Chloe Salyer

• Independently manage complex cardiovascular patients requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring utilizing Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, and central venous catheters.
• Manage patients supported with VA ECMO, VV ECMO, Impella CP, Impella 5.5, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy.
• Titrate vasoactive medications, inotropes, vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, and analgesics to optimize hemodynamic stability.
• Recover fresh postoperative CABG and valve replacement patients directly from the operating room, providing comprehensive assessment, stabilization, and ongoing critical care management.
• Deliver comprehensive care for mechanically ventilated patients requiring advanced critical care interventions.
• Independently manage temporary epicardial pacemakers and troubleshoot pacing abnormalities.
• Delivered comprehensive care for mechanically ventilated patients, ensuring optimal critical care interventions and monitoring.
• Manage Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and multisystem organ failure.
• Recognized subtle clinical deterioration and implemented evidence-based interventions swiftly, collaborating with intensivists and cardiothoracic surgeons to improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, perfusionists, and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Educated patients and families on disease processes, postoperative recovery, treatment plans, medications, and discharge planning to enhance understanding and compliance.

● Managed critically ill trauma, medical, and neurological ICU patients requiring advanced life support therapies.

● Provided comprehensive care for patients facing septic shock, respiratory failure, ARDS, diabetic emergencies, gastrointestinal bleeding, renal failure, and complex multisystem illnesses, ensuring optimal recovery.

● Managed invasive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, vasoactive medications, sedation, and analgesia to stabilize critically ill patients and support their recovery.

● Participated in rapid response and Code Blue events while providing evidence-based emergency interventions.

● Collaborated with trauma surgeons, intensivists, neurosurgeons, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

● Advocated for patients and families, ensuring compassionate, patient-centered care during critical illness and facilitating communication with healthcare teams.

• Continuously monitored ECG telemetry for critically ill patients and promptly communicated rhythm changes to the interdisciplinary care team.
• Recognized and escalated life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias requiring immediate intervention.
• Assisted ICU nurses with direct patient care, vital signs, patient mobility, and activities of daily living.
• Developed a strong foundation in cardiac monitoring, critical care workflows, and multidisciplinary collaboration prior to transitioning into the RN role