Renee Brown

Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU)

Provide specialized care in a 24-bed AACN Beacon Award-winning Neuro Critical Care Unit caring for critically ill neurology, neurosurgery, stroke, trauma, ENT, and OMFS patient populations.

• Deliver comprehensive critical care nursing to high-acuity medical, surgical, neurological, and post-operative patients.

• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, advanced neurological monitoring, vasoactive infusions, sedation, airway management, and invasive monitoring.

• Perform advanced neurological assessments and rapidly identify changes in patient condition requiring immediate intervention.

• Care for patients following thrombectomy, craniotomy, cerebral aneurysm repair, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex neurosurgical procedures.

• Manage intracranial pressure monitoring devices, tracheostomies, free-flap monitoring, and post-operative neurosurgical recovery.

• Participate in rapid response interventions and emergency stabilization of critically ill patients.

• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.

• Serve as a nursing preceptor and mentor supporting orientation and professional development of new nursing staff.

Provide perioperative and postoperative nursing care within a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center supporting orthopedic, urology, podiatry, endoscopy, and general surgery services.

• Perform comprehensive pre-operative assessments and surgical readiness evaluations.

• Review patient histories, diagnostic studies, laboratory results, and communicate significant findings to providers.

• Deliver Phase I and Phase II PACU recovery care including airway management, pain control, hemodynamic monitoring, and post-anesthesia assessment.

• Monitor for post-operative complications and implement timely nursing interventions.

• Provide individualized patient and family education regarding procedures, recovery expectations, medications, and discharge instructions.

• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and safe patient transitions.

• Provided post-anesthesia recovery care for patients following surgical and procedural interventions.

• Managed airway support, pain control, hemodynamic stability, and discharge readiness.

• Performed ongoing assessments and interventions to ensure safe recovery from anesthesia.

• Collaborated with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and patient safety.

• Provided emotional support and reassured patients during their recovery process.
• Administered medications to manage pain and sedation levels via intravenous or oral routes, according to physician orders.
• Educate patients and families on recovery protocols and discharge instructions.
• Deliver individualized care to post-operative patients

• Supported physicians in executing invasive and non-invasive procedures, enhancing patient safety and care quality.
• Provided preoperative nursing care for patients prior to procedures.
• Set up necessary instruments and prepared procedure areas efficiently.
• Utilized sterile techniques for preparation before and after procedures.
• Administered medication for patient treatment.
• Coordinated comprehensive patient care during and after procedures, prioritizing safety and comfort.
• Managed ordering and placement of medications accurately.
• Maintained readiness of procedure areas by ensuring availability of essential medical equipment, medications, and supplies.