ALISON MARKHAM

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity environment with complex medical and social needs
• Advocate for patients through collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to implement a detailed treatment plan in line with patient wishes
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times
• Train and mentor new RNs on best practices, hospital policies, and standards of care
• Attended Preceptor and Advanced Preceptor trainings
• Member of the Rapid Response Team
• Responded to all stroke codes, code blues, and medical responses in the hospital with speed, expertise, and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions
• Experience as a Senior Care Team Leader, filling in as Charge Nurse on the unit
• CVVH Super User
• Able to run CVVH, help train other nurses to the system, as well as help troubleshoot circuit issues
• Nominated for 9 Daisy Awards
• LEAD Nurse Recognition, a program created to promote excellence, advancement, and professional development for nurses
• Ultrasound IV certified, able to place IV lines using ultrasound guidance

• Acuity adaptable unit, general care to ICU, experience working with both chronically and acutely ill patient populations for both adults and pediatric patients specializing in burn and wound care.
• Preform moderate sedations for pediatric and adult patients undergoing wound care, dressing changes and minor bedside procedures as well as recovering patients post surgery.
• Able to assess wounds and provide information to providers to help determine dressings and potential further care required.
• Collaborating and working efficiently with an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience as Senior Care Team Leader, filling in as Charge nurse on the unit.
• Mentor and preceptor to new and experienced nurses as well as nursing students.
• Chair of the Burn Unit Council- lead council meetings, worked as a multidisciplinary team to address unit concerns and improve patient and staff experiences on the unit through the development and implementation of QI projects
• Member of Council of Chairs, a hospital wide council. Worked with all Unit council chairs from the hospital to address the needs of nurses in the organization to improve staffing and patient care

• Provided care to geriatric residents, assisting with daily activities, medication management, and end of life cares.
• Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team to promote high quality care to residents living in the facility.

• Assisted orthopedic physicians with all reductions of open fractures, closed fractures and fracture dislocations.
• Assisted with the placement of casts, splints or braces as needed. Provided patient and family teaching for orthopedic devices.
• Preformed electrocardiograms
• Preformed CPR in code situations
• Assisted with nursing assistant related tasks including toileting, ambulation, vital signs, transport.

• Certified nursing assistant
• Assisted residents with severe mental and physical disabilities, many of whom are nonverbal, deaf, and blind, with basic activities of daily living.
• Preformed nursing assistant duties including toileting, bed to wheelchair transfers, feeding, dressing, vital signs.
• Helped to develop and implement behavior programs for residents with behavioral struggles
• Worked as part of a care team providing feedback and ideas in daily and monthly inclusive team meetings

• USA-Certified Swim Coach
• Planned skilled swim practices to improve stroke technique, taking into consideration different ability levels and backgrounds.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of swimming techniques, teaching methods, and safety regulations.

• Managed a staff of approximately 30 individuals
• Addressed program participant's questions and concerns
• Enforced program rules and responsibilities, as well as assessed program safety
• Managed all program preparations, including making all relevant documents needed for program participants and instructors
• Wrote staff manual, and assisted in the planning and leading of staff training.
• Performed administrative tasks such as payroll processing and paperwork filing.
• Helped recruit, hire and train department employees.
• Conducted regular meetings with field staff to review work performance, discuss issues, and identify training needs.
• Started as a swim instructor promoted to site supervisor then to Field Supervisor.

· Assisted and Supported a staff of 20 camp councilors with 60 child participants

· Supervised Camp counselors during activities at camp as well as on daily field trips

· Made sure all participants had necessary medications at camp and that each counselor knew the medication needs of the children in their groups

· Provided appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities

· Wrote daily agendas and activities for camp counselor

• Maintained effective consistent communication with parents and families
• Prepared detailed reports summarizing overall program success from feedback from surveys conducted after each session was complete