Diane Ramsdell

• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
• Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Advised and coached patients progressing from hospitals, rehab facilities, and other medical organizations to at-home treatment settings.
• Managing PICC lines, IV antibiotics, Trachs, Peg tubes, medications in the home setting

• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Experience is Hospice admissions, recertification, discharges
• Able to speak Portuguese and culturally sensitive

• Unit Base Council Chair. Running Unit Based Unit Council to include evidence based projects within the inpatient setting
• Lead RN: facilitating bed flow in 50 bed telemetry unit
• Aiding in admission and discharge planning in inpatient telemetry floor
• Responsible for managing 20+ staff members and up to 50 patients, to include RNs, CNAs and unit based secretaries
• Conducting Interdisciplinary rounds daily with MD's, RNs and upper nursing management to facilitate patient flow
• Precepting New Grad RN program. Preceptor to 5-10 new grads to telemetry floor

• 399th Combat Support Hospital/ Trauma Team RN
• Experience in mass casualty traumas, chest tubes, vents, burns, new amputations and blast injuries
• Also served as Company Executive officer in command of a 300 soldier military unit
• Accountable for 300 soldiers and over a million dollars worth of equipment to include 400 M16's, 100 M9 firearms with ammunition
• Conducting training and counseling on resiliency during deployments and missions, working with combat stress team, treating trauma patients with combat stress related injuries, becoming the first Master Resilience Trainer in the unit to build an organized program to promote resiliency during deployment.

• Progressive Care Unit
• Experienced in trachs, vents, cardiac monitors, drips, ACLS protocols, cath lab patients.

New Grad staff Nurse in non-monitored med surg unit.