Christine Lehane

• Demonstrates leadership qualities by delegating tasks efficiently among staff members to ensure optimal workflow.
• Utilizes strong communication skills to collaborate with other medical personnel and build positive relationships with staff, patients and families.
• Exhibits excellent problem-solving abilities to identify customer service or staff relationship issues and resolves them quickly and efficiently.
• Establishes effective working relationships with colleagues from other disciplines and departments.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients through accurate review of orders for medication, procedural, referrals, and other miscellaneous testing, ordered by providers when necessary.

• Fostered patient relationships through effective communication, education, and follow-up.
• Gathered patient history and documented accurately in EMR while ensuring confidentiality.
• Identified procedure risks from medical histories and communicated findings to providers.
• Prepared sterile procedure rooms with instruments and supplies for over 30 interventions.
• Prioritized tasks efficiently to manage time effectively.
• Fulfilled various staff nurse roles: admit, discharge, tray, sedation, and charge nurse.
• Mentored nurses and students through orientation on departmental procedures.
• Conducted thorough discharge assessments, ensuring pain control and follow-up care instructions.

- Cross-trained to the following departments of four acute care hospitals (Hinsdale, LaGrange, Bolingbrook, Glen Oaks):

• Critical Care - ICU, ED, PCU, PACU
• Med/Surg – All units
• Out-Patient Areas – Pain Clinic, SDS, Infusion Center, Interventional Radiology, Endoscopy
• Mother/Baby – Post-Partum, Nursery

- Successfully adapted to new environments each day with as little as a two-hour notice of the assigned location for each shift.

- Provided quality nursing care with varying levels of acuity on all shifts in multiple fast-paced environments of four different acute care hospitals.

• Proficient in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) practices.
• Expert in rapid assessment and initiation of interventions for critically ill patients.
• Conducted daily rounds with physicians to collaborate on patient care plans.
• Ensured accurate medication reconciliation and safe administration per physician orders.
• Applied critical thinking skills for sound clinical decision-making in patient care.
• Managed ventilators, multiple IV pumps, and specialized ICU equipment.
• Responded swiftly to emergencies, maintaining composure under pressure.
• Initiated CPR, defibrillation, and other ACLS interventions as needed.
• Provided emotional support to families during challenging situations or diagnoses.
• Educated patients and families on diagnoses, medications, interventions, safety protocols, and hospital policies.
• Served as staff nurse, charge nurse, and preceptor across all shifts.

• Conducted comprehensive physical assessments on pre-operative patients to identify risks.
• Delivered patient education and instructions pre-surgery with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Implemented thorough discharge planning for surgery patients, ensuring pain control and follow-up care.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to ensure efficient patient flow in the operating room suite.
• Provided postoperative homecare instructions to patients and family members upon hospital discharge.

• Floated across 3 critical care units, applying advanced nursing skills on all shifts.
• Assessed and monitored critically ill patients, intervening as necessary.
• Managed numerous complex cases to ensure quality patient outcomes.
• Developed individualized care plans based on assessment findings.
• Delivered compassionate care in critical and emergency situations.
• Cross-trained and floated to various other nursing units, including Cardiac Stepdown, ED, PACU, SDS, Med/Surg, Peds, PICU, Mother/Baby, Nursery, and NICU.

• Provided post-operative care and monitored for complications, such as infection, bleeding, or pain.
• Monitored patient recovery and offered emotional support to patients and family members.
• Performed sterile dressing changes after open heart and other vascular surgeries.
• Responded promptly to emergencies, delivering expert care and life-saving interventions.
• Established efficient communication channels between healthcare providers for patient care updates.
• Ensured seamless transitions of care between hospital departments.