Paige Raffield

• Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
• Provided comprehensive care for Level II/III infants requiring mechanical, nitric and and high frequency ventilation, vasopressors, complex IV therapies, complex cardiac therapies, nutritional therapy, neurological testing and surgical procedures.
• Performed detailed and thorough assessments and individualized care based on findings.
• Performed PICC insertion, arterial sticks, endotracheal intubation, UAC/UVC insertion and IV insertion.
• Performed numerous transports, reorganized transport program and trained fellow RN's on proper transport procedures and techniques.
• Redesigned nursing notes to increase work flow, decrease missed therapies and encourage individualized care.

• Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.

Provided care for extremely ill infants in the 60 bed Level II/IV NICU with numerous complex conditions including extreme prematurity, sepsis, neurological/structural/cardiac/respiratory defects and trauma.

Cared for infants with major organ transplant before and after surgery.

Cared for infants with major complex surgical procedures, nitric oxide, high frequency/Oscillating ventilation and ECMO.

Managed complex medication/fluid regimens through central lines, ports and peripheral IV's.

• Provided case management for catastrophic complex home care patients who required home ventilation due to trauma, neurological or degenerative conditions.
• Performed any required IV therapy, PICC insertion and/or tracheostomy changes.
• Communicated closely with family members, physician, state and private insurance companies.
• Created 12 hour Ventilation at Home course and instructed home care RNs to increase staff expertise and patient safety . Given 12 CEU's from California Board of Nursing.

• Communicated closely with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
• Provided comprehensive care for infants in 50 bed Level III NICU with extreme prematurity, sepsis, surgical procedures, neurological disorders and complex disease states.
• Managed complex medication/fluid regimens through central lines, ports and peripheral IV's