Alison Rist

• Manage mechanically ventilated patients and initiated, titrated and evaluated each patient need for intravenous drips including vasoactive and sedation drips
• Provide direct care of 1-2 critical care patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures.
• Knowledgeable of specialized equipment such as Swan-Ganz catheters, IABPs, Impellas, pacemakers, CVP monitoring, chest tubes, CRRT, arterial lines, and VADs.
• Monitor patients vigilantly and intervening quickly during emergent situations such as arrhythmias, shock, or cardiac/respiratory arrest

Boston Children's Hospital (Level IV NICU) – Boston, MA

09/2023 - 12/2023

St. Louis Children's Hospital (Level IV NICU) – St Louis, MO

05/2023 - 08/2023

Kaiser Permanente (Level III NICU) – Anaheim, CA

08/2022 - 04/2023

UCSD Medical Center (Level III NICU) – La Jolla, CA

03/2022 - 06/2022

Kaiser Permanente (Level III NICU) – San Francisco, CA

12/2021 - 03/2022

Kaiser Permanente (Level III NICU) – Anaheim, CA

07/2021 - 11/2021
Texas Children Hospital (Level IV NICU) – Houston, TX

02/2021 - 06/2021

John Hopkins All Children's Hospital (CDH Unit)– St. Petersburg, FL

11/2020 - 01/2021

• Monitored patients' respiratory status, including unstable tracheostomies, ventilators/HFOV, and ECMO and made adjustments to promote stabilization
• Responded to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids and drugs, and used neonatal resuscitation techniques
• Assisted in performing pre/post-operative care for respiratory, GI, cardiac, neurologic, and ophthalmologic surgeries
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices