Colleen Kottenbach

• Trained adult nursing assistant program participants in essential direct patient care skills in nursing lab and clinical environments at Rutland Medical Center and the Pines Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

• Communicated student health conditions to parents and teachers.

Provided medications for scheduled and emergency situations.

• Provided compassionate care to students with diverse health needs.
• Administered medications and treatments per established school protocols.
• Collaborated with teachers to manage student health during school activities.

• Delivered wound care, decubiti treatment, and respiratory therapies, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Administered medications, maintaining strict adherence to safety guidelines and protocols to optimize patient health.

• Staff RN administering medication, respiratory treatments including nebulizer treatments and inhalers
• Diabetic management including oral and insulin injections
• Wound care and decubiti care
• Urinary catheterization
• Patient teaching and advocate for the residents of Menig and their families

• Provided scheduled medication administration and emergency care for middle school students Communciated with parents and teachers

• Provided lecture support via demonstrations and equipment displays
• Instructed nursing students and provided extra help for those having difficulty in the clinical area
• Researched and facilitated purchase specifications of nursing laboratory materials

• Provided coverage in Family Practice, Employee Health, Operating Room, Geriatric, Rehabilitation, and Respiratory Medical Units
• Family Practice Staff RN working with OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Podiatry, and Ambulatory Surgery clinics
• Performed Non-stress tests and phlebotomy for routine prenatal testing with OB/GYN clinic
• Assisted physicians and set-up instruments for Pap tests, IUDs, and giving Depo-Provera injections
• Scrub nurse for LEEP procedures and colposcopies
• Vaccine administration for infants through college-aged teenagers with Pediatric clinic
• Performed EKGs for the Cardiology clinic
• Scrub nurse for Podiatry clinic and Ambulatory Surgery

• Provided New York State-mandated pupil health screenings, including vision, hearing and scoliosis assessment for a population of over 500 students
• Prepared and maintained immunization and health records for entire student body population
• Coordinated with teachers, social workers and other professional staff members concerning communicable disease and initiated plans of action