Brandy Gasch

Manage staff of 70 employees, including RN's, LVN's and patient care tech

Balancing payroll, schedules and budget for two units

Increased staff morale with an open door policy and creating different activities throughout the year to recognize good work as well and encourage staff engagement.

Decreased number of hospital acquired infections for two units.

Work on the unit when needed as well as working the emergency room overflow unit.

Rounding on patients, addressing patient and family concerns.

Working with physicians to ensure appropriate patient care and discharge.

Collaborate with administration to pilot programs and applications.

Created a schedule of monthly education for the staff. This included creating presentations containing policy and research material and presenting that information in a way that the staff would understand.

Performed quality checks on central lines, foley catheters and fall prevention guidelines and provided real time feedback to the nursing staff.

Assisted in decreasing the number of falls that occur on the unit.

Maintained compliance on audits with the joint commission.

Monitored patient care.

Assessed patients.

Administer medications.

Work with physicians if patient's status changed.

Overnight charge nurse in direct supervisory role over night shift.

Preceptor to new nurses, experienced and newly graduated.

Central line dressing change and maintenance.

Foley catheter insertion and maintenance.

Monitored care of pediatric patients.

Head to toe assessments.

Administered medications.

Worked with physician and house supervisor to ensure patient was in appropriate location.

Addressed parents and family needs.

Obtained vital signs of patients.

Turned in monthly assignments involving care plans.

Shadowed fellow nurses in patient care.

Entered intake and out put for patients.