Heather Ratliff

• Assisted in administering medications and treatments under supervision.
• Collaborated with healthcare team to ensure patient care standards were met.
• Monitored vital signs and reported changes in patient conditions promptly.
• Supported patient education initiatives regarding health management and wellness practices.
• Manage care from admission to discharge
• Implemented medication and IV administration and insertion airway management
• Worked on Covid unit from beginning of pandemic, oxygen therapies by pap Neptunes high heated flow venti mask
• Worked intermediate step down care unit
• Worked FLEX pool department covered shifts across different departments and locations maintained being adaptable and skilled to fulfill immediate needs in different settings with various patient populations
• Student precepting
• Palliative and end of life care cardiac care
• Work and surgical areas, preop and postop establishing IV sites and measuring medications monitoring post surgical care patients
• Worked in ER setting fast paced environment emergency care life sustaining measures

Surgical cardiac relief charge nurse

Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action

Coordinated patient assignments per acuity and followed up with core measure meetings

Acted as a reference for nurses and staff members for a 42 bed unit

Provided constructive feedback to workers which approved morale and boosted efficiency of work environment and caregiving

Charge nurse of Surgical postop floor

Train new nurses and proper techniques standards of care, operational procedures, and safety protocols

Monitor nursing care patient assessment processes

Manage various medications and treatments, such as peritoneal dialysis IV and oral pain, medication subcutaneous medication, infusions or muscular injections

Administered blood transfusions constavac infusions, and and complete passive motion equipment

Worked hand-in-hand with Physical Therapy for patient satisfaction