Katherine Willis

• 36 bed Medical ICU at OU Medical
• Managing patients on ventilators, RSI's, and assist in bedside procedures such as paracentesis and thoracentesis.
• Running CRRT via nephrology's orders
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop impactful treatment plans.
• Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
• Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.

• 16 bed cardiac ICU at Dartmouth Medical Center
• Recovered patients post-op CABG and NSTEMI's
• Managing patients on IABP and impella 5.5's.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Provided targeted care and treatment to cardiac patients.

• Cardiothoracic ICU recovering post-op CABG patients
• Attended and checked off on HARTMATE 2 and 3, balloon pump, impella 5.5.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.

• Level 1 OU Medical Center 18 bed Trauma ICU
• Observed trauma patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.

Cardiac ICU 10 bed unit at Baptist Medical Center South

• Managing patients after cath lab, NSTEMI's, STEMI's, pacemaker insertions, RSI's, CRRT, managing ventilators, titration of vasopressors, heparin, insulin, etc.

9 bed ICU at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

• managing ventilators, RSI's, line insertion assist, managing and titration of drips such as heparin, vasopressors, insulin, etc.

Local travel contract at OU Medical Center in MICU. Floated to Neuro ICU, CVICU, Trauma ICU, Surgical ICU and stepdown units. Managing DKA, sepsis, AAA's, post-op craniotomy's, glossectomy's, heart transplant, etc.

Nurse residency, core track class, CRRT, managing ventilators, titration of drips, post op liver transplant recoveries, VV ECMO management, impella training. Graft rejection emergencies. Sterile bedside procedures- ECMO canulation, central line insertions.