Erika Paasch
Lino Lakes,MN
Summary
Compassionate Cardiovascular Registered Nurse known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, emergency response, and cardiac care management. Excel in communication, empathy, and teamwork to enhance patient outcomes and support healthcare teams. Possess strong problem-solving abilities to provide optimal care in fast-paced environments.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Heart Failure Nurse Clinician
Minneapolis Heart Institute Allina Health
Saint Paul, Minnesota
02.2022 - Current
- Facilitate a team approach to patient care with Advanced Heart Failure doctors, Heart Failure doctors, Advanced Practice Practitioners, Exercise Physiologists, and other nurse clinicians in both clinic and remote settings
- Educate patient and caregivers on plan of care, medication administration, guideline directed medication therapy, sodium and fluid restrictions
- Utilize critical thinking and assessment skills to assist physicians to reach best patient outcome
- Competent in heart failure technology such as CardioMems, Barostim, Heartlogic index, Zio Patch, Zoll life Vests, and pacemaker/ICD alerts
- Support the Advanced Heart Failure doctors in the clinic setting with order entry of tests, labs, medications, and follow up plans
- Review lab and test results with patients in a manner they can understand
- Collaborate with facilities, home health care, and primary care providers that are also caring for our patients in the community
Case Manager, Resource and Admission Nurse
Allina Hospice
07.2016 - 02.2022
- First point of contact between Allina hospice and individual seeking care at the end of life
- Communicate the message of the benefits and hospice philosophy and how they align with the patients and families own wishes
- Provide initial assessments and chart reviews to determine Medicare eligibility reflected in admission charting
- Conduct home visits, first and comprehensive assessments
- Educate family about the dying process and offer comfort and emotional support to patients, families, and facility staff
- Worked effectively with an interdisciplinary team to ensure all patient and family needs are being met
Resource Nurse – Neuro Epilepsy Care Center
United Hospital Allina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
01.2008 - 07.2016
- Assist staff in the management of patient/family issues
- Provide clinical guidance and support to healthcare team members
Nurse Preceptor - Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Care Centers
United Hospital Allina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
01.2006 - 07.2016
- Provide the fundamentals for success of new staff
- Act as a role model, educator, and resource person for new employees
Registered Nurse – Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Care Centers
United Hospital Allina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
09.2001 - 07.2016
- Attained Telemetry and Stroke Certification
- Responsible for care of patients and families with a wide variety of socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, religious, spiritual and educational backgrounds with a wide variety of acute and chronic multi-system disease states
- Competent to perform data entry in Epic, Navicare, Star System, Allina Knowledge Network with utilization of their policies, procedures and protocols
Charge Nurse Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Centers
United Hospital Allina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
09.2001 - 07.2016
- Accountable for staffing, patient placement and crisis management in accordance with the charge nurse agreement with the MNA Labor Management Committee
- Develops contingency plans
- Coordinates between inter-unit and intra-departmental teams
- Understands and appropriately uses delegation and is a resource coordinator of personnel, supplies, equipment, and of appropriate skill mix versus acuity
Assistant Clinical Manager
United Hospital Allina
Saint Paul, Minnesota
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Facilitated smooth operations among multi-disciplinary through networking and team building
- Accountable for staff and patient education, performance evaluation, day to day operations, and supporting the change process
- Brought a clinical perspective to decisions, and provided sound input that reflected the needs and strengths of the unit
- Provided a critical link between staff, leaders, and providers
Registered Nurse, Subacute Unit
Lakeridge Healthcare
Roseville, Minnesota
09.2000 - 04.2001
- Responsible for the independent supervision of the delivery of care to a group of residents on a nursing unit
- Assesses resident needs, develops individual care plan, administers and evaluates nursing care, and supervises Care Specialists (CNA’s) and other personnel in the delivery of nursing care
- Competent to provide IV infusion therapy, medication administration, dressing changes, and respiratory treatments
- Elicits feedback for individuals being served to determine that their biopsychosocialspirtual needs are being met
- Works closely with healthcare team to evaluate and implement plan of care
Nurse Technician/ Advanced Care Unit
Anne Carlsen Center for Children
Jamestown, North Dakota
02.1997 - 05.2000
- Responsible for the total care plan of each assigned child ages 2-21, which included personal and nursing cares, behavior programs, leisure activities, rehabilitative/therapeutic programs, and educational programs
- Assisted the Licensed nurses in treatments, which included administering non-prescription medications, monitoring health status, and reporting any changes to the licensed nurse
- Attained tracheostomy certification, which included a redemo on Delee suctioning for emergent situations
- Competent to perform chest physiotherapy, Therapeutic Intervention, CPR, First Aid, and Registered Nursing Assistant duties
- Facilitated family/peer communications for students in the unit using sign language, and adaptive equipment
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA - Nursing
Jamestown University
Jamestown, North Dakota05-2000
Skills
- BLS
- Epic
- Telemetry
- Critical thinking
- Patient education
- Care coordination
- Patient assessment
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Cardiovascular assessment
- Compassionate communication
Timeline
Heart Failure Nurse Clinician
Minneapolis Heart Institute Allina Health
02.2022 - Current
Case Manager, Resource and Admission Nurse
Allina Hospice
07.2016 - 02.2022
Resource Nurse – Neuro Epilepsy Care Center
United Hospital Allina
01.2008 - 07.2016
Nurse Preceptor - Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Care Centers
United Hospital Allina
01.2006 - 07.2016
Assistant Clinical Manager
United Hospital Allina
01.2006 - 01.2008
Registered Nurse – Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Care Centers
United Hospital Allina
09.2001 - 07.2016
Charge Nurse Medicine, Telemetry, and Neuro Epilepsy Centers
United Hospital Allina
09.2001 - 07.2016
Registered Nurse, Subacute Unit
Lakeridge Healthcare
09.2000 - 04.2001
Nurse Technician/ Advanced Care Unit
Anne Carlsen Center for Children
02.1997 - 05.2000
Bachelor of Arts - BA - Nursing
Jamestown University