Wendy Jones

• Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to determine care needs and develop individualized nursing plans.

Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure safe and positive responses.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care strategies and improve health outcomes.
• Administered medications and monitored patient vital signs in high-pressure environments.

• Responsible for all aspects of post-anesthesia care, treatment and interventions for patients in the immediate post-operative recovery phase.
• Involved performing rapid assessments to allow for early identification of complications such as airway compromise and hemodynamic changes.
• Responsible for teaching patient and their family aspects of perioperative care, recovery and discharge.
• Monitored patient vital signs, level of consciousness, pain level, and post-anesthesia stability to ensure a safe recovery.

• Delivered comprehensive nursing care for critically ill patients in fast-paced ICU environment. Worked as a vital team member in rapid response and cardiac arrest events. Performed under stressful and uncertain situations as during early COVID.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, respiratory therapists, wound nurses, and dialysis technicians to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Monitored vital signs and utilized advanced medical equipment to ensure patient safety. Evaluated patient response and adjusted life support equipment such as ventilator settings.
• Educated patients and families on treatment options and recovery processes, enhancing understanding and compliance.

• Responded off-hours as on-call staff for diverse patient populations needing emergent cardiovascular interventions.
• Monitoring patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects during routine and emergent procedures.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.

• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects on routine and emergent patients.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
• Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
• IABP insertion
• Team member assisting with Device Implantation
• While at Mercy, worked in PACU for one year

• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Receive initial admission of burn patients, perform initial bath and BSA % with initial wound care, debridement and dressings. Initiate burn care and fluid resuscitation protocols.
• Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and assimilated patients to unit.
• Careful monitoring and adjustment of mechanical ventilators based on response ventilated burn and trauma patients
• Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients' physical and emotional health, identifying critical needs based on wide age range to diverse patient populations.

• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
• Routine and emergent assessments and treatments on infant to geriatric patient

• Assessed emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients.
• Transported patients from accident scenes to hospitals in emergency vehicles.
• Conducted equipment inspections and vehicle checks in adherence with required maintenance schedules.
• Managed care in field and in-transit, including performing standard testing and administering necessary medication.
• Remained level-headed and proactive during emergency situations.
• Evaluated patients' medical status and monitored vital signs during transit.
• Monitored patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care.
• Rendered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.
• Inserted IVs and administered oral and injectable medications.
• Additional functioned as routine and 911 dispatcher.