisting in procedures, and quality checks on medical equipment.Shows commitment to staff development by participating in ongoing education and training new employees.

Cared for patients in an acute medical/surgical telemetry unitSpecialized care in a certified stroke unitHelped in education and discharge planning for patients and family membersAssumed charge duties overseeing 18 beds; 4 RN’s, 1 LPN, 1 PCOTProvided quality care to 4-5 patients per shift.

Provided competent skills for up to 22 residentsAssisted with all ADL’sEnsured optimal quality of life and helped maintain independenceShowed empathy to both residents and familyLearned how to work as a team player