Obtain a position at Punxsutawney Area Hospital as an ER Nurse to utilize and improve critical care knowledge and skills and critical problem solving skills while continuing to provide high quality patient care.
Organize department needs by supervising and managing nursing staff, overseeing patient care,and coordinating activities of the department while assisting physicians with patient care. Expanding wound care experience to inpatients by treating patients current wounds and assisting with pressure injury prevention.
Provide exceptional wound care including compression wraps, total contact casts, wound vacs, assist with inpatient pressure injury prevention and care, based on individuals needs while providing education and training to patients and family members. Assisted with biometric screenings, vaccine clinics, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy coverage as needed.
Facilitated various medical personnel with patient intakes including vital signs, injections, EKGs, blood draws, and medication reconciliation. Collaborated with Employee Health PA and employees while specializing as employee health nurse.
Prioritized care while assisting with patients needs including administering medications, berating treatments, tube feedings, and dressing changes.
Provide care for patients throughout their hyperbaric oxygen treatment while maintaining safe and comfortable environment. Assessing vital signs, lung sounds, blood sugars, TEED scores pre and post treatment, and monitoring patients throughout entire hyperbaric treatments.
Direct patient care, clinical experience, teamwork, communication, critical thinking, time management, organization, lab draws, medication administration, EKGs, obtaining cultures, assisting with pathology collection, administering vaccines, vital signs, wound care
IV Therapy
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