Alanna Brault

Coordinate discharge planning with multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring safe transitions back into the community.

Monitor and evaluate patient progress, adjusting treatment plans as needed.

Facilitate the delivery of home care, home infusion, home health aids, discharge to skilled nursing facilities, acute and subacute rehab hospitals.

Educate patients and families on disease processes, treatments, medications and management.

Counsel patients on available resources within the community that could help meet their needs.

• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient equipment; mechanical ventilators, cardiac monitors, CVVHD, rapid infuser, blakemore and minnesota tubes, arctic sun, train of four, BIS monitors, chest tubes, artificial airways, invasive lines such as PICC, arterial, CVC, implanted ports, lucas automated CPR device, and the zoll R series AED.
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through the nursing process.
• Achieved best possible outcomes for nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, HCAPS, and patient satisfaction.
• Developed and maintained professional relationship with other members of health care team, patient and patient's family.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver direct patient care within the critical care environment
• Function within the established policies and procedures of the Nursing Department of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Exhibit responsibility and accountability through collaboration with RN for efficient, cost effective use of time and equipment
• Oversee and check intensive care equipment as delegated by the Nurse Manager

• Executed reasoned and logical decision making in emergent situations
• Conducted equipment inspections and vehicle checks in adherence with required maintenance schedules
• Gift of Life Organ Transport
• Executed BLS calls in a timely, scope-appropriate manner
• Evaluated patients’ medical status and monitored vital signs to provide appropriate care