Alisa Hoffarth
Brooklyn Park
Summary
With extensive critical care and patient care experience, I offer a solid foundation to any healthcare team. Training in data analytics, quality improvement, and assurance equips me with the skills to drive positive change and improve patient outcomes. Furthermore, my leadership training and coaching abilities enable effective guidance and motivation towards achieving shared goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Triage Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
09.2023 - Current
- Using clinical decision-making tools as well as clinical judgement to triage veterans over the phone
- Routing calls, sending messages and case managing as appropriate to provide the best care for the Veterans
- Accurately assessing need and documenting clearly in multiple patient record systems, having excellent communication, customer service skills and collaborating with multiple teams
Tele Critical Care Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Utilizing and reviewing charting to gather data to effectively assess patient and bedside nurses needs in critical situations
- Ensuring appropriate documentation to accurate depict the clinical picture, using multiple clinical applications and audio-visual equipment
- Being a resource to bedside critical care nurses and providers in current evidence-based practice, communicating professionally with the interdisciplinary team at multiple facilities
- Compiling and interpreting data to ensure quality initiatives and metrics are met
CVICU Nurse
North Memorial Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2022
- Currently working in CVICU caring for patient with cardiac disease processes, open heart surgeries, induced hypothermia, cardiac arrests, Intra Aorta balloon pumps (IABP), acute coronary syndrome and heart failure
- I am also NIHSS certified as well as have experience in trauma, surgical, neuro ICU
- Providing nursing interventions and monitoring critical situations and communicating effectively with doctors and other members of the team for the best outcomes for patients in critical condition
- Following policies and procedures and proper documentation for patient care interventions
- Providing nursing interventions, communicating with providers to provide needed care from patient, excellent communication with other nurses to provide the best patient care that is possible
CVICU Nurse
Abbot Northwestern
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Level 1 heart center
- VV ECMO, Left and Right ventricular assist devices (VADs), IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump), Impella, CRRT (continuous renal replacement), Open heart surgery as well as post heart transplants
- Covid Active and post
- Caring for a very sick and fragile population of people
- Level 1 heart center
Clinical Account Manager and Educator
Echonous
05.2019 - 09.2020
- Installation and initial and continued educations for venous and bladder ultrasound
- Having expert knowledge on ultrasound vascular access and clinical experience with bladder and abdominal ultrasounds
- Excellent communication both written and in-person Regional and nation-wide travel 90% of the time
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to adapt to rapid changes and evidence-based practice changes
Skilled Inpatient Care Coordinator
NaviHealth
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Utilization Review and case management for medicare advantage health plan members
- Evaluating and reviewing medical needs of patients to ensure that they meet CMS criteria, using ICD-10 codes for diagnosis and procedures
- Case management of patients, discharge planning and alternate discharge planning, collaborating with the social worker and facility case manager to ensure that the patient will have equipment and care that is needed as well as education on signs and symptoms to be aware of and when to see their medical provider to prevent readmission to hospital
LPN
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2006 - 06.2019
- Starting at the Saint Cloud VA in Subacute, outpatient infusion and ventilator dependent unit
- Transferring to MPLS VA in 2013 into a Vascular access position
- Proficient vascular access specialist (PIV placement with and without ultrasound, phlebotomy and central venous access), troubleshooting and assessing access and administering anti-thrombolytic medications when deemed necessary; in both inpatient and outpatient setting; training and precepting new hires and re-educating and verifying competency for procedures
- Ventilator, acute and chronic, trained, medication administration according to policy, monitoring patient’s reaction to the medications given, completing necessary and pertinent information in the electronic patient record
- Therapeutic compassionate communication and performing patient care to the best of my ability
Surgical/Trauma/Neuro Intensive Care Nurse
Regions Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2018
- Providing nursing care to critical trauma, surgical and neurological conditions; closely monitoring vital signs and intervening with appropriate measures when needed performing hemodynamic monitoring and managing mass blood transfusions, code situations and emergent situations with calm and effective interventions for the best patient outcomes
- Managing cranial devices to measure inter cranial pressure, ventriculostomy and camino devices, administering mannitol and high concentration to treat increased ICP's and to maintain cranial perfusion pressure to ensure perfusion to the brain
- Performing Neurologic assessment and NHISS assessments as well as administering TPA for ischemic stroke
- Trauma patient management with intervention normalize hemodynamic stability, managing traumatic injuries with external fixation and surgical intervention, surgically complex patients for both planned surgical procedures and unplanned complications
- Vascular access and placing PIV with ultrasound when needed, managing central lines and trauma lines
- Assisting in bedside procedures such as, EVD/camino, central lines, bronchoscopy and any other procedures that are necessary to do emergent by the provider
- Educating the patients and the families on patient conditions and procedures
- Being a contact person for life source in circumstances where there is brain death
- Being a support person when needed for families
RN Advanced Critical Care
Methodist Hospital
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Managing Critical ill patients, telemetry, cardiac IV medication drips, sever sepsis, vascular surgery and heart catheterization patients, with and without intervention for Acute Coronary syndrome
- Removing arterial line and sheaths and working closely with providers to ensure the best possible care for the patients and families
Nurse
University of MN Physicians
07.2016 - 03.2017
- Assess oncology and bone marrow transplant patients for symptoms of illness and side effects of antineoplastic medications and immune suppressants
- Monitoring laboratory values and placing orders
- Performing vascular access and infusion of anti-neoplastic and immunotherapies as well as blood products and other electrolyte and fluid infusions with assessment and monitoring of the effects
- Obtaining orders from providers and placing orders based on nursing judgement and assessment, as well as according to treatment plans
- Assisting with research data and collection; administering light sedation for procedures and triaging patients
Education
MSN - Nursing informatics
Western Governors University
08.2022
BSN -
Western Governors University
09.2017
ADN -
Rasmussen School of Nursing-Bloomington
06.2016
LPN, A.A.S -
Saint Cloud Technical College
05.2008
Skills
- NCPS HRO Master Trainer
- Benchmark Quality Assurance certification for call centers
- Leadership
- Information Dashboards
- Clinical Applications: CPRS, BCMA, EPIC, Cerner
- Informatics: clinical assessment tool applications
- Workflow and EBP implementation
- Project management
- Data Analytics and Data system improvement
- SQL
- Quality Improvement- Six sigma white belt
- Case management
- Managed care
- Critical Care (Cardiovascular, Neuro/trauma and medical ICU)
Timeline
Clinical Triage Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
09.2023 - Current
Tele Critical Care Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
02.2022 - 09.2023
CVICU Nurse
Abbot Northwestern
08.2021 - 03.2022
Clinical Account Manager and Educator
Echonous
05.2019 - 09.2020
CVICU Nurse
North Memorial Hospital
04.2019 - 08.2022
Skilled Inpatient Care Coordinator
NaviHealth
01.2019 - 07.2019
Surgical/Trauma/Neuro Intensive Care Nurse
Regions Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2018
RN Advanced Critical Care
Methodist Hospital
10.2016 - 01.2018
Nurse
University of MN Physicians
07.2016 - 03.2017
LPN
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2006 - 06.2019
MSN - Nursing informatics
Western Governors University
BSN -
Western Governors University
ADN -
Rasmussen School of Nursing-Bloomington
LPN, A.A.S -
Saint Cloud Technical College
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