Susan Dreyer

• Prepared patients for specific endoscopic and urologic procedures. Collected and properly handled specimens from patients.
• Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless coordination of care.
• Monitored vital signs consistently to detect early warning signs of potential complications or changes in patient status.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care delivery.

• Conducted and documented thorough assessments of each patient's medical status upon admission and throughout the patient's course of treatment
• Interpreted health status data to anticipate patient's family, and physician's needs and expectations
• Communicated effectively to team members and departments on relevant health status data
• Assessed and readied inpatient/outpatients for procedures in fast-paced environment
• Recovered patients in post-anesthesia. Inserted peripheral IVs, monitored vital signs, performed conscious sedation, assisted in OR procedures, maintained scopes
• Maintained call schedule beyond weekly work regimen.

• Provided discharge planning for Emergency Department/Observation Unit patients.
• Applied Interqual criteria to Medicare patients to determine appropriate level of care.
• Provides health care management and disease process education and collaborates with health care providers in order to facilitate the best possible outcomes for patients.
• Completes initial and concurrent reviews on observation and inpatient Medicare and managed care patients.
• Prevents unnecessary hospital admissions when at-home care or a nursing /rehab facility would best serve the patient's needs through utilization of a broad range of resources.
• Serves as a liaison between patients and Emergency Department practitioners to ensure clients receive quality health care service.

Per diem staff nurse in the Pediatric ED, Care Center and Emergency Department at JSUMC.

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.

• Supervised approximately 40 nurses and ancillary staff, helped manage employee evaluation process and ensured compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Resolved conflicts among staff members by employing effective communication techniques and seeking mutually beneficial solutions when issues arose.
• Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Programs.
• Investigated and solved supply, equipment, and patient care issues.
• Interviewed candidates applying for the position of nurse and ancillary staff and evaluated their competency.
• Coordinated with the Unit Educator to facilitate new employee orientation.
• Assisted with collection of quality assurance data.
• Prepared schedules for nurses and ancillary staff and revised the schedule to meet staffing needs of both departments.
• Ensured improved patient satisfaction scores and throughput times and supported the staff in maintaining quality patient care and standards.
• Assumed the role of a staff nurse in a patient assignment as dictated by the staffing needs of the department or increased patient volume and/or acuity.

• Acted as a patient advocate and implemented high quality patient care for adult and pediatric patients with varying levels of acuity ranging from non-urgent to emergent.
• Provided necessary health education training for patient and families.
• Provided direction to other members of the care team when assuming the role of triage nurse and charge nurse in the Emergency Department.
• Served as a member of interdisciplinary health care team in providing critical care and performing life-saving interventions. Closely monitored ER patients, alerted physicians/charge nurses to changes in patient status, and interacted with patients and family members often suffering from pain, stress, shock or grief.

• Provided acute & close monitoring of adults with acute & chronic disease for arrhythmias, MI screening, anticoagulation therapy, cardiac & peripheral diagnostic procedures, tilt table, and Cardioversion.
• Provided care for the postoperative open-heart patient.
• Interpreted cardiac rhythm strips on 6-8 patients 3 times per day and alerted the practitioner to any changes in patient rhythm or patient status.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.