Jean Erdman

Working to care for adult patients in a hospitalist program at rural access hospital. Responsibilities include admissions, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, and diagnostics as well as interpretation. Diagnosing acute problems and developing and implementing treatment plan. Involved in patient care, education and counseling for wide variety of patient conditions, disease and chronic diseases. Responsible to with specialty and tertiary providers if patients require higher level of care, and also work with E-Care ICU telemedicine in caring for ICU patients. Experience in Bipap, ventilator management, vasoactive and antiarrythmic IV medications. Also, experience additionally in palliative care and hospice focus when situations arise. Developing discharge plan, referrals, and follow-up post-discharge.

• Attended departmental meetings, providing feedback to enhance future performance.
• Member of the Professional Practice and Ethics Committee, Inpatient Workgroup, and DVT Workgroup.
• Collaborated with the leadership of the medical floor to help with education needs, process improvement, and review of policies/procedures.

Conducted skills training sessions for students enrolled in Paramedic and Critical Care Paramedic programs.

• Used variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
• Encouraged student participation through active engagement activities during class time.

Working to care for adult patients in a hospitalist program at rural access hospital. Responsibilities include admissions, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, and diagnostics as well as interpretation. Diagnosing acute problems and developing and implementing treatment plan. Involved in patient care, education and counseling for wide variety of patient conditions, disease and chronic diseases.

• Improved operations by working with team members and customers to find workable solutions.
• Emphasis on management, team building, strengthening, recruiting and improving infrastructure of hospitalist program.
• EHR template building for improved documentation to meet meaningful use criteria, coding compliance.
• Quarterly review scorecard, quality indicators, HCAHPS scores.

Working to care for adult patients in a hospitalist program at rural access hospital. Responsibilities include admissions, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, and diagnostics as well as interpretation. Diagnosing acute problems and developing and implementing treatment plan. Involved in patient care, education, and counseling for a wide variety of patient conditions, diseases, and chronic diseases.

Managing and coordinating care in a collaborative role for a wide variety of patient populations in critical care environment. Extensive experience with ventilators, Non invasive ventilatory management, invasive lines, vasoactive medications, cardiac medications.

• Provided direct nursing care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced environment.
• Assessed, monitored, and documented patient status and care throughout shift.
• Developed individualized treatment plans based on assessment of the patient's condition.

Initiation of interfacility program, writing state grant/plan. education of staff, QI.

Trained in advanced skills, intubation, central lines, arterial lines, chest tube insertion, cricothyroidotomy, pericardiocentesis, IABP, trauma management and certifications.

• Assessed and monitored the condition of patients while in flight to ensure safety and comfort.
• Performed emergency medical procedures such as administering oxygen, IVs, medications, CPR, and intubation.
• Coordinated with ground personnel for transport needs, equipment requirements, and resources.
• Communicated effectively with interdisciplinary team members on the ground to facilitate continuity of care upon arrival at destination facility.