Laura Fleetham-Roesch
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert,AZ
1
Certification
19
years of professional experience
Detail-oriented Staff Nurse with over 20 years in cardiovascular care. Proven skills in multidisciplinary team leadership and advanced patient monitoring, enhancing procedural outcomes and ensuring patient safety.
Work History
Staff Nurse, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
14 Years 8 Months- Assist cardiologists during angiograms, angioplasty, stent placement, EP studies, and device implant procedures.
- Provide pre‑, intra‑, and post‑procedure nursing care for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization.
- Monitor patients using continuous ECG, hemodynamic monitoring, and sedation assessment.
- Applied hemodynamic interpretation expertise to facilitate early detection of complications.
- Contributed to the implementation of new hemodynamic system, Merge, by developing charting templates, integrating medications, and creating charge codes for accurate case billing.
- Collaborated with Information Systems to identify appropriate internal billing and CPT codes during the development of Merge billing component.
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
4 Years 5 Months- Directed daily operations of cardiac catheterization laboratory, ensuring safe, efficient delivery of diagnostic and interventional procedures. Initially started with only diagnostic studies and then advanced to interventional procedures as this was a new hospital.
- Oversaw all Cath Lab clinical services including angiography, PCI, STEMI activations, EP procedures, and device implant support.
- Led a multidisciplinary team of Registered Nurses, Cardiovascular and Radiology Technologists establishing clear performance goals and conducting structured evaluations.
- Managed multimillion‑dollar departmental budgets, optimizing resource allocation while maintaining financial stability
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Skills
Team collaboration
Attention to detail
Training development
Critical thinking
Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) and Basic life support (BLS).
Highly dependable and knowledgeable team member
Certification
Registered Cardiac Interventional Specialist
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
11.2011 - CurrentRead More
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Four Peaks Medical Center (formerly Mountain Vista Medical Center)
06.2007 - 11.2011Read More
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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College of The Canyons
Associate Degree in Nursing from Nursing
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