Carol Fredericks

• Maintain communication between upper management and doctors relating to patient admissions, discharges and transfers between units and outside facilities, inpatient incident reports, administrative reports, and census reports
• Responsible for the organizational escalation process
• Implementation of and maintenance of regulatory requirements; TJC, OSHA, etc
• Managing day-to-day operations of the hospital
• Responding to all types of hospital codes and providing leadership during these events
• Liaison between doctors, nurses, hospital associates and community resources
• Working with State and local officials
• Managing staffing throughout the hospital from shift to shift
• Ensuring all policies are being maintained and oversee disciplinary actions as needed
• Mitigating patient complaints, ensuring quality of care
• Functions as a clinical expert and resource for staff
• Guiding, advising and supervising nursing care delivered
• Managing employee injuries and sick calls
• Performed patient census operations, collecting data to generate comprehensive profile of practice's performance.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary teams for the development of best practices in patient care delivery methods.
• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement among staff members by encouraging feedback sharing and implementing process improvements based on suggestions received from employees.
• Communicated with doctors, nurses, patients and other employees to identify and resolve healthcare needs.
• Coordinated with other healthcare providers concerning treatment plans for patients.

• Caring for all critical care patients and intensive care patients
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
• Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult medical situations, fostering trust and rapport.
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
• Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
• Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient safety and satisfaction within the ICU environment.
• Increased patient satisfaction scores through compassionate care delivery and active listening to address concerns or questions.
• Promoted adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines within the ICU, ensuring high-quality patient care across all aspects of treatment planning.
• Coordinated daily rounds with physicians, pharmacists, therapists, and other health professionals to optimize patient outcomes in a collaborative manner.
• Mentored new nursing staff members on best practices in critical care nursing, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Utilized advanced clinical skills such as central line management and arterial blood gas interpretation to deliver specialized nursing care in the ICU setting.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.

• Caring for intensive care patients in the ICU, CVICU, PACU, ED, cardiothoracic stepdown unit and surgical stepdown unit

• All intensive care RN duties and responsibilities
• Place IVs throughout the hospital when needed
• Charge nurse

• Responsible for monitoring and promoting the health of critically ill and injured patients
• Responsible for analyzing laboratory values, diagnostic tests, and treatment modalities to promote healing on an ongoing basis
• Responsible for administering medications in a safe and accurate manner, titrating life supporting medications
• Experienced in using arterial lines, CVL, PICC, chest tubes, ventilators, medication infusion pumps and computers
• Recovering patients post anesthesia and monitoring during conscious sedation

• Responsible for monitoring and promoting the health of critically ill and injured patients
• Responsible for accurate documentation on all aspects of patient care
• Responsible for analyzing laboratory values, diagnostic tests, and treatment modalities to promote healing on an ongoing basis
• Responsible for administering medications in a safe and accurate manner, titrating life supporting medications
• Monitoring vital signs, maintaining airway and response to treatment in a continuous manner
• Caring for patients post anesthesia and during conscious sedation

• Responsible for assessing all stages of labor, communicating with the physician the patient's progress and needs, and preparing for a safe and happy delivery of the infant(s)
• Assessing neonatal and maternal stability immediately post-delivery and encouraging a favorable family bonding experience
• Level 2 NICU/neonatal nursery care
• Excellent IV skills
• Providing personalized care for mother and newborn during the postpartum period
• Circulator in the OR for GYN cases and Cesarean sections
• Recovering patients and newborns post anesthesia
• All charge nurse duties while having direct patient care
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Improved patient satisfaction ratings by delivering compassionate and personalized care.

Responsible for monitoring and promoting the health of critically ill and injured patients

• Responsible for analyzing laboratory values, diagnostic tests, and treatment modalities to promote healing on an ongoing basis
• Responsible for administering medications in a safe and accurate manner, titrating life supporting medications
• Recovering patients post anesthesia and monitoring during conscious sedation
• All charge nurse duties while having direct patient care
• A resource and mentor for nurses
• Rapid response team member
• Responsible for documenting and accurately reporting all aspects of patient care
• IV team member, responsible for inserting PIV's and PICC's throughout the hospital
• Manager in interim (several times)

• Responsible for caring for patients with chronic congestive heart failure
• Assisted with cardiac catheterizations, pre, during and post-procedure
• Ran chelation therapy center and administered chelation therapy intravenously
• Assisted with cardiac stress test; chemical and exercise

• Responsible for assessing all stages of labor, communicating with the physician the patient's progress and needs, and preparing for a safe and happy delivery of the infant(s)
• Caring for families post delivery, educating on newborn care
• Level 2 NICU care
• Stabilizing neonate's respiratory and cardiovascular systems while promoting family bonding
• Responsible for training new associates, teaching NRP and implementing QI standards
• This unit was all inclusive, supporting labor/delivery, postpartum, newborn nursery and NICU
• Circulator in the OR for GYN cases and Cesarean section
• Recovering patients and newborns post anesthesia

• Responsible for providing a very high level of medical care to critically injured, acutely ill and post-operative children and babies
• Caring for neonates, newborns and children post anesthesia and during conscious sedation
• Experienced in using arterial lines, CVL, chest tubes, ventilators, ECMO pumps, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, balloon pump, medication infusion pumps and computers
• ECMO team leader, responsible for direct care for neonatal and pediatric patients requiring ECMO, training new ECMO specialists and managing Quality Assurance Measures and participating in research labs
• Responsible for the demonstration and education of the new staff regarding treatment, practice, equipment and healing children
• All charge nurse responsibilities while caring for patients

• Experience includes caring for pediatric and adult patients pre and post chemotherapy, total body irradiation, and bone marrow transplant
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.