Ryan Ziemba

Assist nurses in providing patient care and ensure they implement procedures and documentation per hospital and unit policies. Assist nurses with deteriorating patients and ensure proper interventions are implemented. Address any complaints made by patients or visitors. Coordinate with leadership to solve problems, ensure metrics are achieved, and ensure hospital policies are followed. Perform chart audits with leadership initiatives. Organize and manage nurse assignments in accordance with their strengths and weaknesses.

Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize patient needs, health status, and administration of medications. Conduct thorough assessments and monitor patients for deteriorating signs and symptoms. Communicate with doctors and nurses about changes in patient status, including worsening or progressing symptoms. Maintained calm and collected composure in stressful situations while providing compassionate and timely patient care. Taught and trained new nurses, traveler nurses, and nursing students completing their clinical time.

Collected blood specimens in a safe and timely manner. Organized blood draws and communicated with other staff members and patients to ensure all blood specimens were collected on time by prioritizing time studies and STAT orders over routine labs. Obtained special collections and properly stored blood specimens to ensure sample integrity.

Assisted patients with activities of daily life and answered call lights promptly. Obtained and recorded vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration rate. Recorded accurate output and intake. Collected blood, stool, and urine specimens for various lab tests. Communicated and coordinated with various staff members to provide high-quality and compassionate patient care.