Rachel Sirmans

• Plan, implement and monitor participant recruitment and retention procedures
• Interpret and implement protocol procedures and policy
• Maintain case report forms, charts and documentation.
• Review protocols from other departments that include radiology services and prepare detailed responses
• Dispense medication and maintain records
• Assures that adverse events are reported in timely fashion
• Maintain Regulatory documents as mandated by FDA regulations.
• Assist/prepare initial institutional review board (IRB) and regulatory document submissions, appropriately submit documents to the IRB
• Assist/prepare and submit documentation to institutional review board (initial review, renewals, revisions, AE, protocol deviations)
• Screen and interview study participants.
• Review lab and procedure results

• Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, and spiritual status and prepare them for procedures by conducting a comprehensive
  assessment
• Monitor vital signs and symptoms of complications pre, intra, and post procedure
• Recovering patients after procedures until discharge
• Discharging patients
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses, including moderate sedation
• Effectively addressed any concerns or questions posed by patients or
  their families, providing thorough explanations about the nature of
  their interventional radiology procedures and expected recovery timelines
• Assisted with training new nursing staff members on proper
  techniques and best practices within the interventional radiology setting
• Maintained a sterile environment during procedures by adhering to strict infection control guidelines and protocols
• Assisting radiologist during procedures

• Performs all testing in clinic including exercise stress tests, arterial brachial index testing, Holter Monitor and Event Monitor's
• Accurately and Efficiently documents findings, plans and interventions in the electronic medical record, evaluates the effectiveness of care and documents subsequent changes to plan in the patient medical record
• Attempts to reduce readmission rate by counseling patient over phone and bringing in for in person visit with provider
• Counsels all cardiac patients on disease process
• Prescription refills
• Cardiac clearance, FMLA, STD paperwork
• Responds to all patient access center tasks and patient issues. Triage medical issues
• Responds to all physician tasks in EMR
• Review all lab work, screening of lab work and makes provider aware of abnormal findings
• Works with pharmacist on medication issues

• Administers exercise and nuclear stress tests in both the outpatient and inpatient setting
• Administers intravenous pharmacological stress tests when necessary
• Performs Dobutamine Echocardiogram's, Bike Echocardiograms and Treadmill Echocardiograms
• Performs TEE's with moderate sedation
• Provides nursing care by assessing the patient pre-procedure
• Obtains resting ECG prior to stress test
• Assures all the consents are signed and the right tests are being performed
• Observes ECG monitor for negative changes related to stress test and reports to MD and ARNP when necessary
• Administers medication when necessary
• Education on side effects of medications used
• Instructs patients and family members on proper discharge care
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented

• Assess patients' condition during every visit and charted observations
• Performed evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review
• Administered medication as prescribed by the patient's physician
• Dressed or redressed open wounds and assessed progress of healing
• Educated patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
• Coordinated with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient's care plan
• Made recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests

• Assisting physicians as it relates to specific procedures
• Patient assessment and preparation
• Intra procedure monitoring of patient
• After procedure care: monitor patients during their recovery in the cardiac cath lab, monitoring the patient's vital signs, administering medications and updating the patient's chart
• Administered all medications including procedural conscious  sedation
• Contributed to orientation and training of new staff
• Educated patients on what was involved with the procedure
• Implemented infection control practices.
• Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.

Sirmans

• Assessment, diagnosis, planning, treatment and evaluation of preoperative and post-operative surgical patients with the emphasis on cardiovascular surgery
• Rhythm interpretation, hemodynamics, airway management, pain management, medication management
• Temporary epicardial pacing, open cardiac arrest management, PA catheter removal, pleural chest tube removal, external cardiac defibrillation
• Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues
• Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery
• Wound care involving assessment and management.