Paula Bahmann

• Assist patients in getting ready for scheduled eye surgeries.
• Start IV's, assess the patients to ensure that they are medically stable for surgery.
• Provide discharge instructions to the patients prior to surgery to ensure they have adequate understanding of care at home.
• Assess patients after surgery to ensure they are stable for discharge.
• Collaborated with surgeons to deliver pre-operative and post-operative patient care.

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• Provided strong leadership and guidance to nurses.
• Mentored and coached nursing staff, listening to concerns and providing counsel.
• Collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services.
• Received and investigated complaints from families, patients and clinical staff, devising solutions to multifaceted challenges.
• Maintained quality care systems, standards and HIPAA confidentiality.
• Managed over 15 nursing staff and 5 clerical staff and insurance staff caring for infusion patients.
• Attended facility education workshops and programs.
• Performed personnel interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.

• Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
• Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
• Administered IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Updated patient charts using confidential electronic medical records.
• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Accessed patient ports and PICC lines to start infusions and check for cleanliness.

• Administered orders as outline by the physicians on a medical surgical floor.
• Assisted staff across the hospital with IV starts and phlebotomies.
• Performed code blues with the code blue team across the hospital.
• Placed PICC lines for patients as ordered by the physicians.

• Administered medication and treatments in compliance with established protocols and patient care plans.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and enhance recovery outcomes.
• Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, ensuring timely intervention for changes in health status.
• Educated patients, promoted adherence to treatment plans and improving satisfaction.

• Assisted surgeons as a circulating RN in the OR.
• Ensured that the patients were ready for the OR, ex: correct name, DOB, procedure and site.
• Ensured that the patient was safe and free from harm while the physician was performing their procedure.
• Performed nursing duties as directed by the surgeon while in the OR.

• Provided direct supervision to clients in a group home setting.
• Administered client medications as prescribed by their physicians.
• Assisted clients with their ADL's, while giving them the tools and guidance needed to be as independent as they were able.
• Performed and administered first aid and other medical needs as the needs arose.

• Administered allergy medications.
• Compounded allergy serums for individualized treatments.
• Assessed patients for reactions after administering injections.
• Performed allergy testing under the direct supervision on the physician.