Circulating Nurse, Operating Room Resume Example

Duties :

• Transferred patients from operating rooms to recovery rooms using stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Delivered excellent patient care by assessing individuals, formulating diagnoses and establishing goals.
• Responded to emergency situations based on nursing standards and patient priority.
• Oversaw treatments, therapies and medication administration according to prescribed methods and protocols.
• Pitched in to assist with nursing duties in areas where healthcare teams were short-staffed.
• Educated patients and families on diseases, medical and surgical procedures, medication regimens and pain self-management.
• Built relationships with pre- and post-surgical patients through compassionate approach and positive attitude.
• Assessed patients prior to surgical procedures by asking questions and detailing medical histories.
• Participated in discussions with healthcare team members regarding surgical patients to address and resolve concerns.
• Carried out nursing tasks safely to maintain high level of care that complied with organization's procedures and regulations.
• Observed, checked and monitored equipment used during surgery to confirm proper operation.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to administer therapies and maintain continuum of care.
• Collected, labeled and processed patient specimens carefully and accurately for testing.
• Discussed postoperative care along with wound management with patients and family members or caregivers.
• Minimized infections using ChloraPrep, pre-op prep, Mueller and Snowden-Pence Surgical laparoscopic instruments, capital and infection prevention products.
• Performed comprehensive patient assessments to identify patient needs, devise individualized plans of care, modify care solutions and ensure patients' rights.
• Provided high level of assistance during procedures by cutting tissue, clamping and suturing under supervision of head surgeon.
• Planned and implemented interventions and evaluated patient outcomes.
• Prepared operating room for patient procedures and assisted with clean up after procedures.
• Counted all surgical instruments and sponges used in procedures upon completion of operations.
• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Prepped operating rooms for upcoming procedures by setting out and verifying count of all necessary equipment and assessing environment for compliance with asepsis standards.

Cases handled :

• General cases like exploratory laparotomy, hernia repair
• Laparoscopic surgery like lap cholecystectomy, lap appendectomy etc
• Robotic assisted surgery using Da vinci XI and Si such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, inguinal and ventral hernia repair etc
• Urology cases like cystoscopy, urethroscopy , Retrograde pyelogram , laparoscopic prostatectomy, nephrectomy etc
• Obstetric-gynaecology surgeries like hysterectomy either open and laparascopic, colporrhaphy etc
• Ortho surgeries like ORIF ,closed reduction procedures , total/ partial hip replacement , knee replacement etc
• Paediatric surgeries like circumcision, hernia repair , gastrostomy tube placement , appendectomy laparoscopic etc
• Plastic and reconstructive surgeries.
• Endo Vascular surgeries like AVF construction , Bi femoral-femoral bypass , aortogram etc