Martis Ferguson II, BSN, RN, CNML

• Responsible for the systematic review of patient throughput including evaluating and implementing strategies and operational improvements to reduce patient placement delays, meet established metrics, improve handoffs, reduce daily crisis regarding bed management, improve overall flow and drive the throughput policies and procedures.

• Accountable for the overall supervision of the Nursing Division on a designated shift during non-business hours
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  Serves as a resource to staff and makes general hospital administrative decisions within the framework of established policies and procedures
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  Consistently oversees the staffing plan and documents changes in staffing, placement of resource pool staff, and/or Agency staff

• Maintains prompt, ongoing and effective communication with administration, charge nurses, and staff regarding admissions, discharges and transfers

Coordinates in-bound transfers/direct admits from primary care providers offices, free standing emergency clinics (Urgent Care) and patients from regional community hospitals who require a higher level of care according to established policies. Facilitates activation of the STEMI protocol.

• Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
• Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
• Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
• Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
• Documented work in Epic EMR and updated patients' charts with orders and observations.

• Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
• Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.

Coordinated, prioritized, and efficiently used all beds within the Healthcare System for surgical cases, cardiac cath lab cases, vascular institute cases, special procedures, direct admissions from MD office or home, ER admissions, unit to unit transfers and transfers in from other facilities.