
Tammy Calliari
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Senior nursing professional with 30+ years of experience spanning interventional radiology, PACU, perioperative services, acute and chronic care, nursing leadership, infection control, staff education, and quality assurance. Experienced in regulatory readiness, conscious sedation, vascular access, cardiac/telemetry care, and interdisciplinary coordination across hospital and ambulatory settings.
Experience
IR / Staff Coordinator at UofL Jewish (2025-02 – Present)
Director of Nursing (DON) at Integrated Pain Consultants (2024-01 – 2024-10)
Sedation & PACU at Phoenix Cath Lab (2022-07 – 2023-01)
PACU Trauma RN at Banner University (2021-06 – 2022-07)
PACU RN — Cardiac at Abrazo Heart (2019-01 – 2021-05)
Clinical Director at Modern Vascular — PAD / IR (2018-09 – 2019-01)
- Led staff and supported overall patient-care quality.
- Maintained state regulatory requirements and supported audits, payroll, and QA.
- Provided pre-op, post-op, and conscious-sedation care.
Director of Nursing — Detox (Travel) at Desert Mountain Health (2018-04 – 2018-09)
- Supported opening of a detox center and development of policies and procedures.
- Prepared the organization for Joint Commission readiness and licensure.
- Trained staff and supported orientation.
PACU / OR / Conscious Sedation — Travel at Surgery Center Deer Valley (2017-07 – 2017-11)
PACU — Travel at Concentric Oro Valley Hospital (2017-01 – 2017-04)
Charge Nurse — Travel at Sunbelt Staffing — Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee, Trauma Burn (2016-01 – 2016-10)
- PACU, conscious sedation, and OR circulation.
Charge Nurse — Travel at RN Network — St. Luke's Hospital, Cardiac Trauma (2015-04 – 2015-12)
- PACU in a 26-bay unit; GI recovery, pre-op, and conscious sedation.
PACU / Charge Nurse at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital (2012-12 – 2015-04)
- Pre-op care, conscious sedation, and OR support.
PACU — Travel at Total Med Staffing — UW Madison Trauma (2011-08 – 2012-12)
- Post-anesthesia care, pain management, emergency support, IV insertion, medication setup/titration, interventional radiology, vascular access, and conscious sedation.
PACU / IR / Conscious Sedation / Vascular — Travel at Medical Solutions — Hospital of Indiana, Dialysis (2011-11 – 2012-02)
Ambulatory Surgery Center at Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center (AKDHC) (2010-04 – 2011-07)
- Conscious sedation/analgesia, pre/post-operative medication and pain management, vascular-access IR for dialysis patients, telemetry, infection control, and procedure-room support.
- Traveled to two sister facilities to educate staff and support quality patient care.
Director of Nursing — 16 stations / 90 patients at FMC Dialysis (2009-04 – 2010-04)
- Trained staff in vascular-access cannulation; improved quality outcomes and infection-control readiness.
- Supported survey readiness, regulatory compliance, budgeting/documentation, staff evaluations, mock codes, and fire drills.
Charge Nurse — Critical Care at Select Specialty Hospital (2007-04 – 2009-03)
- Educated and mentored 9 graduate nurses; supported quality outcomes, infection control, and survey readiness.
- Cared for ventilated patients and assisted physicians with bedside conscious sedation for bronchoscopy.
Emergency Medical Team — Ambulance at Ryan Brother Ambulance (2007-05 – 2008-01)
Education
Registered Nursing – Bryant & Stratton — Milwaukee
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant – Ohio State (2006)
