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0-5 years of experience
Performed all intake procedures for patients arriving for emergency treatment. Assessed medical symptoms and provided preliminary diagnoses for on-site medical team.
- Supported medical staff in the provision of immediate care for heart attack and burn victim patients.
- Operated quickly and efficiently under the direct supervision of the Head Nurse of the Emergency ward.
- Assessed medical patients for vital signs and initial symptoms of critical injury or illness.
- Communicated with the medical care support team in order to effectively provide initial support
- Sterilized all medical equipment and prepared new rooms for patient use in a timely fashion.
0-5 years of experience
Trauma Nurse for the 8th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
- Directed all facets of nursing practice leading ancillary staff engaged in patient care by executing, mentoring and training for the healthcare mission with coordination, planning, and evaluation of both training and mission execution
- Served as a patient movement coordinator for US soldiers to higher echelons of care
- Acted as a case manager for inpatient services of US soldiers
- Worked under pressure, multi-tasked, and met tight guidelines
- Provided leadership, supervision, instruction, and evaluation for 10 service members
0-5 years of experience
Providing emergency medical care to an average of 30 critically ill patients in a 12 hour shift within a 24 bed Emergency department.
- Providing emergency trauma care to average of 10 patients in a 12 hour shift in the trauma bay.
- Ensuring provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance of physician orders, policy and standards of practice.
- Performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis.
- Evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues.
- Managing the planning and implementation of nursing interventions.
- Coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities.
0-5 years of experience
Fulfilled role of trauma nurse with responsibility to care for 4-6 acute care patients under a variety of services such as trauma, surgery, orthopedics, medicine, vascular, pulmonary, and palliative per shift.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented all phases of the nursing process while caring for patients in an efficient manner.
- Participated in discharge planning and consultations.
- Experience with monitoring and interpreting cardiac telemetry.
- Fulfilled role of preceptor for registered nurses being oriented to the unit.
0-5 years of experience
Provided emergency nursing care in the 40 bed department, not including a four-bed trauma resuscitation bay and 12-bed midtrack/fast track department
- Trained to provide care to patients in the level I trauma bay, with the majority of patients sustaining life threatening penetrating trauma
- Quickly and efficiently collected pertinent medical data to assign a triage class to rapidly arriving patients
- Worked in the adjacent mid track and fast track departments each involved in the unit wide initiative to improve patient flow
- Acted as a preceptor, in triage and main emergency department, to new to practice as well as experienced nurses
- Active unit council member, appointed as Stewardship Council Chair, organized and participated in multiple community service endeavors as well as activities to promote camaraderie amongst nursing and medical staff
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for care of patients post-operatively and care for level II trauma patients until discharge on a fast-paced 28 bed unit. Served as charge nurse on night shift.
- Provided Basic Care Life Support (BCLS)
- Delivered high quality care, enhancing patient experience and quality of life. Received awards for outstanding patient care.
- Skillfully coordinate with doctors and other disciplines for efficient patient management and delivery of optimal treatment plans.
- Educated patients and family members during admission on surgical procedures, tests, wound care, drain care and medications. Kept patients and family informed of plan of care.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for implementing the hospital’s first Level IV trauma program, coordinating trauma care management for a hospital serving 400+ trauma patients per year
- Directed the creation, planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitor care of in-hospital patients, and serve as a resource for clinical practice
- Maintain trauma registry database interfacing with the Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR); record and enter trauma information from multiple sources, identifying and validating trends and reporting on metrics
- Educational presentations as needed for nursing staff and EMS personnel
- EMS liaison for trauma, education, and quality improvement initiatives
0-5 years of experience
Rapid assessment, collaboration with the trauma team, and intervention for critically ill or injured patients of all ages.
- Plan, implement and evaluate care through use of protocols and collaboration with other members of the Emergency Department team including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
- Evaluation of lab results and reporting abnormal values to provider
- Ensure patient and family satisfaction by informing them of the plan of care, and time frames for testing, imaging and disposition.
- Educate patients and family on tests, procedures, diseases, and health promotion
- Discharge teaching
- Relief charge nurse
0-5 years of experience
Collected and analyzed data for the Joint Theater Trauma System.
- Oversee, implement, and verify Clinical Practice Guidelines for wartime medical care were followed 100% of the time
- Assisted in the ER/ICU/Patient movement as needed
- Responded to all mass casualty events.
0-5 years of experience
Provide direct patient care to critically injured patients
- Accurately compile and assess data related to trauma
- Provide statistical information to the State of Kansas
- Identify and investigate complications related to process and system issues through QA/QI team approach
- Weekly reporting of case management results and statistical data to medical and management staff
- Active committee member involving procedures/protocols, outreach, education, research, QA/QI, and patient/customer satisfaction
- Participated in ACS recertification of Level 1 trauma certification
- Instructor for TNCC, PALS, ACLS and CPR
6-10 years of experience
Deliver exceptional quality care to pediatric patients focused around evidence based research, nursing standards of care, and national healthcare standards
- Assist in maintaining Level 1 Trauma designation by effectively analyzing medical records for trauma patients based on national requirements
- Representative at the 2011 Emergency Nurses Association and Magnet Association conferences
- Designated nurse for skills evaluations for nursing staff in the Emergency Department
0-5 years of experience
Respond to Trauma Activations, manage resuscitations, and respond to patient emergencies
- Perform daily patient rounds assess and develop patient plans of care
- Participate in performance improvement meetings and trauma service operational meetings
- Develop and implement community outreach programs
- Develop Injury Prevention presentations for local schools and senior citizen centers
0-5 years of experience
Performed assessment, evaluation on patients in every life span.
- Assisted with patient care in a trauma bay by providing fluid, blood, and lifesaving medication.
- Remarkable ability to read and perform under stress in emergency situations.
- Exceptional knowledge of acute, chronic, and complex disease processes.
6-10 years of experience
Function as an active member of the trauma resuscitation team
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care (notes, procedures etc)
- Outpatient clinic duties
- Responsible for staff schedules, vacation requests, continuing education.
- Active participant in trauma performance and improvement
- Coordinator of the Trauma Nursing Grand Rounds: a monthly system wide lecture session for nurses on trauma and acute care surgery topics
0-5 years of experience
Provided pre-op and post-op care to inpatient surgical and trauma patients
- Coordinated care for surgical patients in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU)
- Responded to Level 1 Trauma’s in Emergency Department
- Offered education, counseling, and anticipatory guidance to children and their families
- Lead education classes for newly hired Registered Nurses (RN) during the hospital’s orientation
0-5 years of experience
Daily management of trauma patients including: admissions and discharges
- Assistance in resuscitation of traumatically injured adults and children
- Placement of invasive lines, chest tubes, sutures and staples
- In the process of completing RNFA clinical hours
- Participation in daily multidisciplinary rounds
- Participation in trauma performance improvement
0-5 years of experience
Function as an integral member of the trauma team.
- Provide continuity of care for all trauma patients from resuscitation through outpatient follow up.
- Respond to trauma activations and perform primary and secondary survey in the trauma bay, identify and treat life-threatening emergencies, order and interpret diagnostic tests and determine patient disposition.
- Admit patients to the ICU or surgical floor, assist in the operating room, make daily rounds and perform procedures.
- Order consultations and coordinate specialty care with neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, ENT, and other specialists.
0-5 years of experience
Evaluate, diagnose, prescribe medications and provide consultative services to the pediatric surgical and trauma population in both the clinic and hospital setting.
- Assessment of health status, disease states, response to illness and health risks by performing a thorough health history, physical examination and obtaining diagnostics as indicated.
- Order, conduct and interpret diagnostic and laboratory results
- Perform procedures such as: suture placement/removal, central line management/removal, wound care and dressing changes, drain removal, chest tube management/removal, vessel loop removal, rectal dilations, gastrostomy tube management, and treatment of granulation tissue.
0-5 years of experience
Telephone Triage patients.
- Provide patient education to post-op patient.
- Complete new patient paperwork.
- Complete patient’s disability paperwork.
- Obtain and document patient’s vital signs in clinic.
- Appeal denied radiology procedures.
- Perform Patient Vital Signs
- Assist physicians with office procedures.
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