Brigette Banks

Currently provide discharge planning for 43 patients on both surgical and stroke floors

Coordinate services with ancillary departments and facilities to adequately prepare patients for transition from the acute care setting to final destination

Arrange transportation and coordinate with pharmacy and central distribution for specialized IV medications and necessary supplies.

Attend twice daily meetings with physicians to coalesce discharge plans and care coordination.

Worked in a 14 bed unit at a level II trauma center servicing south metro Atlanta with a wide range of services including but not limited to vascular, trauma cases, general surgery, OB/GYN, orthopedics, and pediatrics

Familiar with current standards of practice in anesthesia and recovery, ventilator management, blood homeostasis, circulation consciousness, fluid and electrolyte balance, and pain management

Expertise in recovery complications such as malignant hypertension and cardiac arrest

Worked in a 35 bed unit at a Level II trauma center and maintained voluntary TNCC certification

Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide care

Assisted physicians with procedures at the bedside and administered medications

Utilized critical thinking skills to make timely decisions while under pressure

Worked in a 75 bed emergency department in a level II trauma center

Monitored assessed, and recorded symptoms and changes in patients' conditions

Modified treatment plans in collaboration with providers

Instructed both patients and family members on topics to include health education, disease prevention, and health improvement plans

Worked resource pool primarily in a large cardiac step down unit in a 446 bed hospital

Administered medications according to physicians' orders

Maintained and interpreted data from arterial lines and Swan-ganz catheters

Assisted physicians at bedside with cardioversion and transcutaneous pacing