Karen Lee

Valley Medical Center

Renton, WA

08.2009 - Current

Established and maintained effective communication with physicians, patients, family members, and management.
Pulled supplies for specific patient needs and treatments.
Oversaw patient discharges from the Neonatal Intensive Care unit.
Trained newly hired nurses.
Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
Used EPIC to maintain a database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
Administered medication to patients according to facility protocols.
Organized and administered immunizations to patients.
Trained family members in how to care for patients and manage individual conditions.
Kept ventilator operating at prescribed levels.
Trained new staff on quality control procedures.
Assisted the physician with patient procedures, including chest tube, lumbar puncture, intubating patient and UAC/UVC insertion.
Closely monitored acute conditions.
Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
Performed lab tests and communicated results.
Took care of neonate with high acuity conditions such as respiratory distress, sepsis, pulmonary hemorrhage, persistent pulmonary hypertension and meconium aspiration.
Transfused blood products including RBC, cryoprecipitate, and plasma and carefully monitored the reactions.

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