Carlos McCain

• Worked in level one Trauma center thru Care Rev at Mount Sinai Medical center . Worked every unit in the Hospital except Operating room and behavioral including many shifts in the ED . comfortable in every unit . worked at Ascension St. Marys in Chicago . Also worked Ascension St. Josephs hospital in Joliet . ICU/CCU and CVICU .

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection. Functioned Independently with minimal Physician support overnight. Managed high volume of complex Critical care patients ,requiring fast independent thinking .

Functioned well as a Nurse that recovered people after open Heart surgery at The University of Chicago for more than 20 years. This position required independent thinking , as well as assumption of total care of the patient after many various complex heart and lung Surgeries . This unit was established as the most complex Intensive care at The University of Chicago. The position was at night so without experienced Doctors present independent and proactive thinking regarding the total patient became second nature .

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads

STAFF NURSE Dialysis 2 years chronic and acute , Staff Charge Nurse various Cardiac , Medical Surgical units . Rush Presbyterian had very complex patients that required comprehensive problem solving. Established preceptor and go to Nurse .

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of readmission
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads