Konstantine Ringor

• Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
• Prepared and delivered lectures to pre-licensure BSN students on critical care.
• Educated nursing students for Fundamentals - Skills lab, Fundamentals - Patient Care, and Fundamentals - Patient Care clinical.

• Provides exceptional, attentive care to patients in the post-anesthesia period for multiple service lines including Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant recipients, including care of patients requiring intensive care unit beds Pre and Post Operatively
• Active member of multiple unit-based committees and acts as a trainer for annual skills check offs

• Provides exceptional, attentive care to patients in the surgical/trauma critical care lines including Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Monitor vitals signs and implement connections to patient monitoring equipment, management of central venous catheters and arterial lines, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.

• Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, update plan of care, and follow-up care.
• Provide direct quality care to patients with renal failure including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating of medical conditions, review labs, notified nephrologists of abnormal labs, vital signs out of of parameters, notify nephrologists of patient not meeting home hemodialysis orders
• Provided Nx2me app clinician portal education
• Train home hemodialysis patients and provide support home visits as needed
• Obtain water and dialysate cultures as needed
• Participated and present during Medicare survey certification and passed with Zero deficiency on August 8th and 9th, 2018 in Sugarland, Texas.

• Promoted as a Home Hemodialysis RN on May, 2017.
• Reviewed documentation for compliance with requirements and accuracy of information.
• Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
• Performed lab tests and communicated results.
• Provided patient education.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.
• Charge nurse on incenter dialysis floor as needed.

• Supported Chief Operating Officer with daily operational functions.
• Created work schedules for employees and oversaw the functioning of the incenter dialysis unit
• Develop, implement, revise, and evaluate policies and procedures.
• Regularly evaluated employee performance and provided feedback.
• Accurately recorded and reported test results according to established procedures.
• Continually maintained and improved the company's reputation and positive image in the markets served.
• Delegated staff nurse duties.
• Initiated audit process to evaluate thoroughness of documentation and maintenance of facility standards.

Promoted as Facility Administrator in November 2015.

Evaluating and monitoring of end-stage-renal-disease patients on chronic hemodialysis including assessments, phlebotomy, initiation of central venous catheters, cannulation of arterial venous fistula/grafts, perform dressing change on central venous catheters, monitoring vital signs, documenting in patient charts, assisting doctors, notifying doctors of changes in conditions, communicating with the interdisciplinary team.

Float and Charge nurse.

• Ensured safety and well-being of patients.
• Responded to Code Blue/Rapid Response and followed through on disposition of patients.
• Titrated medications
• Assist in medical procedures
• Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
• Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
• Performed lab tests and communicated results.
• Facilitated an on-going assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team care plan.