Marie Rhinow

Performed and monitored EKG Stress Test and assisted Cardiologists in Transesophageal echocardiograms including but not limited to moderate sedation, vital signs, assessment and immediate recovery as per protocol. Assess and maintain patient safety throughout procedure.

Administrative duties, answering telephones, scheduling testing, documentation, initiate and respond to emails, in person, telephone and electronic communication with patients, faxing, photocopying.

• Calculated and administered IV, oral and subcutaneous medications, monitoring for adverse side effects.
• Coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
• Educated patients on health conditions and promoted better nutrition and holistic stress relief methods.
• Documented nursing care and patient response to treatment in EHR system.
• Read and interpreted lab test result values to develop, monitor and adjust care.
• Assessed and evaluated assigned patients to facilitate diagnoses and implement focused care.

Professional Experience

Technician, Emergency Department – Hackensack Meridian - Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel, NJ, 2008 – Present

● Proficient in emergency wound care, orthopedics, phlebotomy, and trauma monitoring including EKG and vital signs.

● Assists with set up for bedside surgical procedures with orthopedic, plastic, and general surgeons including splinting and assisting with casting and suturing.

● Manages heavy daily patient volume by performing treatments for multiple patients.

Patient Care Associate, Telemetry Unit, Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, NJ, 2005 – 2008

●Experience working with acute, chronic and critical care patients.

● Assisted with bedside procedures and patient care assessments

Performed EKGs, vitals, personal hygiene care, ambulation, nutrition, input and output recording, comfort measures, wound care and prevention.

Positive, genuine and holistic care provided to residents, on skilled nursing units,including but not limited to assessments, planning, providing and documenting direct and indirect nursing care under physician's orders including daily medications, re-assessments, ordering refills, vital signs, wound care and assisting with ADLs.

Residents and outpatients with temporary visits to the Rehab Center were provided with care related to their disability and/or chronic illness to attain and maintain maximum function with goal of returning to their respective place within the community. While providing this care residents were also aided in adapting to an altered lifestyle, while providing a therapeutic environment while including and educating family and addressing any questions and concerns. Assessments, planning, providing and documenting direct and indirect nursing care under physician's orders as well as keeping providers abreast of any changes in a timely fashion.