NATALIE BIGLEY

Full Time (36hrs/week)

• Managed high patient volume, prioritizing emergent cases to ensure timely interventions and optimal patient outcomes.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop patient-centered care plans.
• Mentored professional and paraprofessional nursing staff to enhance skills and improve patient care quality.
• Executed rapid assessments and life-saving interventions using ACLS protocols to stabilize critical patients.
• Coordinated transfers between departments within the hospital or outside facilities based on patient needs.
• Participated in continuing education programs to update and/or maintain skills and knowledge to meet annual requirements

Full Time (36 hours/week)

• Supported airway management and effectively managed BiPAP and ventilator settings for patients in a hospital lacking respiratory therapy services until transfer
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and assisted in procedures per established policies and guidelines
• Exhibited excellent communication abilities when interacting with patients from diverse backgrounds

Full Time (36 Hours/Week)

• Initiated accurate and ongoing assessment of physical and psychosocial concerns of patients who need emergency or urgent care.
• Quickly filled a critical need for the Emergency Department after one shift of orientation to the department
• Identified expected outcomes individualized to the Emergency Department patient based on assessment, nursing diagnoses, collaborative problems and/or medical diagnosis.
• Mentored new nurses and provided ongoing training for professional development
• Prioritized and triaged 50+ patients daily based on risk assessment, ensuring swift care delivery.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Demonstrated working practices that include adherence to Infection Control standards and the safe use and operation of equipment
• Educated patients and families on healthcare needs and post-discharge care.
• Maintain confidentiality of electronic, written, and/or verbal patient/employee information.

Full Time (36 Hours/Week)

• Facilitated seamless patient handoffs during shift changes, enhancing communication and improving safety across departments.
• Documented all patient interactions and treatments in electronic medical records system
• Successfully deescalated agitated patients by employing targeted crisis intervention techniques.
• Maintained clean, safe environment in emergency department by following infection control protocols