Sara Gauquie

- Admitting, rounding and discharging on assigned patients.

- Perform after hours cross-coverage for an average of 250-300 patients per night.

- Perform rapid evaluation of patients with an acute change in condition and implementation of a treatment plan if indicated.

- Triaging and accepting patients from outside referral facilities.

- Collaboration with specialty service lines for optimization of patient care.

- Managed acute and long-term medical needs of patients in transitional care, long-tem care and assisted living facilities.

- Facilitated patient referrals to specialists when appropriate.

- Communicated plan of care with family members.

- Surgical Cardiovascular Intensive Care nurse on a 16-bed unit

- Highly respected by physicians and staff for expertise

- Competencies included: post-operative and open-hear recovery; left ventricular assist devices; extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT); intra-aortic balloon pumps; pulmonary artery catheters; central venous catheters; mechanical ventilation; hemodynamic monitoring; and vasoactive drip titration.

- Assist with biopsies and minor surgical procedures

- Perform laser treatments and cosmetic procedures

- Perform triage duties

- Operate UVB light therapy

- Supervision of 12 staff nurses which included scheduling duties, training, and performance reviews.

- Maintained inventory of medical supplies for the medical clinic.

- Sub-acute nurse on a 24-bed transitional care unit

- Provided skilled nursing care to diverse patient population.

- Performed admissions, discharges, medication administration, wound care, trach care, maintained feeding tubes among other nursing duties for a complex patient population.