Sammi Staman

Provide healthcare to patients with various acute and chronic illnesses throughout different stages of the health continuum.

• Educate patients and families on managing health conditions at home, promoting self-care and independence.
• Coordinate with agencies and healthcare providers to ensure timely referrals for specialized treatments or evaluations, showcasing critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge in emergency situations, stabilizing critically ill patients for transfer.

• Provide efficient triage and nursing care to Level 4 Trauma patients in critical access hospital, handling multiple medical emergencies.
• Assess patients and provide necessary interventions and prescribed treatments as part of the multidisciplinary team for both critical and acutely ill patients.
• Provide emotional support and compassion to distressed patients and families during difficult moments in the ER setting.

• Collaborate with physicians and anesthesia providers to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Serve as liaison between physicians and patients' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatments and progress updates.
• Manage patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures by providing direct patient care, stabilized patients post anesthesia, and educate patient family members/caregivers on patient care instructions.

• Providing patient care preoperatively and postoperatively.
• Taking patient history, addressing operative concerns, performing frequent physical assessments, discharging patients.
• Creating personal individualized experience for each surgical patient to enhance satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.

• Float between units to accommodate short notice schedule changes due to fluctuating staffing demands within facility.
• Facilitate smooth transitions between units, coordinating patient transfers while minimizing disruptions to overall care continuity.
• Provide compassionate nursing care while prioritizing comfort and dignity for patients and their families.

• Completed incoming patient assessments, prepare for surgical procedure, administer medications, measure vital signs, and initiate IV.
• Assisted surgical team during operations and maintain sterile environment of OR throughout surgical procedures.
• Ensure best care practices, patient comfort and privacy throughout operative process to discharge.

• Provided care to emergent, non-emergent, urgent and critical patients as part of a multidisciplinary team in a Level 3, 22 bed ER.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Assess patient conditions promptly upon admission to determine appropriate interventions and prioritize care needs.

• Consultant for newly established hospital. Educating staff on orthopedic procedures and equipment.
• Assist with surgeon preference cards and implementation of surgeon requirements for specific cases.
• Enhanced knowledge of perioperative care among staff by teaching proper techniques for pre-op, intra-op, post-op, and PACU. Teaching sterile procedure and significance of following sterile protocols.

• Developed and implemented a Community Wellness program as well as providing home health and hospice care to Snake River residents.
• Oversaw immunization program and meet requirements as designated by the State of Wyoming.
• Collaborated with providers to develop comprehensive individualized treatment plans including end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.

• Performed comprehensive range of clinical nursing functions.
• Collaborated with physicians, nurses and therapists to implement and modify patient care.
• Ensured patient care needs are met by assessing patients' stages and conditions to improve outcomes.