TRISTEN (RUTLAND) BANKS

• Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
• Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
• Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
• Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
• Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
• Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
• Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
• Monitored labs, examined ultrasounds and informed mothers on what to expect in stages of pregnancy.
• Administered epidural and patient controlled analgesia to block pain from labor contractions and during birth.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

• I work as a manager overseeing the nurses and training/educating them on skills, medications, and organization in several of the clinics I was assigned to.

Travel Nurse

1st contract-South Georgia Medical Center

2nd contract- Archbold Medical Center

• Primary nurse responsibilities
• ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, STROKE, US IV guided certified
• Used Meditech at Phoebe
• I also worked as a charged nurse in Phoebe Main ER for 10 months before I left Phoebe.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.