CRYSTAL BISHOP

- Led daily operations in the PACU, ensuring efficient patient throughput and care quality. - Administered conscious sedation effectively, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex surgical cases.

- Developed and implemented a PPE cart system to enhance departmental preparedness.
- Trained ER nurses in sepsis management, improving compliance with CMS standards.

• Maintain daily PACU operations for a surgery center with 6 operating rooms and an average of 25-35 adult and pediatric patients per day
• Surgical specialties include orthopedics, OB/GYN, urology, ENT, general, plastics, ophthalmology, and GI
• Charge nurse responsibilities include, but are not limited to, patient throughput, managing surgical complications, daily rounding with anesthesiologists and surgeons, assisting other PACU nurses, collaborating with team, and assisting with supplies management
• PACU nurse responsibilities include stabilizing airway and hemodynamics, medication administration, management of pain and nausea, post op teaching for home care following surgery, collaborating with physical therapy, surgeons, and anesthesiologists
• Preop responsibilities include ensuring patients meet preop criteria, do not have any exclusion criteria, anticipating safety concerns and collaborating with anesthesia and surgery to mitigate problems, IV placement, and medication administration

• Regional Acute Diagnostic and Referral department (RADAR) functioned as an urgent care with ER capabilities within the Kaiser network
• I worked as both a triage nurse and bedside nurse to triage and manage patients presenting with higher acuity complaints such as chest pain, sepsis, and abdominal pain
• I performed clinical exams and lab work based on complaint and medical management as necessary
• I created a BSI/PPE cart for our department containing all PPE necessary for every level of precaution

• Provided care for patients in a Level IV Trauma Center
• The Emergency Department saw an average of approximately 100 patients per 24 hours
• Specialties included oncology, vascular injuries, pediatrics, cardiology, and neurology
• Sepsis committee team member
• In conjunction with physicians and other staff on committee, I reviewed data for compliance with CMS standards after every sepsis patient that presented to the ER
• I created a flow sheet and provided training for ER nurses for sepsis management

• Delivered advanced life support for emergencies throughout Denver and its international airport.
• Field trainer for new paramedics
• Paramedic of the Month, 2008
• Pediatric Lifesaver Award for rescuing a 2 year old choking victim, 2010

• Provided 911 ALS response for Weld County, at the time, approximately 250,000 people

• Began my EMS career as an EMT Basic, progressed to EMT Intermediate and eventually Paramedic