Professional healthcare provider with strong background in surgical nursing. Adept at delivering high-quality patient care, ensuring adherence to medical protocols, and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Skilled in preoperative and postoperative care, patient education, and emergency response. Known for reliability, adaptability, and results-driven approach to patient outcomes.
· Assessing patients' overall vascular health.
· Monitoring vital signs and patient progress before and after procedures.
· Assisting Surgeon/s during vascular and endovascular surgeries and interventions.
· Prepare and manage surgical area for major and minor surgery
· Performing tasks such as dressing wounds and monitoring procedure sites.
· Administering necessary medications to patients.
· Working closely with vascular surgeons, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
· Providing comprehensive care and support to patients before surgery and managing their recovery afterwards.
· Educating patients and their families about vascular conditions, treatments, and self-care.
· Gathering patient information by conducting physical examinations and asking questions, monitoring vital signs, and assessing overall health conditions.
· Coordinating care: Acting as a liaison between patients and other healthcare providers to ensure a seamless care experience.
· Administering medications and treatments: Delivering vaccinations, providing wound care, and assisting in minor procedures.
· Write initial plan of care – nursing diagnosis/need/focus/discharge planning and patient teaching needs.
· Administration of oxygen- set up, initiate and administer: Nasal cannula, Face mask, Venti mask, Nonrebreathing mask.
· Blood products: Check, administer, and document blood product administration
State policy/procedure to use with transfusion reaction. Monitor patient during transfusion
· TPN, PPN, intra-lipids - administer and document. Tube feeding - check for placement, administer feedings, check and record residual: Nasogastric, Gastrostomy, Jejunostomy
Intravenous therapy (peripheral, intermittent infusion devices): Verify order, Insert line/device and label dressing, Label bag and tubing, Calculate and regulate rate, Flush intermittent infusion device, Assess and document site condition.
Documentation accuracy
Preoperative preparation
Surgical assistance
Wound care & dressing
All types of Medication administration
Direct patient care
Multitasking Abilities
Excellent communication
Critical care nursing
Task prioritization