Critical Care Unit Registered Nurse
Mandeville Regional Hospital / Southern Regional Health Authority
Mandeville, Manchester
2014 - Current
- Provided direct patient care in a fast-paced critical care unit, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of treatments.
- Educated patients on their conditions and provided emotional support to family members.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Kept track of patients' changing pain levels and proactively worked to minimize excess pain or discomfort.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Assessed patients' health condition by conducting physical examinations, analyzing test results, and taking medical histories.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physicians' orders.
- Facilitated end-of-life care for terminally ill patients while providing comfort measures such as pain management.
- Prepared written reports outlining individual patient case details for review by attending physicians.
- Maintained accurate documentation in electronic health records system regarding patient progress notes and medication administration records.
- Actively participated in interdisciplinary meetings discussing patient cases as well as changes in policies and procedures.
- Administered medications, monitored vital signs, and provided treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Advised families on post-acute care options such as hospice services or long-term acute care facilities.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Assisted with admissions and discharges by preparing rooms for new patients or discharging those who are ready to leave.
- Implemented infection control measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases within the unit.
- Managed complex medical equipment including ventilators, monitors, infusion pumps and other specialized devices.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Performed emergency intubations when necessary for critically ill or injured patients.
- Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
- Mentored new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goals.
- Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Provided direct care in surgical, cardiac and neurological critical care units.
- Conducted daily rounds on assigned patients to assess needs and provide appropriate interventions in a timely manner.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations utilizing advanced assessment skills and knowledge base.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Instructed nursing staff on proper techniques for administering medications safely.
- Monitored vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, temperature and level of consciousness.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Administered care to patients suffering from catastrophic traumatic injuries.
- Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
- Managed PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tube management.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving patient safety and satisfaction scores.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of nursing interventions and modified plans of care accordingly.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Mentored newly hired nurses on the critical care unit's policies and procedures related to patient care.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.
- Maintained schedule of class assignments to meet deadlines.
- Displayed strong telephone etiquette, effectively handling difficult calls.
- Answered [Number] calls per shift to assist with customer questions and concerns.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Planned and completed group projects, working smoothly with others.
- Delivered products to customer locations on time.
- Understood and followed oral and written directions.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Leveraged [Software] skills to input and compile data gathered from various sources.
