Ambyr Foley
St Vincent Hospital
Westfield,IN
1
Certification
15
years of professional experience
Supported patient care priorities through dependable, caring, goal-oriented nursing practice in RN position.
Work History
Registered Nurse ICU
4 Years 9 Months- Implement patient care for up to 4 patients at a time in a busy ICU unit
- Care for patients with tracheostomies, laryngectomies, ventilator dependent patients, DIEP flaps, and all cardiac, sedation, and paralyzing IV infusions.
- Assist physicians with bedside procedures such as chest tube placements, thoracentesis, tracheostomy and PEG tube placement, central lines, and intubation.
- Continuously assess patients for changes or deterioration in status
- Perform patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Work effectively in other departments of hospital if and when needed
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, care options etc.
- Maintained patient charts and confidentiality
- Trained in reading telemetry
- Trained in EPIC EMR
- Fill in as Charge Nurse when needed
Registered Nurse Case Manager
7 Years 2 Months- Help to coordinate all aspects of patients stay from admission to discharge
- Coordinate care between physicians, nurses, therapies, and post discharge agencies to facilitate care management and timely discharge
- Educate patients and families regarding hospital clinical course and options for care at discharge.
- Utilized Sunrise EMR, Careport, Athena, and Lean Tass to coordinate aspects of care.
- Clinical Supervisor for 2 years of busy trauma level 1 hospital case management department.
Registered Nurse Chronic Disease Management Care Coordinator
2 Years 2 Months- Help to prevent readmissions for patients with chronic cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Helped to reduce COPD readmissions by >12%.
- Identify from charting and round on patients on floor with chronic cardiac and pulmonary diseases
- Coordinate care between physicians, patients, and inpatient and outpatient services
- Report results of labs and studies to appropriate physicians
- Find and study charts past and present to determine specific disease states and needs
- Educate patients about their chronic illnesses and care
- Work closely with cardiologists, pulmonologists, hospitalists, and primary care physicians to promote successful transitions of care
- Work to make sure patients have proper disease specific coding in charts
Registered Nurse in Progressive Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit
3 Years- Implement patient care for up to 5 patients at a time
- Continuously assess patients for changes or deterioration in status
- Perform patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Work effectively in other departments of hospital if and when needed
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files
- Trained in reading telemetry
- Act as Charge Nurse when needed
- Active member of code team
Registered Nurse in Progressive Care Unit
3 Years 10 Months- Charge RN for 40 bed telemetry unit supervising up to 12 nurses and 8 ancillary staff per shift
- Implement patient care for up to 5 patients at a time
- Continuously assess patients for changes or deterioration in status
- Perform patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Work effectively in other departments of hospital if and when needed
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files
- Trained in reading telemetry
- Active member of code team
Registered Nurse in Oncology
1 Year 2 Months- Implement patient care for up to 5 patients at a time
- Performed patient admissions and discharges
- Assess patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes
- Interact with departments regarding patient care
- Work effectively in other departments of hospital if and when needed
- Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options etc.
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files
- Trained in IV therapy, able to access and de-access central venous ports and to insert peripheral IV lines
- Charge Nurse responsible for up to five RN’s and support staff
Nurse Assistant
5 Months- Assisted RN with patient care including but not limited to taking vital signs, reporting abnormal vital signs to RN, and assisting patient with activities of daily living.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Accredited Registered Nursing Program
Associates Degree - Nursing
Accredited Registered Nursing Program
Skills
Indiana Registered Nurse license- Active
Possess knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively carry out the duties of a Registered Nurse.
Previous experience in hospital setting with patient assessment
documentation
and patient teaching.
Previous experience as inpatient RN Case Manager
BLS certified
ACLS certified
NIHSS certified
Proficient in Cerner
EPIC
and Sunrise EMR’s
Careport
Lean Tass
and Athena.
Certification
- Indiana Registered Nurse license- Active
- BLS certified
- ACLS certified
- NIHSS certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse ICU
Community Health Hospital North
01.2022 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse Case Manager
St Vincent Hospital
08.2019 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse Chronic Disease Management Care Coordinator
Elkhart General Hospital
06.2017 - 08.2019Read More
Registered Nurse in Progressive Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit
Goshen General Hospital
08.2016 - 08.2019Read More
Registered Nurse in Progressive Care Unit
Elkhart General Hospital
08.2013 - 06.2017Read More
Registered Nurse in Oncology
Elkhart General Hospital
06.2012 - 08.2013Read More
Nurse Assistant
Elkhart General Hospital
01.2012 - 06.2012Read More
Ivy Tech Community College
Associates Degree from Nursing
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Aspen University
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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