Amanda Poff

• Determine and address individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
• Explain course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers
• Provide physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Document patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to manager
• Train and mentor new staff on time management/organizational skill for home health setting, train new employees on proper wound care procedures, education patients on disease processes
• Proficient with OASIS

• Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff in Non-Invasive Cardiology, pre/post recovery, procedural units
• Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews
• Performed personnel interviews, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissal
• Conducted performance reviews of staff members to identify areas for improvement
• Resolved conflicts among staff in a professional manner
• Maintained accurate records related to staffing, budgeting, and other administrative duties to include monthly staff meets
• Investigate complaints from patients regarding theri patient care experience
• Analyzed data collected from surveys related to patient satisfaction scores
• Partnered with organizational and unit leaders to devise QA/QI initiaives, continuously improving delivery of care, patient outcomes
• Participated in program development to include TAVR, LVAD program and expansion of Heart Failure Clinic

Floated from multiple Intensive Care Units and Georgia Heart Center when staff was short

• Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
• Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
• assisted with intubation, chest tube placement, central line placement, and artial line placement

• Work along side RN throughout nursing school in intensive care unit