LISA M MALICH

• Assessed and monitored patient conditions using telemetry equipment.
• Provided care to patients in a variety of settings, including critical care units, medical-surgical units, and emergency departments.
• Performed ECG monitoring and interpretation of cardiac rhythms.

• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
• Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.

• Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
• Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
• Coordinated in-home skilled nursing care to patients with diverse physical needs and conditions.

• Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Performed nursing rounds to complete scheduled tasks and interact with patients.
• Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health.
• Monitored patient vitals post-surgery, managed medical equipment and administered medications and IVs.
• Updated patient charts to reflect changes to care plans, interventions and observations.
• Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
• Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.

• Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans
• Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care
• Worked on Women's Pavilion floor caring for post-op and medical conditions.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.

• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions
• Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care
• Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries
• Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms

• * Care of cardiac patients post-op cardiac cath, cardioversion, STEMI and NSTEMI care, pacer and AICD placement
• Non-titrated gtts for cardiac arrhythmia, BP, and glucose control
• Post-op vascular surgical patients including amputation, fem-pop bypass, carotid endarterectomy,
• Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
• Managed BiPAP, CPAP, IV PICC, central lines, mediports and peripheral lines accurately to avoid issues and enhance patient care
• Cared for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease coronary artery disease (CAD) and gastrointestinal(GI) bleeds

• Provided direct patient care to med-surg patients
• Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
  Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
  Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
  Supported patients with customized patient teaching tools.
  

• Southeast Georgia Health System
• .Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery
• Managed team of medical support personnel. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
• Care of surgical post-op patients

• Ability to enter new facility and conform to policies and procedures and provide excellent nursing care
• Care of acute cardiac /patients including titration of medication and cardiac monitoring pre/post procedure to provide excellent patient outcomes
• Nursing duties include medication, wound care and collaboration of care with other providers to provide holistic patient care

• PCU floor responsible for the care of medical/post cardiac cath patients,overdose,neurological,and patients from medical /neuro ICUs.
• Caring for med/post op cardiac cath patients, CHF, detox, diabetic keto-acidosis
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• Worked med/surg tele Orlando West Hospital.
• Care of cardiac patients and medical patients.
• Frequently floated to other units including oncology and SDA unit.

• Nursing duties include medication, wound care and collaboration of care with other providers to provide holistic patient care.
• Delegation of duties to support staff CNAs and collaboration of care with therapy departments to improve pt outcomes.

Care of post trauma patients

Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
Provided education to patients on detox and withdrawal, medications, addiction, recovery, coping skills and community resources.

• Care of patients in overflow waiting for admitting bed
• Care of acute cardiac patients including titration of medication and cardiac monitoring pre/post procedure to provide excellent patient care.

• Providing care to cardiac and medical patients including care of sickle cell and diabetics
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• Float pool nurse.
• The ability as a seasoned nurse to float to multiple areas in the hospital including med-surg, tele, ICU,ED,and behavioral health.
• Responsible for correct documentation of EKG strips ventilator patients including CPAP and BPAP.
• Cardiac and pressors gtts as well as heparin and insulin management.
• Documentation including CITRIX and paper charting,collaboration with other interdisciplinary team members to provide continuity of care including delegation of duties to LPN and medical assistants.

• Responsible for staff management and development, ensuring patient quality care metrics are kept at benchmarks, nursing department budget, implementing action plans from incident report,coordinate interdisciplinary team meetings, ensure staff meets criteria set forth by Joint Commission and CMS, Coordinate interdisciplinary teams for LTACH and skilled floors.Implement remote care patient system which allows physicians to treat patients from a remote location to provide acute care when needed.
• First LTACH in nation to implement VaporSure process for sterilization of patient rooms.
• Implement Falls Risk Program which decreased fall rate by 40%.

• Managed personnel in LTACH setting providing adequate staffing for 60 bed unit.
• Education including annual competencies to decrease falls,infection rates, and wounds.
• Implemented care of Left Ventricular assist device (LVAD)patients.

• Scheduled patient appts,triaged patients, provided medical advise per physician instruction,administered medication,scheduled specialty appts and assisted in minor surgical procedure,.