Anne Wagner

• Coordinated patient care and treatment plans across multidisciplinary teams.
• Implemented quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction, for example: Outpatient Diuretic Infusion Program
• Facilitated communication between healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure seamless care transitions.
• Reduced hospital readmission rates by developing comprehensive discharge plans and collaborating with healthcare professionals.
• Actively participated in various committee meetings including quality improvement, safety, and ethics to contribute insights from a nursing perspective.
• Participated in quality assurance initiatives to monitor compliance with industry standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Contributed to policy development, aligning procedures with regulatory requirements and best practices in healthcare.
• Supported patients' families through education about treatment options, medications, coping strategies, community resources available to them.
• Mentored new nursing staff, ensuring their smooth transition into the team and fostering professional growth.
• Consistently received positive feedback from patients, family members, and colleagues for exceptional patient care and interpersonal skills.

Work in The Heart Center’s Cardiac Special Care and Cardiac Care Units
o Provide care to medically complex patients with cardiac/respiratory focus
o Preceptor to new RNs and student nurses
o Act as nurse leader in Charge Nurse role and train new Charge Nurses
o Collaborate with nurses, physicians, support staff to provide compassionate, effective and efficient care to patients with a variety of conditions
o Proficient in cardiac monitoring, cardiac rhythm interpretation, respiratory management
o Experience with ACLS emergency management of declining patients
o Role in hospital wide Code Blue team
o Super-user for facility’s transition to new electronic health record
o Chaired committee to implement multiple evidence based best practices, both facility-wide and on cardiac unit
o Developed incentive program for employee engagement in unit’s Healthy Environment Initiative Committee
o Active role in award-winning measures to improve unit’s patient satisfaction to one of hospital’s top ranked

• Administered medications and treatments per physician orders, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Monitored vital signs and reported changes to medical team for timely intervention.
• Educated patients and families on care plans, fostering understanding of health conditions.