Maria Stavrides

• Progressed from charging on a 9-bed unit (PPCU) shifting 4-5 nurses per shift to a 42-bed unit (MICU) shifting 26 nurses per shift.
• Coordinated nursing care on a 42-Bed ICU unit through staff assignments for 26 nurses per shift, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, rapid transfusions and safety protocols.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration
• Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
• ACT Nurse for the hospital.

Trauma Level: 1 Hospital beds: 1267 Unit: Pulmonary Progressive Care - Unit Beds: 42

Intensive care unit - responsible for care of critically ill and vented patients.

• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Reviewed physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
• Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.

Trauma Level: 1 Hospital beds: 1267 Unit: Pulmonary Progressive Care - Unit Beds: 9

Acute care unit - responsible for care of vented patients, management of pre and post lung transplant patients.

• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
• Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
• Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.

• Support anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetist, nurses and other members of anesthesia care teams.
• Set up sterile field for surgery
• Assist anesthesia providers with central lines and other types of intravenous access.
• Assist anesthesia providers with intubation and extubation.
• Assist anesthesia providers in Cardiothoracic, Liver transplant, ENT, Neurological, and MRI surgeries.
• Perform blood work and lab values for anesthesia provides doing surgery.
• Operation rapid infusion doing trauma cases.
• Assist with airway carts, bronchoscope, difficult airway intubation, jet vents, catheterization laboratory cases, and X-ray cases.
• Transport patient from operating room.
• Assist anesthesia providers in hospital codes throughout the hospital.
• Lead anesthesia technician on weekend night for 4 years.
• Anesthesia technician preceptor

• Assisted and supported nurses provide excellent care to patients.
• Performed vital sign
• 12 lead EKG
• Phlebotomy
• Assisted patient with personal care and hygiene.
• Provided tracheal and stoma care.
• Tracheal suction
• Foley insertion
• Wound care
• Document charting