Noelle DeNome

• Providing direct nursing care to patients immediately pre and post op including CABGs, Type A and B dissections, Bentall procedures, Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm repairs, LVADs, Heart transplants, AVR/MVR/TVR procedures, and VATs procedures

• Meticulous hemodynamic monitoring, labs trends (CBC, BMP, Coagulation, ABG, VBG), ventilator weaning, and assessing

• Competent in caring for critical patients with devices which include impella 5.5 and impella CP, LVADs, Swan Ganz Catheters, VA ECMO, VV ECMO, CVVHD, IABP, lumbar drains, as well as assisting with open chests.

• Worked closely with patients and families maintaining communication, support and education immediately post op

• Delivering professional nursing care on the Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU Step-Down unit

• Hospital acquired certifications in ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation) and EKG Training

• Providing direct nursing care to patients after transfer from the Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU

• Constant hemodynamic monitoring along with monitoring CBCs, BMPs and coagulation trends

• Worked closely with patients and families maintaining communication, support and education

• Experienced with roles of preceptor and charge nurse