Vicky Olson Email & Phone Number

Spokane, Washington

Murray, Utah

Operating room

Va Medical Center Cardiology Clinic

I am so excited to be able to start off on this new adventure working with those that have served our country. This is my time to give back. I am blessed.

Spokane, Washington Area

Manage all necessary needs of primary assigned cardiologist. Schedule and manage patient needs, including procedures, educations, medication management, documentation and other duties as required. Participate in rotation of Triage duties. Manage and work with design of starting CHF program. Follow up with discharges from hospital patients with diagnosis of CHF. Track successes and challenges. Provide patient education for this population.

Spokane, Washington Area

Specialty in Open heart with secondary specialty in Vascular. Laser safety nurse for open heart. Maintaining the holiday schedule for RN staff. Preceptor as required. Maintain roll as pt. advocate. Interview pt. to determine needs before, during or after the surgical procedure. Set up and prepare OR suite to meet the needs of the surgical team and procedure. Document surgical procedure, including all required information. Preparation of patient skin at surgical site using proper techniques.… Show more Specialty in Open heart with secondary specialty in Vascular. Laser safety nurse for open heart. Maintaining the holiday schedule for RN staff. Preceptor as required. Maintain roll as pt. advocate. Interview pt. to determine needs before, during or after the surgical procedure. Set up and prepare OR suite to meet the needs of the surgical team and procedure. Document surgical procedure, including all required information. Preparation of patient skin at surgical site using proper techniques. Assisting the surgical team with any needs during the procedure. Confirming and preparing all needed medications. Documenting, labeling and preparing all specimens as physician requests while meeting protocol standards. Transferring patient safely to recovery and providing an accurate report to recovery room nurse. Member of staffing committee 2010. Previously CVOR certified. Show less

Coeur D Alene, Idaho

Active participate in setting up and developing a new open heart program from room set up, ordering equipment and supplies to determining process for open heart patients from admission to unit to the CICU. Preceptor as required. Maintain roll as pt. advocate. Interview pt. to determine needs before, during or after the surgical procedure. Set up and prepare OR suite to meet the needs of the surgical team and procedure. Document surgical procedure, including all required information. Preparation… Show more Active participate in setting up and developing a new open heart program from room set up, ordering equipment and supplies to determining process for open heart patients from admission to unit to the CICU. Preceptor as required. Maintain roll as pt. advocate. Interview pt. to determine needs before, during or after the surgical procedure. Set up and prepare OR suite to meet the needs of the surgical team and procedure. Document surgical procedure, including all required information. Preparation of patient skin at surgical site using proper techniques. Assisting the surgical team with any needs during the procedure. Confirming and preparing all needed medications. Documenting, labeling and preparing all specimens as physician requests while meeting protocol standards. Transferring patient safely to recovery and providing an accurate report to recovery room nurse. Kootenai Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, Coeur d Alene, Id. (Transfer) January 2007-June 2007Responsible for evaluation of post cardiac patients for cardiac rehabilitation. Meet with every post op patient in the hospital setting. Discuss cardiac rehabilitation and options for participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program to at home options. Develop an exercise routine that meets the physical capabilities of each pt. Increase difficulty as determined by pt. statements, blood pressure, EKG and health issues dictate. Educate patients on how to recover at home and limitations and adaptations required to facilitate optimal healing. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.84 Gpa

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

I started in 1993 with a baby at home that was only a few months old, as well as 2 other children. Needless to say I stopped for several.