Lori Greydanus

Provide care to patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions. Coordinating with multidisciplinary providers to ensure comprehensive care.

• Charge Nurse
• Development of designated responder role
• Stroke Alert Responder: Collaborate with Neurologists, Interventional Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Emergency Physicians. Perform rapid neurological assessment and NIHSS stroke scale, screen for possible TNK administration, assess for possible interventional candidate, and coordinate proper admission with medical staff and Nursing Supervisor. Assist with emergent bedside procedures. Provide education to medical staff, patients, and families.
• STEMI and ROSC Alert Responder: Collaborate with Cardiologist, Intensivists, and Emergency Physicians for rapid assessment and management for cardiovascular emergencies. EKG interruption, preparing patient for Cardiac Catheterization Procedures, aiding in determination of target temperature candidacy, facilitating prompt patient transport to cardiac cath lab to expedite door to balloon time.
• Serve as a resource for Impella and Lucas
• Member of Professional Development Committee and Pain Management Committee

• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Managed patients recovering from ENT surgical procedures.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures to deliver comfort.
• Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
• Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
• Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.

• Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing aircraft.
• Assessed for and detected changes in status of patients and demonstrated proactive approach to solving patient problems.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Supervised enplaning, securing and deplaning of patients and liaised between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel to facilitate multidisciplinary care.
• Maintained flight medicine knowledge base by attending mandatory meetings, performing chart and equipment reviews, skills labs and clinical rotations and participating in continuing education sessions for care and transport of critically ill and injured patients.