PEDIATRIC PREOP/PACU April 2022-Present
Banner Childrens, Mesa, AZ
- Preop: obtains consents for procedures, IV starts and fluid/medication administration, completes pre op checklist
- PACU: monitors and recovers patients after general anesthesia, performs interventions to maintain airway, administers medication for postop pain and nausea, transports floor status patients, teaches discharge instructions and postop plan of care
- Manage staff scheduling using Microsoft Excel and Teams, assists with new staff onboarding
GENERAL PEDIATRICS September 2021-March 2022
Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, IA
- Clinic nurse: patient rooming and intake, vital signs, medication and vaccine administration, EPIC documentation, management of provider in-basket and faxes, interdisciplinary care coordination with specialty clinics
URGENT CARE / TRIAGE / STI SCREENING CLINIC September 2019 - July 2021
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Proficiency in procedures: phlebotomy, IV initiation and IVF therapy, ear irrigation, suture removal, wound care/dressing changes, specimen collection, point of care testing
- Patient flow coordinator: oversees care flow including rooming and order completion through delegation and clear communication
- Triage (telephone and walkup): assesses and documents medical and mental health needs, schedules into all clinical services, provides self care teaching and education
- STI screening clinic: patient intake of sexual health history, orders and collects appropriate STI specimens, follows up with patient lab results, delivers self injection teaching to gender care patients
CATH LAB December 2018 - August 2019
Children’s Health, Dallas, TX
- Two hybrid labs performing annually over 700 cardiac catheterizations, EP studies and MRI caths on neonatal, pediatric and adult patients with cardiac defects, arrhythmias, and congenital heart disease
- Circulates via room and equipment checks (Philips/Siemens), confirm H&P and consents, transport/position critically ill patients (ECMO & open chest), monitor patient vitals, EPIC documentation
- Scrub cath and EP cases (diagnostic, angiography, balloon angioplasty, PDA/ASD device closure, collateral coiling, radiofrequency, cryoablation, irrigation catheters)
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT July 2016 - December 2018
Children’s Health, Dallas, TX
- Diligent 3:1 patient care in main ED and 6:1 in behavioral health/fast track departments at 52-bed emergency department at pediatric Level I trauma center
- Works with respiratory therapist in 8 chair asthma room starting breathing treatments, initiating IVF/magnesium drips, and monitoring patient condition
- Performs vital signs, medication administration, respiratory treatments, peripheral IV initiation and IVF therapy, sedation monitoring, EPIC documentation