JESSICA PAPILLON

Coordinates the admission,triage and transfer of patients between hospitals and regional health systems . Facilitate communication between sending and receiving physicians , manage bed placements, ensure strict EMTALA compliance and coordinate transport such as ground or helicopter to ensure safe and timely transitions.

• Offered clinical leadership and oversight to 54 bed, acute care medical-surgical unit with ortho-Neuro-spine, colorectal, general surgical and stroke clienteles.
• Responsible in daily scheduling supervision of staff.
• Participated in continuing education programs and workshops to enhance training and nursing knowledge.
• Communicated with physicians to relay patient needs.
• Trained and mentored new staff and current staff on best practices, hospital policies and standard of care.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life saving interventions.
• Maintained infection control logs and improved patient outcomes through training and leadership.
• Maintained quality care systems and standards.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team.
• Consistently maintained core measures, patient satisfaction and HCAPs.
• Imparted medical and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.

• Responsible as charge nurse in a medical surgical unit.
• Distributed assignments to RNs and PCAs while providing guidance to ensure proper care was administered to patients.
• Precepted new staff nurses.
• Facilitated patient admission, transfer and discharge processes.
• Audited patient charts for accuracy and completion of information.

• MICU/Surgical Stepdown

• Medical-Surgical-Oncology unit

• Provides care to clients that needed rehabilitation, including Orthopedic, Spinal, Stroke, Pediatrics.

• Provides care to mentally disabled kids and geriatric patients.

• Provide services to mentally disabled kids.

• Provide services to geriatric patients.