Logan Zajac

Experience

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  Beaumont Health

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  Staff Registered Nurse

  Medical critical care unit caring for a wide variety of respiratory,gastrointestinal/abdominal, and cancer related illnesses. 32 bed unit.Level II trauma center. Teaching hospital. Charge experience. Habitualcare of patients who are ventilated, receiving dialysis, and/or areperiprocedural.

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  The William W. Backus Hospital

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Sole hospital intensive care unit servicing a large population of patientswith respiratory and metabolic disorders. 12 bed unit. Level III traumacenter. Charge and precepting experience. Frequent use of nitric oxideventilation, paralytic agents, and train of four neuromuscular blockademonitoring. Two completed travel contacts.

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  Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Sole hospital intensive care unit specializing in care of cardiac,respiratory, and genitourinary complications, typically in the geriatricpopulation. 20 bed unit. Level IV trauma center. Frequent monitoring ofcontinuous bladder irrigation systems, sheaths post-cardiacintervention, and massive blood transfusions. One completed travelcontract.

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  St. David's HealthCare

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Cross trained/staffed in neuro and medical intensive care units. 14 and 26bed units. Level IV trauma center. Care of patients suffering from bothischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, intracranial bleeds, post-arrestcomplications, and open heart immediate recovery. Device use includesArctic Sun Temperature Management System, external ventriculardrains, RotoProne therapy beds, and PrismaFlex continuous renalreplacement therapy system. One travel contract completed.

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  MOSES CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Cardiovascular intensive care unit specializing in cardiac orientedcomplications and treatments including open heart procedures,numerous percutaneous coronary interventions, and post-arrest care. 26bed unit. Level II trauma center. Use of epicardial and transvenouspacemakers, chest tubes, swan-ganz catheters, intra-aortic balloonpumps, and other invasive devices. Two travel contracts completed.

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  TriStar Skyline Medical Center

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Travel Registered Nurse

  16 bed neurovascular intensive care unit. Level II trauma center. Care ofpatients suffering from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Post-TPA andthrombectomy provisions of care. Post-procedure care including EVDand lumbar drain placement, craniotomy/craniectomy, high risk spinaldecompressions and mass removals, and aneurysm coiling/repairs.

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  Adventist Health

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Three 10 bed intensive care units with a designated COVID unit/teamworking in collaboration with surgical and medical intensive care areas.COVID patient care includes consistent pronation, paralytic therapy, andcomplex ventilator settings. Surgical cases include coronary artery bypassgrafts, balloon pump placements, as well as impella placement. Cernerpowerchart charting system.

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  Fairview Health Services

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Travel Registered Nurse

  30 bed intensive care unit in a hospital solely for COVID-19 positivepatients. Care of Corona Virus patients requiring intensive care includinginvasive ventilation, vasoactive drips, paralytic therapy with train of foursmonitoring, continuous sedation with continuous BIS monitoring,frequent proning of patients, continuous renal replacement therapy, andnegative pressure rooms for airborne isolation precautions. Participantsin drug trials of new COVID-19 treatment including remdesivir,convalescent plasma, hydroxychloroquine, and losartan. Exibir menos

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  BANNER BOSWELL MEDICAL CENTER

  Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Four intensive care units with a predominant COVID diagnosis. Level IIItrauma center. Regular proning therapy and vasoactive drips. Very sickpopulation providing consistent exposure to code situations.

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  Schneider Regional Medical Center

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Sole hospital for US owned Caribbean islands located in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. ICU unit composed of 12 beds. Low resource area requiring clever utilization of sources. Worked alongside nurses with lower acuity training requiring a leadership role and mentorship. Paper charting.

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  Banner Health

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Travel Registered Nurse

  ICU float designated primarily to the neurovascular intensive care unit. Float responsibilities to Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Trauma ICU, COVID ICU, PCU and PACU. Trauma level I hospital with sole neurointensivist in the greater Valley area. Consistent care of patients status post craniotomy, coiling, shunt placement, ventriculostomy with EVD, TPA, embolization, and more. Cerner charting. Two travel contracts completed.

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  Detroit Medical Center

  Mar 2021 - Jan 2021

  Travel Registered Nurse

  Critical/Urgent need assignment. Float to several units: CVICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Neuro ICU, ER, and Intermediate ICU. Trauma Level I. Care of a variety of patient diagnoses across the critical care units. Required high level of flexibility and wide range of disease process knowledge. Many COVID patients on CRRT and ECMO. Cerner charting system. One travel contract completed.

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  Carolinas HealthCare System

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2021

  Travel Registered Nurse

  CardioThoracic intensive care unit including care for post cardiac procedure patients: immediate post CABG, TAVR, PCI, AAA repair, etc.. Constant use of epicardial and transvenous pacemakers, chest tubes, swan-ganz catheters, PrismaFlex CRRT, IABP, Impellas, RVAD/LVAD/BiVAD, other invasive devices, and patients with complex multi-device care. 14 bed unit. Level I trauma center. Cerner charting. Two travel contracts completed.

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  Beaumont Health

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Vascular Access Nurse

  Cross trained in STAT nursing and VAT team.Responsibilities include responding to STAT and RRT calls. Working alongside providers to coordinate care of rapidly declining patients. Requires and builds upon leadership abilities. Vascular access roles include placing difficult IVs on needing patients. Ability to place extended length catheters, accu-caths, midlines, and PICC lines under ultrasound. EPIC charting. Full-time staff.

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  Michigan State University

  Jan 2023 - now

  Doctoral Student