Dedicated health care professional and compassionate nurse with 19 years of experience working both inpatient and outpatient. Used to making critical decisions and am an asset wherever I have worked.
Outpatient Cardiology - Advocate Heart Institute
Perform Lexiscan stress tests, Dobutamine Stress Tests, and bubble studies
Start IVs for Dobutamine stress tests, definities, and bubble studies. Injection definity and Lexiscan
Crash cart duty
Take triage calls
Prescribe and refill several medications as well ordering tests/imaging studies
Schedule tests/imaging studies as well as appointments
Do prior authorizations on several medications
Coordinate, do prior authorizations for specialty medications such as Mavacamten and Leqvio
Warfarin management
Assist my physicians in clinic
Sent patient's to the emergency room when indicated
Respond to several secure chats involving taking triage calls, putting in orders, assisting with scheduling, extending lab orders
Do cardiac clearance letters, return to work letters, missed phone call letters, and FMLA packets
Do several result notes and patient calls
Discuss with patient abnormal test results and explain procedures such as angiograms.
Assist with patient's that walk in
Chronic Disease Management Team- Sykes and Evergreen Anticoagulation Clinics
Warfarin Management
Prescribed and refilled medications such and Warfarin and Enoxaparin
Bridged patient's with Enoxaparin
Adeptly handled all aspects of treatment from ventilator care to wound care for 1-4 patient's per shift on the MICCU (medical intensive coronary care unit)
Liaised between patient's and physicians to ensure patient and family comprehension of treatment plans.
Drew blood, did arterial blood gases, and reported test results
Started IVs and hung and titrated special medication drips for various treatments
Took care of patient's on continuous renal replacement therapy
Assisted physicians with bedside procedures
Cared for average of 7-9 patient's on telemetry GMF floor
Took vital signs and passed medications
Assisted patient's with daily functions
Hung certain medications drips
Coordinated between different radio stations across the country
Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment
Took vital signs
Performed blood sugars
Bathed patient's- assisted with ADL's
Start IV's
Inject medications
Hang drips such as Dobutamine
Give IV fluids
BLS and ACLS certified
Basic Life Support since 2006
Advance Cardiac Life Support since 2006