Lori Ober

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Monitor patients post anesthesia
• Administer pain medications, antimetics, and various BP medications to maintain stable hemodynamics
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provide Pre/Post anesthesia care to a diverse population of mostly non English speaking patients
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
• Charge nurse duties including facilitate patient flow, act as resource for new nurses, and assure safe/quality care is being provided

• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Monitor VS's, pain and nausia management, post op teaching, and provide discharge planning.
• Assist the Anesthesiologist in administering nerve block pre and post anesthesia to improve pain control
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

• Delivered individualized care to post-operative patients by monitoring pain levels, checking vital signs and explaining next steps to recovery.
• Utilized effective communication skills to educate patients and family members on side effects from both surgery and anesthesia.
• Evaluated patients recovering from surgeries and coming out of anesthesia.
• Administered medications to manage progression off anesthesia medications, deal with side effects and promote recovery.
• Monitored patient pain levels and administered medication to diminish patient discomfort.
• Evaluated cardio-respiratory systems for deviations, providing appropriate treatment as necessary.
• Performed flawless autonomous practice consistent with evidence-based standards and patient care considerations.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.

My responsibilities included preparing patients for surgery. The patient population included C-section patients, hysterectomies, and other women's health cases. I would also recover this same patient population in the peri anesthesia care unit.

• Administered medications to manage progression off anesthesia medications, deal with side effects and promote recovery.
• Employed nursing best practices and clinical judgment to continuously evaluate patients' progress and employed intervention to achieve desired outcomes.
• Completed direct patient care tests to determine current conditions, responses and needs.
• Supported physicians completing patient examinations and procedures.
• Helped patients regain independence with clear recovery goals and guidance.

• Travel nurse assignment at UMMC. My contract was extended and my assignment ends May 29, 2022. While at UMMC, I worked as a staff nurse in the Adult PACU. I was responsible for recovering mostly ICU. My responsibilities included managing ventilators, IV vasopressors, nitrates, and pain control post surgery
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Explained treatment procedures, medication side effects, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
• Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
• Facilitated strategic goals aimed at increasing satisfaction and improving outcomes through compassionate, precise and high-quality nursing care.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
• Communicated effectively with physicians and provided support during surgical procedures.
• Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
• Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.

• Upon arrival to the PACU, I am responsible to check vital signs, pain, the site of the incision, temperature, and respirations
• Duties include changing dressings, turning a patient, breathing exercises, and pain management
• Thorough knowledge of pain medication and the ability to use my own judgment of a patient's pain
• Responsible for knowing advanced cardiac life support and know what to do if a patient is having cardiac issues
• Organization and ability to prioritize issues with patients

• Proficient in all ICU/IMC units including medical, surgical, neuroscience, and heart/vascular
• Proficient in ED and PACU units
• Maintain competencies in all area
• In addition, I worked in cardiac rehab when they were experiencing a staffing shortage
• Contracted with the MCS team for 1.5 years during a staffing shortage. Became proficient as an LVAD/Heart Transplant Coordinator
• Duties included managing inpatient and outpatient LVAD's, heart transplant, and heart failure patients
• This involved close collaboration with Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains, and Nurse Practitioners
• Evaluating patient in the Heart clinic for LVAD infections, fluid overload, and interrogation of LVAD device
• Maintaining care of Total Assistive Heart patients

• Responsible for monitoring life support equipment including ventilators, CRRT, swan catheters, and heart monitoring equipment
• Patient population consisted of MI's, CVA's, and other medical conditions requiring ICU level of care
• Recovering surgical procedures (CABG, vascular, neurosurgery, and orthopedic) requiring ICU level of care
• Practice autonomy with use of protocols
• Develop individualized care plans
• Provide emotional support to patients and families

• Enhanced patient outcomes through careful monitoring of conditions and comprehensive support
• Contributed to team efficiency, optimal patient flow, and accuracy in treatments by maintaining accurate and detailed reports and records
• Delivered evidence-based, cost-effective care to every patient based on extensive experience in Hospice care
• Treated patients with a terminal illness alongside a multidisciplinary team
• Modified patients' treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and new physician orders.

• Administer chemotherapy to cancer patients
• Provide Care to patients suffering from or are recovering from cancer
• Continually observe conditions of patients and notifying doctors of changes
• Educate patients and families about chemotherapy agents
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families
• Manage immediate and long-term chemotherapy side effects
• Assess cancer patients' ongoing physical, psychological, and spiritual needs and status
• Formulate and implement a care plan that is directed by concrete goals
• Strong advocate of patients needs to the interdisciplinary care team and family members