Amber Lott, BSN RN CCRN

• Act as a change agent and advocate for critical care areas, helping to drive initiatives that enhance patient care and staff retention.
• Assessed the learning needs of nurses within the organization, and designed appropriate educational plans to fill knowledge gaps.
• Implemented evidence-based practice; champion the integration of new medical knowledge, technology, and protocols into daily practice.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in critical care, providing guidance on patient care, device management, and specialized procedures.
• Mentor nurses at all experience levels on best practices and advanced skills.
• Conduct and organize skill fairs for RNs and nursing students.

(Full Time- 08/2020 - 09/2022, 02/2024 - Current)

(PRN/Part Time- 09/2022- 01/2024)

• Managed Patients with sepsis, various states of shock, pneumonia, ARDS, asthma/COPD exacerbations, DKA, ESRD, drug overdose, GI bleeds.
• Manage patients on ventilator support
• Manage and titrate inotropic drips, vasopressors, sedatives, insulin drips and neuromuscular blockades.
• Operate NxStage CRRT dialysis machine.
• Care for patients receiving VV-ECMO.
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring utilizing arterial line, CVP line, and Edward Lifescience HemoSphere monitor.
• Perform moderate sedation and assist with bedside procedures, including intubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, PA catheter insertion, bronchoscopy, tracheostomy, and chest tube placement.
• Served as a preceptor to new graduate and experienced nurses orienting them to departmental expectations.

Jackson Memorial Hospital- Thoracic ICU (Miami, FL) 7/2023- 10/2023

• Provide post-operative care after thoracic surgeries such as lung and liver transplants.
• Care for patients receiving VV-ECMO.
• Manage PA/Swan-Ganz catheter

Corona Regional Medical Center- Surgical ICU (Corona, CA) 12/2022 - 06/2023

• Managed post-surgical patients with acute myocardial infarction, small bowel obstruction, renal transplants
• Manage PA/Swan-Ganz catheter

Integris Baptist Medical Cntr-Transplant ICU (Oklahoma City, OK) 09/2022 -11/2022

• Manage care of patients with renal failure, liver failure, post renal and liver transplant.
• Manage patients receiving CRRT