Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Lab And Ir resume example

• Drafted communications for routine releases such as monthly meeting minutes.
• Assisted physicians with entering credentials and CE hours into Vetpro.
• Proficient in document organization and scanning into Vetpro program.
• General office management skills.

• Administered care to medical ICU, surgical ICU, cardiac cath lab and cardiology clinic patients.
• Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
• Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization due to complications.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
• Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
• Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Mentore new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goal
• Assisted physicians during diagnostic tests to determine patient needs and develop appropriate care plans.
• Assisted physicians during examinations and procedures by operating and monitoring medical equipment.
• Educated patients and families on clinical needs and care plans.
• Provided excellent service and attention to patients when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering 1 to 3 high acuity patients.
• Discharge instruction/education and new medication education
• Executed oral care, endotracheal suctioning, repositioning and chest physiotherapy for critically ill patients.

• Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures per hospital/MICU regulations.
• Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
• Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
• Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
• Provided direct care in critical care unit (MICU)
• Managed all facets of telemetry, including PA catheters and arterial lines, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
• Managed different post surgical anesthesia patients
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
• Managed central, arterial and PICC lines.

During my time with Nurse Finders which was an agency that offered assignments in other hospitals in Wichita. I honed my nursing skills and evolved to be very flexible and very resourceful in managing my intensive care patients. I worked as an ICU nurse only as that was my career choice and focus. I never had the same assignment more than once. I was remarkably always given the difficult cases because staff was recognized as needing a break. I exited the company on good terms as i was pursuing my new found VA career.