Jeremy Rocha

• Applies critical thinking skills during vascular access device selection process to achieve best outcomes for patients
• Places ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs, PICCs, and midline catheters
• Demonstrates expertise in management of PICCs, ports, and variety of other central venous access devices including removal, de-clotting, and troubleshooting of said devices
• Precepts new vascular access nurses

Staff Nurse

• Cared for 1 to 2 complex and critically ill patients each shift with a wide range of conditions including acute stroke, traumatic head/neck injuries, severe pneumonia and ARDS, septic shock, renal and liver failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, and acute coronary syndromes
• Recovered post-surgical patients including cardiothoracic surgeries (CABG, valve replacements, and thoracotomies)
• Expertise using intra-aortic balloon pump therapy, Impella devices, and continuous renal replacement therapies
• Precepted new hired registered nurses and nursing students in a critical care setting

Backup Charge Nurse

• Leader of Rapid Response Team
• Responded to all Code Blue and Code OB (obstetric hemorrhage) emergencies throughout the hospital campus

• Assumed care of critically ill patients and safely transported them from one healthcare facility to another, including patients requiring mechanical ventilation and titratable vasopressor/inotropic therapy
• Skilled at recognizing and assessing for signs that a patient may be deteriorating
• Comfortable in determining which protocolized intervention is required in order to resuscitate/stabilize the patient in route to the receiving facility

• Participated in initial triage, evaluation, and treatment of critically ill patients including those diagnosed with sepsis, DKA, stroke, STEMI, trauma, and cardiac arrest.
• Decisively made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment.
• Triaged patients to the appropriate area of ED and activated specialized team when indicated (cath lab, trauma team, rapid response stroke team, etc.)

• Cared for 3-4 patients each shift with a variety of conditions including COPD, CHF, and asthma exacerbation, pneumonia, sepsis, and acute respiratory failure
• Effectively managed total care and vent-dependent patients including those with tracheostomies, gastrostomy tubes, and patients with complex pressure-related skin injuries