Kimberly Fadale

36 Hours/Week

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Provided close monitoring of vital signs and assessed patients in recovery room following surgical procedures.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.

36 Hours/Week

• Educated patients and caregivers on procedure details, discharge instructions, and follow-up care while answering questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
• Collaborated with members of care team to keep up to date on patient health and issues detected during assessments.
• Prepared patients prior to procedures by assessing vital signs, starting IVs, gathering lab work, and administering medications.
• Administered moderate sedation to patients during minimally-invasive procedures, closely monitoring vital signs and patient response to medications.
• Monitored and recovered patients post procedure after receiving moderate sedation as well as general anesthesia.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.

36 Hours/Week

• Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Managed various invasive lines, drains, and tubes such as endotracheal tubes, arterial lines, central lines, and chest tubes.
• Collected blood and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

36 Hours/Week

• Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Managed and titrated multiple sedating, vasoactive, and paralytic medications.
• Managed various invasive lines, drains, and tubes such as arterial lines, central lines, endotracheal tubes, and chest tubes.
• Cared for and managed patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.

36 Hours/Week

• Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Managed and titrated multiple sedating, vasoactive, and paralytic medications.
• Managed various invasive lines, drains, and tubes such as arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains, lumbar drains, endotracheal tubes, and chest tubes.
• Cared for and managed patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.

New Graduate ICU Nurse Residency Program: March 2020 - September 2020

Trained in:

• Surgical ICU
• Neuromedicine ICU
• Burn and Trauma ICU

The New Graduate ICU Nurse Residency consisted of 5 phases, including a six month orientation. I spent ten weeks of orientation in the Surgical ICU, ten weeks of orientation in the Neuromedicine ICU, and six weeks of orientation in the Burn and Trauma ICU. After completing orientation, I spent an additional six weeks in the Burn and Trauma ICU, and then went back to the Surgical ICU for six weeks before ultimately gaining full time employment in the Burn and Trauma ICU. This program allowed me to train in and gain skills and knowledge of diverse patient populations.

40 Hours/Week

• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery for 18-24 patients on average.
• Reported any unusual or urgent circumstances in patients’ condition or environment immediately to healthcare staff.
• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming and other hygiene needs.
• Provided basic patient care by bathing and grooming patients, changing bedding , turning and positioning, and assisting in feeding activities.
• Managed supplies and restocked inventory to ensure optimal availability for patient care.