Stefanie Dishon

Current contract is with University of Kansas Health System in GI Endo at Bell Campus.

• Provides critical care post anesthesia nursing in a busy Level 1 trauma center as a staff nurse and nursing charge.
• Lead nurse for the ETC program.
• Treats large demographic of patients with varying health diagnoses.
• Assists in educating new, less experienced employees.
• Employed critical thinking skills when responding to emergency situations within the unit such as airway obstruction or cardiac arrest.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills when interacting with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Coordinates medical and social services care for a diverse population of patient. Works closely with the director of shift operations, social work and chaplaincy.
• Exhibited excellent organizational skills when preparing pre-op orders prior to surgical procedure and coordination of care postoperatively.

• Worked as a volunteer fire fighter and paid RN.
• Worked on the ambulance as an ALS provider.
• Provides medical education for the rest of the team.
• This station frequently assists our neighboring busy ambulance district with back up coverage.
• Managed multiple tasks while providing timely, high quality patient care.

• Provided emergency and critical care to all ages in a busy trauma center.
• Supported staff with education on pediatric patients.
• Work closely with EMS, Fire and Law Enforcement.
• Frequently acted as a nursing preceptor.
• Skilled at recognizing life-threatening situations requiring immediate intervention or transfer to a higher level of care.
• Managed and monitored the condition of critically ill and injured patients in the ER.
• Highly skilled in monitoring vital signs, documenting changes in patient condition, initiating resuscitation efforts as needed and responding promptly to code blue calls.

• Provided critical nursing to adults in a unit that cares for Medical, Surgical and Cardiac Care.

• Provided critical care nursing to Newborns to Adults.
• Member of the hospitals code and trauma teams.
• PICU resource nurse.
• Conditions treated were surgical care of congenital heart defects (ASD/VSD, LHHS, TET, TGA, CoArc, etc.) Acquired heart disease, traumatic injuries (severe burns, GSW, MVA) s/p BMT, ARDS, Resp failure, spinal fusions and Neuro Surgeries.
• Frequently took care of patients on CRRT, LVad and assisted with ECMO.
• Spent 500 hours a year as nursing preceptor.

• Provided critical care nursing to patient's newborn to adults.
• Cross trained to work in the Pediatric ICU, ER and NICU.
• At times would provide nursing support to inpatient floors as well.
• Frequently switching to different units during my shift with ease.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills when working with other healthcare professionals to ensure quality patient care.

• Neonatal ICU staff nurse in large Level III NICU.
• Frequently managed care of critically ill infants, preterm and full term.
• Assisted and maintained venous and arterial lines, intubated and ventilated patients, exchange transfusions and dialysis.
• Common conditions treated were extreme prematurity (23 weeks and above), congenital heart defects, diaphragmatic hernia, and meconium aspirations.
• Provided emotional support to parents during their child's stay in the NICU by educating them on their baby's diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other healthcare personnel to ensure quality patient care.

• Primary role was in the newborn nursery.
• Went to all deliveries and provided care to the newborn post delivery.
• Educated new families as to proper way to care for infants at home.
• Would provide extra support to the post partum nursing staff during nursery downtime.
• 24 hours a week Friday Saturday nights while finishing Lpn-Rn accelerated program.

• Worked as a Nurse Tech, LPN and RN on a busy Med/Sur floor.
• Large population of geriatric patients.
• Frequent Ortho, GYN and General Surgery patients.
• Would float to Geri Psych, ER and Ortho Rehab.

• Assisted Oral surgeon with procedures in the operating room and in the office.
• Recovered patients from office anesthesia.
• Took x-rays and sterilized instruments.
• Had surgical privileges in multiple hospitals and surgery centers.
• Assisted surgeons in the operating room by preparing and passing instruments, equipment, and supplies to them during surgery.
• Maintained a sterile field environment throughout surgical procedures.