Owner's Experience
Lisa A. Pollock, RN, MSN, CCRN, ATCN, CLNC
Address
770-617-7335
LisaPollock@georgialegalnurse.com
Qualifications Profile
Dedicated professional known for clinical expertise and leadership. Excellent communication and management skills. Energetic, healthy individual with a strong desire to maintain compassion, integrity, and flexibility in her life and profession.
- Twenty-three years of clinical experience including Trauma-Surgical ICU, Cardio-Thoracic, and Medical-Surgical Acute Care Nursing
- Masters Degree in the Science of Nursing
- Certified in Critical Care, Trauma, and Legal Nurse Consulting
- Expert in the Standards of Care of Nursing, and Guidelines for Patient Safety and Quality Care
- Committed to promoting a positive change in Healthcare
Educational Background
1998 Master of Science, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Georgia
1990 Bachelor of Science, BSN
UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN OSHKOSH, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Licensure:
Registered Nurse (RN), State of Georgia
Certifications and Proficiencies
Certifications: Telemetry, BLS, ACLS, CRRT, CCRN, ATCN, TNCC, Level 3 Cap RN
Proficiencies: CCRN, TNCC, ATCN, Trauma/Surgical ICU, and Cardiac Step-down Nursing, Preceptor, CRRT Certification, Leadership, Education of family/patient/staff, Basic Spanish/English Translation, Internal and External Pacemakers, and Antiarrhythmic medications.
Memberships: National Association of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Juris Educational Resource Knowledge for Legal Nurse Consultants, and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Professional Experience
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, Georgia 2007-present
Charge Nurse Trauma-Surgical ICU 3 North-current
Unit involvement and duties include:
- Charge Nurse for 16-bed unit, including 30 staff members
- Provide care for 2-3 critically ill patients
- Trauma responder
- Training of new and experienced staff
- Previous-Chair of Shared Governance at Unit-Based Level
- Co-Chair of Critical Care Charge Nurse Committee
- Member of Shared Governance at Hospital-Based Level
- Preceptor to new and experienced employees
- Mentor Program; mentoring new employees after their preceptorship
- CRRT Certified
- Active in Fundraisers
Resource Nurse/Charge Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry Unit 4-West 2007-2009
Unit involvement and duties include:
- Daily Management of admissions, staffing, critical situations, patient/family issues, and team member concerns
- Interviewing, counseling and/or disciplinary action and evaluations of staff
- Representative for PI
- Representative for Medication Management Committee
- Complete schedule for night shift staff
- Education of staff for proficiency in cardiac IV medications, Code Team, Skills check- offs and new implementation processes on the unit
- Involved in Shared Governance
- Orient nurses to the Resource/Charge Role
- Assist with Nursing Station and unit organization
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA, Atlanta, Georgia 1993-2005
Staff Nurse, Cardio-Thoracic Step-Down Unit
Served as a charge nurse of a busy 25-bed unit. Patient Demographics included:
- Open-Heart Patients. Acute MI. CHF
- Pre/Post Cardiac Intervention. Transplant. Chest Trauma
- Ventricular-Assist Device Patients. Chronic Cardiac Medical
- Respiratory Disease
CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES. S.C., Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1992
Office RN for 5 prominent cardiologists.
Responsibilities included:
- Treadmill Stress Tests
- Anticoagulant Therapy Clinic
- Cholesterol Control Clinic
- 12-lead EKG’s
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1989-1992
Nurse Extern and Staff Nurse of 30-bed Med/Surg Telemetry Unit
Accomplishments included:
- Key member in the implementation of Open-Heart Surgery
- Underwent extensive training and education to provide optimal care to the first Open-Heart patient at MMC
- Preceptor for Nurse Externs
- Designed and launched a more proficient method of providing patient care enhancing patient continuity.
Additional Work Experience
Business Owner 2000-2007
Business owner and manager of several successful coin-laundries, and a Hispanic grocery-café.
This title included: Accounting and payroll, ordering and monitoring inventory, hiring and training employees, marketing and advertising, repairing equipment, and designing new stores.