Heather Bishop

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.

• Managed system conversion and maintained minimal downtime during updates.
• Provided daily reports to managers.
• Taught Cerner orientation classes for all new associates.
• Developed virtual Cerner training.
• Credentialed Epic training.
• Participated in developing plan to transition patient information with merger from Community Health Systems to Bon Secours Mercy Health.

• Communicates effectively. Establishes and maintains two way communication with peers, staff, physicians and administration.
• Adapts to change in a positive and professional manner.
• Insures supplies and equipment for patient care are readily available and organized in an efficient manner.
• Organizes and prioritizes staffing for patient care.
• Performs accurate ongoing assessment of the facility and patient needs.
• Effectively models professional behavior and ensures continuity of professional care.
• Follows through on problems that may compromise patient care by using the appropriate chain of command.

• Assigned patients to appropriate care setting.
• Facilitate throughput.

Preceptor

• Stroke champion
• Anticipates department staffing needs for shift and adjusts patient care assignments for anticipated admission and discharges
• Identifies educational needs of staff and makes recommendations to department director for ongoing staff development and training
• Serve as resource for all members of patient care team
• Participates in hiring process for new staff members during peer interviewing
• Completes leader rounds for HCAHPS rounding, performs quality audits, and chart audits
• Rounds with physicians as needed. Assists with physician, patient or family issues. Intervenes, formulates, and executes solutions to problems and or conflicts as they arise
• Other cardiovascular intensive care unit registered nurse duties

• Provide critical care nursing to patients with coronary artery bypass graft , thoracic surgery, femoral popliteal bypass surgery, pacemaker and automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion, cardiac catheterization, vascular surgery, and other critical diagnoses
• Morbidity and mortality committee
• Preceptor
• Charge nurse as needed
• Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
• Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
• Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.

• Service resource for staff
• Communicate with physicians, families, and staff
• Coordinated care for critically ill patients with diagnoses including, but not limited to, diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal bleed, post surgical, and post respiratory and cardiac arrest

• Case management
• Direct intra-disciplinary care
• Intake coordinator
• Coordinated care for patients with congestive heart failure, post surgical wound care, wound care management
• Patient education

• Charge nurse
• Managed critical drips
• Provided care to patients post cardiac catheterization, post pacemaker and automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias

• Provided activities of daily living

• Accessed arterio-venous grafts and permacaths
• Prepared hemodialysis machines for treatment
• Monitored patients vital signs and glucose levels
• Unit secretary