Stephanie Minger

• Managed and treated patients in PACU as they recovered from anesthesia.

• Assessed patient VS, respiratory status, pain levels, wounds, and maintained hemodynamic stability

• Monitored for complications such as airway obstruction, respiratory distress, adverse drug reactions, bleeding and treated appropriately.

• Care of perioperative patients undergoing surgical and endoscopic procedures
• Management of fresh post operative patients, surgical wounds & drains, pain control.
• Floated to all departments including PACU, PAT, EYES.

• Skilled Nursing provided in the home, OASIS assessments and medical surgical treatments
• PICC line management, lab draws, administration of IV meds, complex wound care including wound vacs
• Collaboration with physicians to obtain orders and formulate POC, supervision of LPN's & CNA's.

• Charge on 25 bed adult inpatient psychiatric unit
• Intake, detox & suicide protocols, MTP's, med pass, conducted group therapy
• Staff supervision, treatment team lead, unit census, JCAHO safety goals

• Progressive Surgical Telemetry Unit with CABG, VAT, & TAVR patients
• Chest tubes, surgical wounds and drains, critical drip titration, external pacers
• JCAHO patient safety goals, CMS outcome measures.

• Responsible for assessments, care plans, and implementation of nursing care
• Utilized clinical skills to address patient mental, emotional, and physical needs
• Collaboration with treatment team to establish Master Treatment Plans.

• Charge of a 44 bed unit at Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
• Geriatric and disabled patients requiring long term and rehabilitative treatment
• Assessments, med pass, care plans, feeding tubes, complex wound care.

• Case management of Medicare Home Health patients
• Complex wound care, IV meds, lab draws/interpretation, med management
• OASIS assessment, EMR, patient teaching.

• Acted as Team Leader to provide supervision and management of staff
• OASIS, wound care, 485's, IV meds, care plans.
• Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.

• Progressive Telemetry Unit staff nurse
• Cardiopulmonary, med-surg, and cardiac cath/angioplasty stent patients
• Cardiac drip management, med pass, care plans, discharge planning.

• Emergency Room and Medical Surgical ICU staff nurse
• Level 1 Trauma Center, Certified Stroke Center, Psych Center
• Triage, critical gtts, vent management, hemodynamic monitoring.