Sarah Ledford

• Hired thru AMN as a travel nurse for 9 months at this critical access hospital.
• Hired directly by the hospital as temporary employee in June 2023.

• Utilized strong critical thinking skills to rapidly assess patients conditions during high-stress situations while remaining calm under pressure.
• Worked to reduce wait times and improved patient flow by effectively managing resources and coordinating with ancillary departments as flow coordinator.
• Maintained accurate documentation and communicated efficiently with physicians, ensuring timely diagnoses and treatment interventions.

Thirteen week assignment as a travel nurse in a busy emergency department.

• Coordination of clinical operations for the six bed emergency department
• Responsible for hiring of clinical staff, maintaining performance evaluations and competencies, accountability of staff for quality of care and adherence to policy and procedures
• Maintain emergency nursing skills through regular involvement in patient care
• Maintain and ensure staff readiness for TJC/State/CMS/corporate surveys
• Improved processes enabling the department to become second out of thirty-one hospitals in the corporate tier ranking.
• Coordination and development of protocols as specified by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
• Ongoing education and process improvement to ensure quality care to the cardiac patient

• Provided assessment and primary care to cardiovascular stepdown patients
• Developed skills in monitoring of chest tubes, PCA pumps, and pacing wires
• Educated cardiac patients focusing on compliance with prescribed medication, activity, and follow-up care

• Provided initial assessment of patients of all ages
• Prioritized care of patients based on acuity of illness
• Collaborated with physicians in providing quality patient care
• Ongoing assessment of patient’s response to interventions provided
• Assisted physician with procedures and treatments
• Coordinating discharge of patients providing necessary education and instructions to patients and their families
• Preceptor to nursing students and new graduate nurses