Sarah Peters

• Provided comprehensive training for staff on proper hand hygiene, personal protective equipment usage, and other infection control practices to minimize risks.
• Gathered and submitted data to regulatory agencies for mandatory report infections.
• Presented findings to committees to spearhead necessary changes to policies and procedures.
• Set clear policies to improve success of infection control measures in departments.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for effective infection prevention strategies and policy development.
• Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate communication regarding best practices in infection prevention and control.
• Promoted a culture of safety within the organization by consistently emphasizing the importance of adhering to established protocols for preventing infections among staff members at all levels.
• Surveilled ongoing infections to verify adequate data collection, control procedures and current staff interventions.

• Trained to match and fit patients to medical equipment such as CPAP, breast pumps, and other medical equipment and supplies based off their prescription, lifestyle, and individual needs.
• Educated patients on use of equipment and guided through troubleshooting, ie mask fitting, to achieve optimal comfort and compliance with therapy.
• Provided exceptional customer service by actively engaging with shoppers and offering assistance as needed.
• Utilized strong multitasking abilities to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously during busy periods.

• Called patients to communicate lab and pathology results, answered questions regarding results and diagnoses, communicated treatment options as ordered by physician, and scheduled surgical procedures
• Responsible for nurse triage phone. Triaged patient concerns appropriately. Scheduled nurse visit or physician visit when needed
• Assisted and charted during dermatological procedures such as excision, electrodesiccation and curettage, punch biopsies, and shave biopsies
• Conducted nurse visits, which often included activities such as suture removal, wound assessment, dressing change, patient education
• Managed inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies were available for all procedures and treatments
• Roomed patient at start of appointment. Provided patient education to ensure understanding of prescribed treatment prior to end of appointment. Scheduled follow-up care when needed
• Additional training completed to administer phototherapy and photodynamic therapy to patients according to physician order

Travel Nursing Contract

• Following the universal bed unit design, cared for patients during all levels of care during stay (ICU, PCU, medical-surgical) managing care from admission to discharge
• Provided direct patient care for open heart and vascular surgery patients immediately post-operative day zero onward during their hospital stay
• Cared for high-acuity patients requiring complex care such as ventilator management, vasopressor and intravenous ionotrope support, and cardiac support devices

• Set up operating room for a wide variety of cases, ensured sterility of instruments maintained, and ensured all equipment and supplies needed for case brought to the operating room
• Assisted anesthesia provider with intubation
• Prepped, positioned, and draped patient using sterile technique
• Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing

• Responsible for assessment and management of critically ill cardiothoracic patients in the immediate postoperative phase following open chest surgery such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), valve repair/replacement, repair of aortic aneurysm and dissection, and heart and lung transplant
• Ensured effective communication between members of interdisciplinary team to guarantee consistent and safe collaborative care of patients
• Management of equipment including: ventilators, pulmonary artery catheters (both with and without continuous cardiac output monitoring), arterial lines, central lines, epicardial pacing wires, transvenous cardiac pacing, epidurals, PCA pumps, vascular catheters, chest tubes, surgical drains, and wound vacuums
• Trained in providing care for specialty populations with the following devices: CVVHDF, Impella, CentriMag Acute Circulatory Support, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Femoral and Axillary approach, Left and Right Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), (RVAD) HeartMate 2, HeartMate 3, Heartware, Heart / Lung Transplant, Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) post-operative recovery
• Closely monitored hemodynamically unstable patients and implemented appropriate interventions
• Titrated and weaned vasoactive/ionotrope medications
• Collaborated with APPs and physicians to rapidly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing dynamic conditions
• Assisted APPs with procedures such as central line and PAC insertion and intubation
• Assisted surgeons with surgical procedures performed bedside when patients were not stable enough to travel off-unit
• Performed chest tube, central line, and PAC removal
• Assessed need for, obtained, and interpreted appropriate lab tests and communicated results that needed interventions

• Responsible for assessment and management of cardiothoracic post-operative patients
• Trained in caring for patient populations requiring specialized care. Includes providing care for patients with: Ventricular Assist Device, Heart Transplant, Lung Transplants
• Management of patients with chest tubes, epidurals, and PCA pumps
• Administration and monitoring of intravenous amiodarone and titration of insulin drips
• Provided care for patients requiring pacing through epicardial pacer wires

• Obtained vital signs and POC blood glucose checks, report abnormal values to RN
• Provided assistance with completion of ADLs and ambulation
• Completed sterile chest tube dressing changes and insertion of urinary catheters using sterile technique