Colby Rigdon, RN, BSN

• Took vitals and assessed patients in recovery room following surgical procedures including Bronchoscopy, Cardiac Catheterization, and Interventional Radiology Procedures.
• Kept meticulous charting notes regarding patient assessments and medications, later transferring information into records management system.
• Performed flawless autonomous practice consistent with evidence-based standards and patient care considerations.
• Assessed and identified individual patient educational needs, removing barriers to learning and supporting comprehensive progress.
• Supported healthy working environment, adhering to patient safety protocol, complying with hospital policies and maintaining situational awareness.
• Evaluated cardio-respiratory systems for deviations, providing appropriate treatment as necessary.
• Innovian charting system superuser, helped oversee and implement the Innovian upgrade in August of 2023.

• Perform inpatient and outpatient procedures, specializing in vascular and neurosurgery at the state's only level one trauma center.
• Workload included pre-op care, moderate sedation, circulating procedures, as well as recovery.

Administered nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services at a level one trauma facility in different specialty areas including Interventional Radiology, Catheterization lab, and EP lab.

• Perform inpatient and outpatient procedures, specializing in vascular and neurosurgery procedures at state's only level one trauma center.
• Workload included pre-op care, moderate sedation, circulating procedures, as well as recovery.

• Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.

• Administered nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services at a level one trauma facility in different specialty areas including Interventional Radiology, Catheterization lab, and EP lab.

• Responsible for coordination of care for multiple high-acuity long term patients including ventilation/sedation management.
• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.

• Performed variety of roles including circulating, scrubbing, and monitoring of cardiac catheterizations, pacemaker insertions, peripheral vascular studies, and cardioversions.
• Administered care for inpatient admissions requiring hospitalization post procedure.

• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
• Coordinated care for a 26 bed facility that included patients with high risk airways, ventilator and IV vasopressor titrations, and long term diagnoses.
• Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for floor nurse position.

• Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.