Bria Verdoes

As a CCL I am a formal clinical leader with a good portion of my shifts being in the charge nurse role. I’m there to a clinical resource to my fellow nurses and the patient care technicians on shift. I help coordinate admissions, discharges, and patient assignments. Coach and educate staff to make sure policy and procedures are being followed. Deal with conflict management, de-escalation of both patients and staff, and coordinating care. I assume delegated administrational tasks from my management. Help with delegation and other day to day operations.

As a RN on the Oncology Unit, I am responsible for providing exceptional quality of care to my patients and their families. I am accountable the patient’s cares including but not limited to providing their medications, coordinating medical care, administering blood products, notifying physicians of changes with the patients, and performing certain medical procedures such as draining pleurx drains. I have reached the highest clinical lane on my unit, allowing me to care for the sickest/potential IMC status patients on our floor. I am fully signed off to transfuse allogenic stem cells, autologous stem cells, and CART infusions. I am STEM and REMs trained, allowing me to take care of our bone marrow patients and CART patients. Chemotherapy administration and monitoring.

As a Nursing Assistant, I assumed the responsibility delegated to me by the RN such as taking patient’s vital signs, hourly care rounding, answering call lights, and assisting patients with their needs. I also perform blood glucose checks and bladder scans as delegated. I also assumed the Unit Secretary role which includes a variety of roles to ensure patients are admitted, transferred and discharged in a safe manner. In this role, I would also assist the RNs with the admission and discharge processes and my Nursing assistants partners with their accountabilities.

As a building attendant, I was responsible to ensure the space that was rented was clean before the renters arrived. I ensure the renters followed the rules of the space. After the event, I would clean up the space, submit a report, and ensure it was ready for the next renter.