Constance Bennett
Dayton,OH
Summary
Highly skilled, positive and enthusiastic professional with more than 15 years of experience managing critically ill patients in a hospital and OPO setting. Successfully facilitates and coordinates organ donation activities including medical management of the donor, assists with organizational quality improvement projects and serves as a clinical resource for hospital partners. Seeking a career as a Hospital Donation Specialist to utilize the skills obtained as an Organ Recovery Coordinator and knowledge from working within Premier Partners Hospital Network to promote a positive donation culture within the healthcare systems
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Organ Recovery Coordinator
Life Connection Of Ohio
11.2021 - Current
- Enhance organ recovery success rates by implementing efficient and streamlined donor management processes
- Optimize communication between hospital partners, donor families, and recipient teams for successful organ transplantations
- Ensured compliance with regulatory guidelines and ethical standards through diligent documentation and adherence to LCO protocols
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary hospital staff to provide timely information on potential donors, resulting in increased donation opportunities through daily rounding and proactive rounding
- Assess family dynamics, availability of hospital support systems and family needs to better help with preparation during high impact moments
- Clinically manage donors per LCO protocols under the direction of AOC, MRO and Medical Director in accordance with LCO and OPTN policy
- Collaborates closely and efficiently with hospital staff to evaluate and manage the donors clinical course to achieve optimal organ function
- Facilitates the recovery and preservation of organs in the operating room with hospital partners, incoming recovery teams and LCO employees while meeting the standards set forth by OPTN
- Packages specific recovered organs in accordance with LCO and OPTN policy utilizing TransNet without error
- Precepts new organ recovery coordinators providing a structured foundation of knowledge to build upon
- Chosen to provide clinical donor management information at WPAFB new hire orientation to answer questions and further explain donor management goals
Registered Nurse
Premier Health
04.2011 - 11.2021
- Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions
- Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines
- Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods
- Evaluate patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs
- Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs
- Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families
- Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions
- Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data
- Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status
- Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardioversion
- Participate in the development, review, and evaluation of nursing practice protocols
- Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills
- Alternate Team Leader overseeing the daily operation of the staff while ensuring the unit is meeting its goals for the shift
- Precept new staff providing them a foundation of knowledge and skill to build upon. Completed a 6 week training rotation at Miami Valley Hospital South to help train ICU staff and provide them with a crucial skillset to maintain a functioning intensive care unit to proved optimum care to critically ill patients
- Proud 2 time Daisy Award winner in 2021 with nominations coming from family members and peers
Registered Nurse
Kindred Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2011
- Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes
- Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly
- Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability
- Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.
Education
Associates Degree in Nursing -
RETS COLLEGE
Centerville, OH11.2009
Skills
- Ethics and Compliance
- Medical Knowledge
- Clinical Assessment
- Healthcare Regulations
- UNOS and OPTN policy
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Patient Education
- Training and Mentoring
- Staff Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Records Management
Timeline
Organ Recovery Coordinator
Life Connection Of Ohio
11.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Premier Health
04.2011 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
Kindred Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2011
Associates Degree in Nursing -
RETS COLLEGE
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