I am a seasoned nurse with 25 years of ICU experience, and 20 years of nursing experience in a Center City hospital, with many daily challenges.
- Responsible for patient placement and flow to appropriate
units from ER, OR, and Direct Admissions.
- Allocate and reallocate RN, NA, AA and patient companions
based on census and acuity.
- Provide support for staff during all emergencies.
- Provide support pertaining to policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with other hospitals and physicians to
facilitate the transfer of patients to appropriate level
of care.
- Provide service recovery as needed for all patients,
families, and employees.
- Respond to all Codes, Rapid Responses, and Level 1
Traumas.
- Utilizes chain of command as needed to manage the
operations of the hospital on night shift and on
weekends.
- Responsible for the nightly operations of the unit including
permanent charge and the schedule for a 22 bed ICU unit.
- Staff nurse for critically ill patients including Level 1 Trauma
patients, Neurosurgery, transplants - liver and kidney, and
general surgery.
- Care of critically ill burn patients.
- Time management
- Communication
- Planning and coordination
ACLS, BLS