LORI MCCANTS

• While living in Montana -Telehealth nurse -Covered OR for Endoscopic procedures and eye surgeries as needed -Evaluated patients pre, during, and post stress testing which included both treadmill and Lexiscan -Assisted physicians in clinic office setting as needed

Continue to perform the following remotely:

• Apply medical subject matter knowledge to improve IT systems and functions.
• Lead, facilitate and attend focus groups and meetings to strategize workflow issues.
• Operate computer-based systems to retrieve and store information and records.
• Research and validate clinical data.
• Integrate decision support, clinical pathways and best practices into health information technology to enhance delivery of care and workflows.
• Evaluate and optimize clinical software, applying established and end-user feedback.
• Serve as liaison between end-users and health IT team.
• Use advanced health informatics knowledge and judgment to promote colleague involvement in planning, decision-making and evaluating outcomes.

• Patient Educator/Homecare OB visits -Assessment, education, and management of high risk pregnancies
• Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered progesterone via intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
• Educated patients on use and benefits of equipment such as home blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.

• (PRN) -Caregiver to acute, chronic, and trauma pediatric patients -Floated to pediatric floor and NICU as needed
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed patients on ventilators and central lines.

• Instructor for McLeod's electronic documentation systems for new employees and physicians.
• Part of team that was involved in building, instructing, and implementing McLeod's new electronic documentation and CPOE system- Soarian

• Quality caregiver to both infants and parents
• 13 years of experience in level 3 NICU
• Provide total care for patients on conventional ventilators, as well as high frequency ventilators
• Assist neonatologists in placement of umbilical arterial catheters, umbilical venous catheters, peripheral arterial lines, chest tubes, percutaneous lines, monitored and maintained these lines - Serve as primary resuscitative nurse in high-risk deliveries
• Assessed, evaluated and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
• Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
• Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
• Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 40-bed neonatal ICU unit.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
• Served as hospital based NRP Instructor

• Manager of health care within school health program.
• Administered health services to staff and children, which includes management of chronic illnesses: diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and ADHD.
• Developed Individualized Health Care Plans for those children with special needs.
• Served as counselor and educator for health concerns of children, families, and staff.

• Quality caregiver to both infants and parents
• 12 years of experience in level 3 NICU
• Provided total care for patients on conventional ventilators, as well as high frequency ventilators
• Assisted neonatologists in placement of umbilical arterial catheters, umbilical venous catheters, peripheral arterial lines, chest tubes, percutaneous lines, monitored and maintained these lines
• Skilled in neonatal intubation
• Cared for pre and post-operative patients
• Served as primary resuscitative nurse in high risk deliveries
• Served as charge nurse and preceptor
• Hospital based NRP instructor
• Served on Practice Council

• Provided care in well-baby/level 2 nursery
• Quality caregiver to well babies, sick babies, and their families
• Primary resuscitative and assessment nurse in deliveries - Newborn assessment, recognized deviations or changes in their assessment, and notified physician
• Maintained infants in oxygen with IV's and central lines

• Quality caregiver to both infants and parents
• Provided total care for patients on conventional, as well as high frequency oscillators
• Assisted neonatologist in placement of umbilical arterial catheters, umbilical venous catheters, percutaneous lines, peripheral arterial lines, and chest tubes
• Monitored and maintained these lines
• Assisted in neonatal intubation
• Cared for pre- and post-operative patients
• Served as primary resuscitative nurse in high-risk deliveries
• Served on scheduling committee and on council that introduced and tested new products, which were then evaluated and implemented if beneficial to patients