Tiffany Epperly

• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
• Directed patient care activities, guided and trained RNs, LPNs and residential advisors during shift.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
• Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
• Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
• Cared for patients in 25-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.

• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.

• Care of critically ill patients, management of post op CABG, CRRT, Impella, IABP, Charge nurse, PACU

Care of critically ill patients, management of post op CABG, CRRT, Impella, IABP, Charge nurse, PACU