Patricia Heaphy

• Ensured optimal patient outcomes through effective leadership in nursing practice. Cultivated environment for shared voices and idea exchange, enhancing nursing care quality. Supervised frontline staff delivering clinical patient care with a focus on quality. Conducted periodic performance evaluations and completed employee corrective action plans. Assisted in administration and management of personnel, fiscal, and material resources. Managed unit operations in the absence of the head nurse. Facilitated continuous improvement initiatives in nursing and patient care outcomes through collaboration.
• Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to care standards.
• Managed scheduling and staffing for nursing personnel efficiently.
• Coordinated patient care activities with interdisciplinary teams.

The Assistant Nurse Manager, (ANM) 6th floor Progressive Care Unit, is a unique unit that delivers care to stroke, respiratory and over flow cardiac patients. The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM)

• Led initiatives to achieve optimal patient outcomes through effective leadership.
• Supervised frontline staff in delivering clinical patient care, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Facilitated shared voice in nurse practice and idea exchange to enhance nursing and patient care outcomes.
• Executed employee corrective action plans and conducted counseling sessions to support staff development.
• Prepare and conduct periodic performance evaluations to assigned staff members
• Supported administration of personnel and resource management in the unit.
• May assume full responsibility for the unit in the absence of the manager.

• Collaborating with cardiologists by managing and implementing care of a Cardiovascular Step Down Unit.
• Treating patient with arrhythmias that are offered pacemakers, ablations, medications and other interventional treatments.
• Provide pre and post op care of cardiac catheterization and stenting, maintaining procedural sites, TR band and femoral entries post-op, Trans Carotid Artery Revascularizations (TCAR), Watchmen, Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), etc.
• Managed hypertension, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias by evaluating and managing pacemakers and defibrillators.
• Monitor patients' vital signs using electrocardiograms and other advanced equipment to foster telemetry care.
• Collaborated with respiratory therapists to deliver comprehensive care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory illnesses, utilizing tools such as Bi-PAP, C-PAP, high flow cannula, and non-rebreathers.
• Recognize and assess signs and symptoms of stroke. Activate emergency response and facilitate immediate medical intervention. Monitor and stabilize vital signs and neurological status.
• Coordinate diagnostic imaging, such as CT or MRI scans, to confirm the diagnosis and determine the type of stroke
• Facilitated physician collaboration and employed an interdisciplinary approach to stroke care, enhancing patient outcomes.
• Educated patients and families on secondary stroke prevention strategies during inpatient care.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Initiated continuous automated peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) through physician orders of treatment plan while inpatient.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

Assisting physicians in Interventional Radiology procedures which would include biopsies, tunneled catheters, paracentesis, thoracentesis, central lines, etc..

• Performed pre-procedure assessment of patient, including intravenous access, application of monitoring equipment, and site preparation.
• Assessed patient condition for changes requiring immediate attention during moderate conscious sedation.
• Arranged post-procedural care prior to procedure date, performed and documented comprehensive post-procedure assessments, and provided concise reports to department receiving patient.
• Provided discharge instructions and education to patients and families in accordance with Radiology standards.

• Collaborated with physicians to assess patients and deliver timely treatment while adapting to rapidly changing conditions.
• Advocated for patients and facilitated communication among patients, families, and healthcare professionals to enhance care coordination
• Supported nursing team to ensure patient care continuity across medical-surgical, telemetry, acute care, and emergency department units
• Providing direct care to specific units and within the hospital
• Transferred between units based on changes in patient census and acuity.
• Demonstrates an aptitude and willingness to learn new responsibilities Ability to work independently, make decisions, meet deadlines, multi-task and solve problems; working under a moderate degree of pressure

• Managed delivery of care for a 30-bed medical surgical unit, delegated nursing assignments, and supervised a team of registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, and HUC.
• Managed patient care from admission through discharge, ensuring continuity and quality of treatment.
• Monitored patient conditions and performed thorough assessments to prioritize treatments, including blood products and sepsis protocols for various surgical procedures.
• Responded and performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Monitored patient intake and output closely to ensure proper fluid management. with all drains, JP, accordion, wound vac, chest tubes, foley catheters, nephrostomy tubes, CBI, etc.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Assist physicians with non-invasive bedside procedures.
• Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnoses, treatment options, and management strategies to enhance understanding and compliance.