Jessica Chilambo

• Monitor telemetry, assist in placing and monitoring different central catheters and arterial lines, work with various vasoactive drugs, titrating drips, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, glucose monitoring, ventilator and chest tube management.
• Conduct patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
• Train and coach new employees/student nurses on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
• Coordinate with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health.
• Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.

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

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.

• Study Abroad: Gold Coast Australia, General Studies July 2006-Nov 2006