Savannah Phillips

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• Provide patient care in a combined 50-bed ICU department serving medical, surgical, neuro, trauma, and cardiac patients
• Manage quality care for patients with sepsis, respiratory failure, cardiogenic shock, traumatic brain injury, stroke, polytrauma, intracranial hemorrhage, amongst other conditions
• Care, monitoring, and assessment of patients requiring advanced life-support therapies including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)
• Communicate and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care to the patient for improved outcomes
• Manage all pharmacological drips including vasoactive, sedative, and cardiac drips
• Assist with medical emergencies utilizing current ACLS algorithms and recommendations
• Provide end of life care for patient/family as appropriate in a critical care setting

• Assisted registered nurses and providers in providing care in a 12 bed women's services and pediatric emergency room
• Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems
• Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly, and transferred to laboratory for testing.
• Monitored patient progress and reported changes to healthcare professionals
• Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to various patient care scenarios, including trauma cases, medical emergencies, and mental health crises

• Assisted nurses in the care of 24 patients in a cardiac step down, med tele unit
• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls
• Demonstrated strong clinical skills in performing wound care, catheter insertion, and medication administration under the supervision of registered nurses
• Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients
• Provided personal hygiene assistance, giving baths, and performing dress changes for patients