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RECOVERY ROOM NURSE
Professional Summary
OBJECTIVE To seek new challenges in nursing, and to build upon 15 years of nursing experience as a Registered Nurse with focus on Post anesthesia care and Preoperative nursing.
Licenses
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification <10 5/2012="" to="" present="">CPR certified through American Heart Association
Advanced life Support (ACLS) Certification<6 012="" to="" present="">ACLS certified through American Heart Association
Skill Highlights
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Professional Experience
Recovery Room NurseJan 2011 to Current
Bjc Healthcare － Creve Coeur , MO
Bjc Healthcare － Creve Coeur , MO
- Recovery room nurse duties include: one to one patient care, airway management , and patient
- assessment, basic EKG monitoring, work with in coming physicians to establish discharge orders and
- discharge instructions for post op recovery patients.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Oversaw and managed number clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining
- a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Initiated hospital-wide study to identify areas for process improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height.
- I am a member and secretary the nursing and recruitment council for VCB.
- I am cross trained to Pre-operative unit and GI and employee health.
Recovery room / Pre operative care nurse / Surgical floor NurseJan 1998 to Nov 2011
Brownsville Doctors Hospital － City , STATE
Brownsville Doctors Hospital － City , STATE
- Recovery room nurse, pre-op nurse, preadmissions, anesthesia nurse, surgical floor nurse are the positions I held when I worked at BDH.
- Recovery room nurse duties include: one to one patient care, airway management , and patient assessment, basic EKG monitoring, work with in coming physicians to establish discharge orders and discharge instructions for post op recovery patients.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to
- wound care to monitoring for number patients per shift.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and
- diseases.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Administered and Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
Surgical floor nurseJan 1998 to Jan 1999
Valley Regional Medical Center － City , STATE
Valley Regional Medical Center － City , STATE
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift. Provided education, treatments, IV therapy, venipuncture and wound care.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
Education and Training
Bachelors of Applied Science, Nursing2013University of Texas － City, State
Associates, Applied Science Nursing2008Excelsior College － City, State
UTB/TSC Brownsville, TX
Certificate of Proficiency Vocational Nursing, vocational nursing1998UTB/TSC － City, State, USA
Additional Information
- PERSONAL I took two semesters of American Sign Language
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School Attended
- University of Texas
- Excelsior College
- UTB/TSC
Job Titles Held:
- Recovery Room Nurse
- Recovery room / Pre operative care nurse / Surgical floor Nurse
- Surgical floor nurse
Degrees
- Bachelors of Applied Science , Nursing 2013
Associates , Applied Science Nursing 2008
UTB/TSC Brownsville, TX Certificate of Proficiency Vocational Nursing , vocational nursing 1998
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