Kiplin Gordon

• Per Diem and contract Nurse Practitioner assignments at various facilities and medical centers throughout the Northwell health system
• Includes Critical care, internal medicine, radiology and Interventional Radiology assignments

• Coordinate daily schedule to facilitate patient flow in IR.
• Triage cases to include procedures, add-ons, and emergency procedures.
• Collaborate with nurses and technologist staff regarding patient matters. Provide inpatient consults to hospitalists and other department within the hospital.
• IR Procedures: Skilled at performing interventional radiology procedures utilizing fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance in, Peripheral and central venous access such as Dialysis catheters, Hickman catheters, triple lumen catheters, chest ports, and PICC lines... Multiple other procedures to include Abdominal, Chest tubes, abscess drains, aspirations, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis.

• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.
• Worked with colleagues and administrators to create robust education programs.
• Provide didactic and hands on point of care Ultrasound training with a focus in the acute care setting.

Responsible for initiating and managing VV ECMO on critically ill ARDS and ALI patients in the MICU. In addition to managing VV ECMO patients, comfortably able to care for critically ill patient assignments in the MICU. Able to perform various procedures including:

• Venous central line placement
• Bronchoscopy
• Arterial line placement
• Thoracentesis including pigtail catheter placement
• Paracentesis
• PIV insertion under ultrasound guidance.

Other skills include clinical decision making with the use of point of care ultrasonography.

• Evaluate Medicine and Telemetry patients each shift, and attained key case information
• Conduct screenings, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative services on primary health care team
• Administered care for patients after angiograms, cardiac catheterization and open heart surgery
• Provide medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions
• Discuss care plans with patients and explain test results and proper use of medications
• Care for post-surgical patients after varies surgical procedures
• Listened to patient concerns and detailed alternative therapies, and treatment
• Completed 880 hours of clinical work in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine and Critical Care
• Adhered to all hospital procedures, policies and protocols to ensure patient safety
• Perform patient physicals and compare and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms
• Strictly adhered to all HIPAA regulations
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers

• Trained in point of care ultrasound/ essentials of ultrasound and critical care
• Followed all policies and procedures and hospital regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety.
• Performed regular assessments on patients to evaluate their health conditions while they were in the ICU.
• Worked closely with other medical staff, including physicians to determine individualized plans of care for each patient.
• Communicated with the patient and his or her family regarding care, tests and medications so that they were well-informed.
• Participated in clinical team conferences to discuss patient progress, issues and needs.
• Assessed patients and documented their medical histories.
• Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
• Charge nurse caring for patient with life-threatening illnesses, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infraction, drug overdose, massive trauma, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
• Promote health and support to patients and families in coping with illness
• Skilled in bedside monitoring, EKG, and ventilator
• Identify and evaluate problems
• Manage patient census, and allocate staff assignments
• Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient
• Collaborate with professionals on the multidisciplinary health care team to devise an integrated care plan
• Proficient in central line and arterial line care and maintenance

• Assigned to provide care for up to 10 patients
• Administration of chemotherapy via PO and IV
• Assess and monitoring of medi ports
• Monitor care of PICC lines and perform clinical tasks
• Assessed patient conditions and advised of changes in status
• Educated patients and family members of chemotherapy drugs/procedure Administration of IVIG and blood products
• Exceptionally good computer knowledge of excel, word, access, sunrise, outlook and relative software
• Excellent ability to handle the queries, problems and complaints of the patient and their families