Robert Salm
Valders
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, skilled in ultrasound IV placement and patient assessments. Proven ability to mentor staff and enhance patient care through critical thinking and collaboration. Committed to improving treatment outcomes and fostering a supportive environment for new employees.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
08.2022 - Current
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure effective treatment outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-treatment upon discharge.
- Assisted in triaging patients, prioritizing care based on medical needs and urgency.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Guided patients, caregivers, and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Participated in the information & data gathering in creating the Vascular Access Device RN led team which was created to decrease the CLABSI rates in the hospital while also being on the CLABSI committee. I'm proficient in ultrasound IV and midline catheter placement. I am taking the Vascular RN certification test in June 2026.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- I am also one of the original of the hospital SWAT(Situational Workplace Assistance Team) RN team. We respond to code blue alerts, incoming traumas, stroke alerts, we serve as a resource for the floor nurses, aid in transporting high acuity patients to diagnostic test.
Registered Nurse
Aurora Medical Center
Two Rivers, WI
11.1999 - 08.2022
- Conducted thorough assessments of critically ill patients, utilizing advanced monitoring systems for accurate diagnoses.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery. Collaborated with surgeons to develop the Surgeon bedside care kit, in an effort have supplies available for emergency situations in order to improve patient care by earlier intervention.
- Reduced patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Trained and mentored junior nursing staff on ICU procedures and best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Mentored new nursing staff, facilitating smooth integration into the ICU unit and promoting a supportive workplace culture.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes, titration of medications and central lines. Chest tubes, bronchoscopes, intubation, hemodialysis catheters. I was trained by the CRNA's in placing arterial lines.
- I was the initial nurse to get trained in midline catheter placement using the ultrasound. Later a became a teacher to fellow ICU RN's in the placement of midline's.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- I served as the Hospital Supervisor a casual call capacity. We were responsible for staffing issues and assignments, taking patient or family complaint's with trying to find resolutions for the situation, set up transportation for patients in need of a higher level of care, worked along with law enforcement and county social workers to place psychiatric patients and provided assistance to women's health when needed. I would be called at times to the nursery to attempt to place IV's on neonates prior to transferring to a higher level of care.
- Delegated work to nursing support staff and monitored performance to protect patients and maintain optimal care standards.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI05-2000
Bachelor of Science - Forestry
UWSP
Stevens Point, WI05-1993
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Ultrasound IV placement
- Intravenous therapy
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Calm demeanor and approachable when precepting new employees
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Staff supervision
- Emergency procedures
- Strong critical thinking skills and am enjoy giving input on possible new ideas
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Aurora Medical Center
11.1999 - 08.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lakeshore Technical College
Bachelor of Science - Forestry
UWSP