Lana Flagg

Experience

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  Stockton Family Practice

  Jul 2009 - Mar 2011

  Medical Receptionist

  • Multitasked on a daily basis• Promptly and professionally greeted all patients, answered phones• Translated doctors’ short hand in order to successfully schedule appointments, properly code and bill patients• Acted as a liaison between patient and insurance company, doctors, and nurses

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  MediFit Corporate Services

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

  Health Fitness Specialist and Personal Trainer

  • Designed fitness programs specific to needs of clients• Taught clients how to modify exercises appropriately to avoid injury• Counseled clients on proper nutrition and exercise habits• Performed skinfold and exercise testing, as well as blood pressure monitoring• Promoted better health practices, taught concepts and researched within the field of nursing

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  SSM Health

  Jul 2013 - May 2014

  Staff Registered Nurse

  Neuro/Spine Step-down Unit• Provided patient care in association with the nursing process and within the guidelines of existing policies and procedures• Coordinated patient care using proper available pathways in association with the rest of the care team• Demonstrated leadership through appropriate delegation and supervision of LPNs and unlicensed personnel• Demonstrated competency of nursing concepts through patient education, exceptional skill performance, and accurate charting• Provided both physical and psychological care for patients based on specific, individual needs• Demonstrated time management in the ability to prioritize care needs according to specific goals and patient acuity Show less

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  Presbyterian Healthcare Services

  May 2014 - Mar 2016

  Staff Registered Nurse

  Intensive Care Unit• Acted as patient advocate to ensure safe, patient-centered care with all care interactions• Utilized Systems Thinking by coordinating with other units and members of the heathcare team to provide efficent, continuous care for all patients and families • Provided individualized education to patients and their family unit to ensure adequate understaning and need fulfillment within the acute care enviroment• Demonstrated leadership and maintatined a high level of patient care and safety while treating patients, acting as a resource and supervising staff as a rotating Charge Nurse• Educated and empowers new employees to provide excellent patient care within the parameters of best practice policies and procedures as a New Hire Preceptor• Represented the ICU and brought creativity and research based data to help improve hospital wide patient experiences as an Exceptional Patient Experience (EPE) Representative Show less

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  INTEGRIS Health

  Aug 2016 - May 2019

  Staff Registered Nurse

  • Performed continued assessments and reassessments on high acuity patients, ensured adequate actions were taken in a timely manner• Worked seamlessly as a valuable member of the health care team to continually develop a personal and individualized patient plan of care• Promptly implemented appropriate interventions within the nursing scope of practice and as ordered by health care providers• Ensured the highest quality of care and safety measures by demanding accountability in evidence based practice from self and peers• Demonstrated leadership by assisting in educating, welcoming, and motivating nursing students and new hires• Competent in care of patients requiring care with ​ECMO, LVAD, RVAD, CRRT, TAH, IABP, and Impella Show less

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  Innovative eco

  Jun 2019 - now

  ECMO Specialist / Preceptor

  • Management, initiation, and discontinuation of Extracorpreal Membrane Oxygenation in pediatrics and Adults.• Monitors and adjusts ECMO circuit settings (pump flow, sweet gas, etc.) to maintain parameters established by ECLS physician and advises changes in medication titration, ventilation settings, etc to better suit patient outcomes in accordance with ELSO recommendations.• Teaches core concepts and skills in caring for ECMO patients to new specialists as well as staff members at hospitals initiating an ECMO program.• Collaborates with the ECMO physician and other health professionals involved in management of the ECMO patient to coordinate all tests and evaluations and provide care in accordance with the patient’s individualized care plan. Show less