JILLIAN HARTZOG BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC

Company Overview: HCA Bayonet Point Hospital is a near 400 bed, level II trauma, comprehensive stroke center with over 11 residency programs

• One of eight nurses trained to autonomously care for critical cardiac patients immediately from the operating room to the cardiovascular intensive care unit to meet national extubation and post-heart management standards
• Managing vents, drips, cardiac devices, chest tubes, external pacemakers, and hemodynamic monitors in collaboration with 3 cardiovascular surgeons and 4 electrophysiologists
• Selected by Director of Cardiothoracic and Director of Electrophysiology to educate CVICU nurses and resident physicians on intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impellas, and epicardial and transverse pacemakers
• Also asked to provide cardiac training in other departments for medical and trauma ICU nurses
• Recognized by the Director of Critical Care for driving high patient satisfaction scores and developing meaningful relations with critical patients and their families amidst crisis, multiple certificates of recognition
• Current CVICU President for shared governance, policy enforcer for infection prevention, rapid response nurse, cardiovascular hurricane team lead, and CRRT, Impella, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Super user.
• Assist in device implant procedures for lead & lead-less pacemakers, defibrillators, WATCHMAN, and manage them post operatively.
• CVOR experience for sterile impella management pending removal
• Letter of Appreciation from Level II Trauma CEO for lifesaving measures relating to ECMO management
• Preforms as needed shifts in Surgical Trauma ICU and shared Electrophysiology- Cath Lab.

Company Overview: Physician owned and operated pain management clinics located in Brandon and Spring Hill specializing in nerve ablations, morphine pump insertion, and nerve stimulator insertions to minimize the need for narcotics

• Assist 2 pain management physicians with 10-20 surgeries per day in the OR with anesthesia vitals, sterilization, fluoroscopy, and nerve stimulator device placements
• Responsible for educating medical students rounding for observation
• Physician owned and operated pain management clinics located in Brandon and Spring Hill specializing in nerve ablations, morphine pump insertion, and nerve stimulator insertions to minimize the need for narcotics

Company Overview: National employment agency that assisted in healthcare staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Triaged between 75 and 125 patients a day between 2 Tampa Bay locations to assess and provide patients with monoclonal COVID-19 treatments
• National employment agency that assisted in healthcare staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Department Head: Set schedules for staff to start and complete MDS assessments and care plan meetings.
• Ensured timely completion of all MDS assessments, maintaining full compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on CMS guidelines and changes to ensure accuracy in reporting and reimbursement processes.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to provide accurate and timely clinical assessments for each resident, leading to improved overall care.

• Cared for patients on life-saving devices such as ECMO, CRRT, Impellas, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps
• Primary partner with multidisciplinary groups while maintaining constant contact with each group to achieve team alignment and unity for patient care

Hired as a new graduate into a 16-week residency and was recognized as the highest performing in the class of intensive care unit RNs. Medical ICU position which required sustaining life support, peripheral devices, and drips.

• Charge ICU nurse for Code Blue and Rapid Response Team.

•Successfully trained 5 senior nurses to help transition them to ICU level of care

•Spearheaded initiative to update policy on gastric feeding precautions on patients receiving high vasopressors resulting in hospital wide policy change in 2021. Recognized several times by the education department for the positive effect this has had on patient care.

Company Overview: Regenerative Biologics, Inc. (RBI), a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Gainesville, FL, is one of the nation's largest birth tissue acquisition programs, specializing in the recovery of placenta, amnion, amniotic fluid, and cord blood for transplantation and research. Accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) since 2000 and registered with the FDA, RBI upholds the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance while supporting donor families and advancing transplant science.

• Operated autonomously out of Bayfront Baby Place and John Hopkins All Children's Hospital
• Received and cultured donated placentas and umbilical cords via closed-glove sterile technique during vaginal and cesarean section births
• Packaged and shipped collected tissues to various vendors

•Initiated potential donors and established report.

•Queried potential donors for full health history to determined donor eligibility