Tammy Howard

• Managed staff schedules to guarantee sufficient patient care coverage.
• Trained new employees on protocols and best practices for patient interaction.

• Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
• Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.
• Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Oversaw medication administration, monitored distribution and documented responses.

• Coordinates care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.

• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.

Duties include triaging pt., nursing assessments, medication administation, starting IV's with blood draws, preforming EKG's, and cardiac monitioring.

Worked as ER staff/charge nurse. Duties include triage, assessing pt., medication administration, starting IV's and blood draws, preforming EKG's and cardiac monitoring.