Erin Potts

Complete pre-employment physicals for new hires- UDS, vision screening, phlebotomy, vital signs

Routine phlebotomy tests for research assistants

In-person and telehealth illness visits

Complete Health Reviews

• Provide care in the home to patients recently discharged from a hospital or skilled facility.
• Perform assessments, take vital signs, wound care, phlebotomy, patient education
• Improved patient safety through diligent observation, assessment, and reporting of potential risks or hazards in the home environment.
• Evaluated effectiveness of current treatments by regularly reassessing patient condition and adjusting care plans accordingly.
• Successfully managed complex medication regimens for multiple patients, ensuring accuracy and adherence to prescribed treatment plans.

• Transport Nurse- Accompanied students on the bus ride to and from school to provide medical assistance if needed
• 1:1 Nurse- Provided one on one assistance to a student during school hours
• Field RN at Merakey AVS responsible for quarterly assessments, annual staffing paperwork, writing and filing orders, delivering medications, administering medications on occasion, and responding to any acute medical needs while on shift.

• Assist the full time nursing staff with their assigned members to complete home visits, clinic visits, assessments, wound care, and phlebotomy.

• Accept referrals to provide teaching to patients in their homes for new medications
• Review disease process, explain how the medication works to treat the patient’s specific disease, review common and potential side effects, and teach patient how to administer injection and dosing schedule.

• Receive referrals for customers with a wide variety of disease processes
• Provide education, resources and support to customers to help them manage their disease processes in order to maintain optimum health and wellness
• Collaborate with internal and external matrix partners to coordinate care and advocate on the customer’s behalf to meet their needs.

• 16 bed 23 hour Observation unit managed by the DEM
• Utilize nursing skills and facility policies and protocols to provide care to patients with various diagnoses including chest pain, asthma, COPD, cellulitis, respiratory infections, UTI, Pyelonephritis, TIA, intoxication, overdose, and withdrawal
• Coordinate with external departments to facilitate and expedite testing, procedures, and results
• Collaborate with Emergency Department physicians to determine if a patient requires an admission to acute care or is ready for discharge.

• Fulfill staffing needs at various types of healthcare facilities in and around Pittsburgh, PA experiencing staffing shortages on a per diem basis
• Utilize nursing skills and facility policies and protocols to provide patient care.

• Fulfill staffing needs at various types of healthcare facilities on a per diem basis experiencing staffing shortages
• Utilize nursing skills and facility policies and protocols to provide patient care.

• Contract assignment at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA
• Utilize nursing skills and facility policies and protocols to provide care to up to 6 patients with a variety of diagnoses including stroke, neurological disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, trauma, debility, transplant, orthopedic and cardiac surgery
• Collaborate with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nurse assistants, physicians and physician extenders on a daily basis to provide care and maintain the safety of patients on the unit
• Documentation and order entry in EPIC.

• Fulfill staffing needs at healthcare facilities on a contractual basis
• Utilize nursing skills and hospital policies and protocols to provide patient care.

• Educate patients about disease processes and medications
• Review test results and MD recommendations with patients
• Order entry and documentation in EPIC
• Prescription refills
• Triage patient phone calls
• Insurance authorizations.

• Entry level position on a 20 bed inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Responsible for providing care to an average of 6 patients with a wide variety of diagnoses
• Collaborate with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nurse assistants, and attending and resident physicians on a daily basis to provide care and maintain the safety of patients on the unit.