Amanda Yost

Paid on Call Firefighter for the City of Effingham with successful completion through Illinois Fire Service Institute of Basic Operations Firefighter/NFPA Firefighter I Blended, Fire Service Vehicle Operator, and Hazardous Material Awareness and Operation.

Enlisted Specialist, 88M (Motor Vehicle Operator), Transportation Division

• Provided comprehensive nursing care in a fast paced Level 1 Trauma Center/Chest Pain Center/Stroke Center servicing over 90,000 patients per year
• Effectively performed nursing skills and utilized critical thinking to provide care to critical patients
• Performed comprehensive assessments to quickly triage and stabilize high-acuity patients and treat immediately life threatening conditions
• Worked effectively in a team setting to care for Level 1 Traumas including but not limited to gunshot wounds, crash injuries, motor vehicle collisions, burns, falls, and stabbings
• Efficiently provided care for full cardiac arrest patients requiring immediate, life-saving interventions
• Closely monitored critical patients and performed frequent assessments to ensure accuracy in documentation and detection of changes in patient status
• Notified appropriate providers of changes in patient condition and activated specific specialized teams related to patient needs
• Proficiently provided nursing care to patients with critical needs not limited to but as demonstrated by intubations, cardioversions, conscious sedations, defibrillations, blood transfusions, and hypothermia protocols
• Performed supervised pelvic exams in effort to become SANE certified
• Received comprehensive training in the care of sexual abuse patients
• Interacted with patients and family members utilizing interpersonal skills to see that both physical and emotional needs are addressed and met
• Advocated for the needs of the patient based on nursing assessments and comprehensive communication
• Acted as a liaison between patients and nurses in different departments to ensure that admitted patients will receive the best possible care

• Provided skilled nursing care in an adult medical surgical environment and worked with team members to maintain an environment optimum for healing
• Delegated appropriate tasks to fellow team members to most effectively manage patient care
• Advocated for the specific needs of the individual patient
• Collaborated with the medical staff to carry out orders and ensure that the specific needs of the patient are addressed and acted on upon through nursing care and medical treatment
• Performed frequent systematic nursing assessments to detect any deviations in the health status of the patient
• Provided care and compassion to the patients and their family members
• Trained as an RN circulator in the operating room
• 7 months spent in the hospice field as a float RN