Guadalupe Vilela

• Quickly responded to codes and cardiac monitor alarms.
• Received direction and assignments from physicians and nurses, providing efficient technical support to optimize patient care.
• Assisted with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
• Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.

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• Coordinates patient care activities for all ER patients including: departmental flow, logging, setup for procedures, documentation, discharge instructions, and coordination of other professional services as directed
• Removes sutures/staples after the wound is assessed by the physician
• Applies slings, ace wraps, cervical collars, wrist and knee immobilizers
• Applies posterior splints to include, but not limited to: sugar tong splints, thumb spica splints, ulnar gutter splints when directed by the physician
• Measures patients for crutches
• Performs skin scrubs on dirty wounds prior to laceration repair
• Provides wound care, applications of OTC ointments, Gelfoam, Silvadene, and applies aseptic or sterile dressings
• Assist with gastric lavage as directed
• Performs EKGs on critical and non-critical patients
• Performs phlebotomy on patients
• Determines a patient's oxygen saturation by using a pulse oximeter
• Documents vital signs and all interventions on Emergency Department Clinical Record and signs full name
• Considers age specific needs according to scope of service: Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
• Initiates crutch walking teaching
• Reviews preprinted instructions with patients and refers all questions to the physicians
• Sets up sterile instruments for procedures, being aware of applying sterile technique and its principles
• Rinse, reassemble, and make ready Central Supply equipment for return to CSR
• Orders, maintains, keeps track of inventory of ER supplies.

• Triage patients Vital signs,BS Assist with pelvic exam and set up for Doctor Transport patients Set doctors up with suture kit Assist doctor with fiberglass splints, wound care, wound dressings Collect specimens Bladder scan p+ Assist with bedpan,commode Translate for PA and Doctors CPR Flush IVs and remove IVs for discharge Place patients on Cardiac monitors Suction p+ when needed

• Cardiac unit consist of Cardiac Catheterization Pre and Post care Keep p+ lying flat or reverse gre dele burg until a certain time the nurse or doctor gave the orders Help withe toileting and feeding Place +p on Tele Vital signs as needed, O2 saturation and urine output Collecting urine and fecal samples Directed +p in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces Prepare room prior to arrival Clean and organize +p living quarters Assist in application of traction devices Assisting with transferring p+ in an out of wheelchair and adaptive equipment