Stephanie Smith

Travel ICU RN

•Provided all aspects of primary care to a team of 2-3 complex critically ill patients in the ICU.

•Managed ventilators, tracheostomy, bipap, high flow nasal cannula oxygen delivery.

•Provided monitoring and patient care during bedside procedures including bronchoscopy, chest tube placement, thoracentesis and cardioversion.

•Managed complex intravenous medications. .

•Collaborated with members of the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.

•Assisted in orienting of new RN travelers and student nurses.

•Seasonal ICU RN provided primary care for team of 2-3 critically ill patients.

•Designated by charge nurses as unit code recorder for emergency situations. Ensured calm effective communication, delegation of tasks to those assisting during emergency responses.

•Provided all aspects of primary care to a team of 2-3 critically ill patients.

•Provided all aspects of primary care to a team of 2-3 critically ill patients in an ICU setting. .

•Assumed role of relief charge RN when needed.

•Responded effectively to hospital wide rapid response/code blue emergencies.

•Trained, oriented and mentored new hire nurses along with nursing students.

•Provided all aspects of primary care to team of 2-3 critically ill patients.

•Provided quality care to a team of 5-6 acutely ill cardiac patients.

•Managed and titrated intravenous cardiac medications.

•Monitored and interpreted patients telemetry.

•Provided care for a team of 4-5 acutely ill patients.

•Heart failure, pre and post heart transplant, LVAD management & teaching, complex cardiac medication management, MI, pre and post Cardio Thoracic surgery, electrophysiology, pre and post PCI.

•Presented patients daily in grand rounds to physicians and ancillary team members.