Julie Colgan-Murphy

• 30-bed IRF. Common medical conditions and injuries treated at the inpatient rehabilitation facility:
• Stroke
• Brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Back and neck injuries
• Amputation
• Orthopedic disorders
• Arthritic conditions
• Multi-trauma
• Pelvic fractures
• Neuromuscular disorders such as rhabdomyolysis, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and peripheral neuropathy
• Burns
• Cancer
• Cardiac and vascular disorders
• Hip fractures
• Joint replacements - bilateral knees
• Assisted in the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
• Evaluated patient outcomes against established standards of care.
• Coordinated communication between physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care.
• Conducted daily rounds to assess patient conditions, evaluate progress towards goals, and document changes in status or plan of care as needed.
• Performed health education activities with patients to promote understanding of medical condition and self-care skills.
• Assisted with admission and discharge planning for assigned patients.
• Served as a preceptor for new nurses by providing orientation to unit policies and procedures, coaching on clinical skills, and mentoring on professional development issues.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure best practice standards were met within the unit setting.
• Actively participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient progress toward desired outcomes.
• Maintained accurate records of all treatment interventions provided to each patient.
• Collaborated with other departments such as pharmacy, laboratory services, physical therapy, to ensure proper delivery of services.
• Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
• Responded quickly to emergent situations such as cardiac arrest or respiratory distress.
• Ensured compliance with infection control protocols throughout the facility.
• Managed staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
• Provided direct patient care, including assessments and treatments, to a variety of patients.
• Developed and implemented nursing care plans for individual patients based on their needs.
• Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
• Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals
• Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Organized and delegated tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
• Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
• Educated patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
• Reviewed staffing patterns and census of nursing units, meeting staffing needs and budgetary controls.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.

Clinical Bedside Nurse/Charge Nurse within a 10-bed Cardiovascular ICU, caring for complex patients and Vascular Patients, IABP, Impella CP, LVAD, ECMO, CRRT, EKOS Therapy, Complex Intubated patients, Inhaled Flolan, Nitric Oxide, Swan Gantz Catheters, Post PCI, Trans Femoral AVR. Preceptor, Resource withing the Unit

• Within the Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit, worked as a bedside nurse / Charge Nurse caring for both surgical and medical patient population, maintain and managing patient assignments and flow within the unit, serving as a clinical resource and role model, coordinating in-put of multidisciplinary team

• Staff Nurse - General Medical Unit

• Charge Nurse, 12-bed Cardiothoracic Step-Down Unit, Cardiac PCU. Scheduled, supervised, and mentored nursing staff and students, distributed patient care assignments. Evaluate and assess patients' conditions in critical situations, post Open Heart surgery, post cardiac interventions. Uphold strict healthcare, nursing, and hospital standards.

• Clinical bedside nurse on a 34-bed Post Open Heart, post Cardiac Intervention, pre- and post-Heart Transplant, acted as Charge Nurse on a daily basis. Liaised with management to provide smooth running of the unit.

• Senior Staff Nurse within a 20-bed Medical ICU Stepdown Unit. Acted as a Charge Nurse, resourced within the hospital, assessing patients' needs for a higher level of care. Initiating NIPPV/CPAP on Pulmonary-Cystic Fibrosis patients. Transporting patients with MD within the central London area.

• Clinical Nurse - Medical / Pulmonary Unit, specializing in the care of Cystic Fibrosis