Mark Karriker

• Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
• Worked in Urban , Rual and Suburban Schools. Worked to remove obstacles for children with chronic health issues.
• Administered medication as prescribed by providers to children as ordered during the school day.
• Operated under Emergency Standing orders from the County Health Director to treat. students and staff without private MD orders for anaphylaxis, or asthma without a SABD inhaler, or refractory to SABD.
• Visited homes, assessing patient and family needs.
• Assessed and responded to individual and community health education needs.
• Training unlicensed personnel in the school to act as first responders , medication administrators and to give care on field trips.
• Worked from the start of diagnosis to move student toward independence with disease process and becoming independent.
• Provided emergent care for anyone that needed assistance. Severe illness in children, injury to adults,
• Band aids to CPR.
• Provided labor pool during COVID pandemic. Performed testing In the schools and vaccinations in vaccine clinics.
• Provided Labor pool

for Hepatitis A vaccination

Worked in a busy medium sized community hospital, In a busy emergency department.

This is the referral hospital for 4 counties and 2 states. Uniquely situated near 4 Skilled Nursing facilities and a facility for disabled,and vulnerable adults.

Performed a large number of septic work ups on the very young, and also adults. Worked closely with orthopedic providers to perform moderate sedation when needed for orthopedic procedures. Performed chest pain work ups with ER and cardiology providers. Prepped patients to go to interventional cath lab. Began EMS to Cath lab with Paramedic 12 lead and cardiology consult .

Lots of hours working with Behavioral Health patients waiting in the ER. Worked with Virtual Psychiatrist to try to keep patient flow moving.

Worked at Triage, initiating protocols, leveraged Mid Level at Triage to get process and care started.

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• My assignments were 50% of the time in the Adult. ED and 50% of the time in the NC Children's ED
• The receiving hospital for all burn patients . All were seen in the ED for stabilization, airway management and more analgesia.
• Worked at triage and gained lots of experience with STEMI Pprotocol.

• Treated patients with sports injuries and other issues using minimally invasive techniques and arthroscopic skills.
• Examined patients and diagnosed orthopedic conditions and provided input on pre existing health issues Prior to surgery.
• Evaluated patients in orthopedic surgery clinics, emergency rooms, intensive care units and operating rooms.
• Assisted in management of orthopedic surgery clinics in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Assisted in prep and recovery when asked by supervisor for emergent , off hour cases.
• Worked with hip,knee,shoulder replacements. Was pulled to work on the spinal surgery floor to do charge. Did charge also on the Joint replacement floor.
• Gave lots of blood via auto transfusion and bank blood.
• worked hand in hand with physical therapy every day.

Was offered position In Hyperbaric Medicine. Was sent for a week to train at Nix Hospital in San Antonio Texas.

Worked for a month with a preceptor in hyperbarics and the chronic wound clinic.

after first of the year. Corporate re organized wound care clinic and transferred out nurses to an OBSV. Unit. I went to the orthopedic hospital.