Kristin Biggs

Registered nurse with extensive experience providing nursing care for a diverse patient population. Well versed in IV administration, Port access, ventilators, cardiac monitoring, wound and incision care including wound vac devices.

Full time hospice nurse at Compassus HOSPICE (2020-01 – Present)

• Provide hospice care and end of life education to patients and families
• Complete assessment of patients for eligibility and admit patients to hospice
• Provide education to patients and family
• Work weekends as a runner for urgent patient needs throughout Delaware and Chester counties
• Perform daily assessments of actively dying patients
• Provide medication recommendations to provide end of life comfort care in home and facility settings

Full-time home health nurse at Bayada Home Care Agency (2018-01 – 2020-12)

Full-time home health nurse for adult population.

• Provide thorough patient assessments, disease education, disease management, pain management, wound care, and home IV therapy
• Educated patients and caregivers to help keep patients out of hospital setting

RN charge nurse, Interventional ultrasound / CT at THOMAS Jefferson Hospital (2014-01 – 2018-12)

Charge nurse for six nurses.

• Managed scheduling, assignments, organization of the unit, and patient flow
• Collaborated effectively with six disciplines encompassing Radiology, oncology, hematology, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics and Pulmonary to schedule patients for procedures

RN staff nurse, Interventional Radiology at THOMAS Jefferson Hospital (1998-01 – 2014-12)

Provided nursing support on a 24-hour service, taking call during the week and weekends.

• Oriented new nurses on policies and procedures of the unit
• Served as charge nurse to eight nurses
• Prepared patients for interventional procedures, administered sedation and monitored vital signs
• Provided hands-on support to physicians and technicians
• Cared for patients post procedure
• Monitor patients response to sedation, assessed puncture sites and managed post procedure complications

RN staff nurse / Spinal cord coordinator at THOMAS Jefferson Hospital (1992-01 – 1998-12)

• Provided direct patient care for up to three critically injured patients per day
• Selected to serve as charge nurse for ten nurses
• Participated in multidisciplinary Grand rounds to ensure quality and continuity of care for patients
• Manage transfer of traumatic spinal cord injured patients from outside hospitals
• Instructed transferring hospitals on care of patients with spinal cord injuries
• Ensure that radiologic scans needed for diagnosis were obtained
• Coordinated air or ground transport with the emergency room Orthopedics, trauma, nursing, admissions and respiratory therapy

BSN – Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Nursing (1994-01)

– Chester County School of Nursing (1989-01 – 1992-12)