Kristi Eirwin-Winters

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• Provide excellent patient care to veterans using evidence based practice on a Med-Surg Unit .
• Held the position of assistant manager for a COVID unit from 2020-2021. Supervising and guiding staff. Planning, developing, evaluating, and implementing comprehensive healthcare programs. Ensuring a high standard of care for patients. Training, scheduling and mentoring nursing staff. Initiated classroom style orientation for deployed clinic staff assigned to all Med-Surg Units.
• As a Nurse 3, executes nursing position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care
• Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Demonstrates leadership to enhance patient care and offer constructive feedback for peers.
• Effectively utilized evidence-based practice to guide decision making and implement best practices for veterans and nursing staff as charge nurse and preceptor.
• Contributed to the Root Cause Analysis committee by conducting thorough reviews and analyzing data to uncover the root causes behind safety events at risk, leading to effective implementation of detailed corrective measures.
• Participated in troubleshooting initiatives aimed at optimizing PPE utilization and conservation across the entire hospital as a member of the PPE work group.
• Contributed to the care plan workgroup's efforts in enhancing our charting software by incorporating a wider array of nursing goals, diagnostic statements, interventions, and rationales for client care outcomes.
• Excellent at telemetry diagnostic interpretation. Continuously monitor patients’ vitals. Analyze data from medical machines and instruments, such as an electrocardiogram (ECG), for healthcare providers. Can monitor patient cardiac rhythms using telemetry equipment, ensuring accurate reading and immediate reporting of irregularities to the appropriate team members. Document and maintain accurate records of patient telemetry readings, including heart rate, rhythm, and any arrhythmias detected