DIANE SAUSE
Happy Valley,Oregon
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 20 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Cardiology and Advice specialty.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Cardiology Advice Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
03.2022 - Current
- Counseled patients via telephone according to established guidelines and protocols, advising on provider-established plans of care.
- Relayed triage information and facilitated communication between provider and patient concerning patient disposition.
- Obtained case history and gathered triage information to determine appropriate avenue for care.
- Scheduled appointments for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider.
Anticoagulation Management Program
Kaiser Permanente
06.2016 - 03.2022
- Followed patients' INR lab levels and instructed on warfarin dosage adjustment per protocol
- contact via phone, email or mail
- Reviewed warfarin hold parameters and restart dates for selected invasive and non-invasive procedures/surgeries
- Pt education regarding activity and nutrition
- Reviewed and updated medications and supplements pertaining to possible interactions with warfarin
- Reviewed and scheduled INR lab dates.
Cardiology RN: CVPCU (charge RN Prn), CVSS, CVICU
Kaiser Permanente
10.2009 - 06.2016
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Charge Nurse (CVPCU Per Diem)
Kaiser Permanente
10.2009 - 01.2012
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments..
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ09.2008
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA05.2002
Skills
- Patient Communication
- Compassionate and Caring
- Symptom Assessment
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Patient Health Information Access
- Emotional Support
- Evidence Collection
- Appointment Scheduling
- Evidence-Based Protocols
- Patient Medical Histories
- Patient Interviews
- Medical Communications
- Status Updates
- Delegation and Motivation
- Administer Medication
- Intramuscular Injections
- Information Intake
- Telephone Triage
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Heart Failure
- Answering Questions
- Medication Refills
- Patient Advocacy
- Outbound Patient Calls
- Patient Referral
- Needs Assessment
- Emergency Situations
Accomplishments
Daisy Award Nominee June 2014
Certification
- Transformative Nurse Coach , The Nurse Coach Collective - 1/9/2023 - 8/3/2023
- BLS/ACLS, The American Heart Association, 3/2022
Timeline
Cardiology Advice Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
03.2022 - Current
Anticoagulation Management Program
Kaiser Permanente
06.2016 - 03.2022
Cardiology RN: CVPCU (charge RN Prn), CVSS, CVICU
Kaiser Permanente
10.2009 - 06.2016
Charge Nurse (CVPCU Per Diem)
Kaiser Permanente
10.2009 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College