Registered Nurse Specialty Leader with CNOR and 8 years operating room experience. Strong desire to become an assistant nurse manager in perioperative services and working towards a Master's in Health Care Administration.
Including, but not limited to: Facilitating room turnover.
Facilitating schedule with operating room schedulers and office scheduler.
Working with surgeons to ensure appropriate equipment.
Working with team members to ensure appropriate instrumentation available.
Working with materials manager to order new instruments/equipment.
Coordinate with sales reps for staff in-services and new instrumentation requests.
Coordinate with charge nurse for staff placement.
Working with new surgeons to integrate them into the Holy Spirit system.
Initiated new procedure for cleaning and washing instruments in conjunction with Sterile Processing Leader.
Charge Nurse
Perform duties, including, but not limited to:
Delegate room assignments to staff.
Assign lunches and breaks.
Collaborate with anesthesia to ensure an efficient schedule.
Communicate with Outpatient and Same Day Surgery to ensure an efficient flow of patient's to the OR.
Communicating with specific rooms to update them about patient status or schedule change.
Room rounding.
Assisting the secretary when there is an influx of work to maintain workflow.
Motivate and advocate for staff.
Listen and empathize with staff members with concern.
Communicate with Nurse Manager when problems arise.
Think ahead for problems that may arise with the daily schedule.
Communicate with floor nurses about patients that are coming for surgery.
Assist nurses in room if there are problems or questions.
Communicate with surgeons about cases and patients.
Collaborate with CVOR for staff assignments.
Fill in Orthopedic Specialty Leader as needed.
Including, but not limited to: Read and file faxes from offices.
Coordinate with Sales Reps for special equipment/trays and cases.
Create an efficient flow in OR when the specialties are working.
Coordinate with Charge Nurse for lunch assignments.
Work with surgeons for special requests.
Preceptor/Peri-op 101 Administrator:
Duties include, but not limited to:
Working with a new Registered Nurse to become acclimated to operating room and Peri-op 101
Assisting new nurse with Peri-op 101
Working with Clinical Nurse Specialist to fine-tune Peri-op 101 for new nurse
Work with charge nurse and fellow teammates to work with new nurse and room assignments
Circulating Nurse. Duties include but not limited to:.
Circulate for orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, and urological surgery.
Check and update pick lists for correct case and initiate plan of care.
Obtain drugs and solutions; mix and label them correctly.
Check sterile indicators, integrity of packages, and expiration dates.
Use basic aseptic technique opening supplies and instruments.
Check patient upon arrival to holding area: introduce self, review history and physical, and verify patient ID and surgery site with schedule and patient.
Assist anesthesia during intubations, spinal placement, or epidural placement as needed.
Create and maintain a sterile field.
Initiate time out before procedure begins.
Perform sponge, sharp, and instrument count according to policy.
Perform proper positioning of patient for surgery according to physician.
Provide adequate skin preparation of surgical site, noting allergies.
Perform accurate documentation of nursing care.
Clean room between cases.
Restock rooms.
Pick cases for the next day.
Aid the circulators in rooms that are running if help is needed.
Work with surgeons and other members of the OR team to keep the patient safe.
Obtain instruments not on the sterile field that are needed.
Perform duties.
Including, but not limited to: Checking the OR schedule for the day to see patients that need to be seen.
Coordinating with OPS and SDSA to find patients.
Speaking with patient and family members in OPS about surgery and updating about schedule.
Speaking with family members in waiting area about delays and recovery time.
Coordinating with OPS and SDSA about OR delays.
Nurse Liaison Initiative Member:
Work with Nurse Manager of Operating Room and Outpatient Surgery to begin a Nurse Liaison Trial
Work with outpatient and operating room nurses to communicate delays and early starts to patients
Communicate with surgeons about where family members are waiting
Communicate with family members about surgery updates and changes in patient status.
Work with PACU staff to coordinate care between departments
Quality and Evidence-Based Practice and Research Committee Leader. Duties include:
Working with Clinical Nurse Specialist on assignments.
Creating agenda for meetings.
Leading meetings.
Working with committee members on assignments.
Typing minutes for meetings.
Attending hospital-wide Evidence-Based Practice and Research meetings.
Registered Nurse, 01/2009 to 07/2010 Rwj Barnabas – Somerset, NJ,
Perform RN duties in the pain clinic. Including, but not limited to: Admitting patients into the pain clinic.
Assessing patients' vital signs.
Reviewing patient history and physical.
Answering questions about procedure.
Documentation.
Reviewing paperwork to make sure it is acceptable for procedure.
Starting IV if needed for conscious sedation.
Assessing patients' vital signs after pain procedure.
Review discharge instructions.
Discharge patient.
Make pre-procedure and post-procedure phone calls.
Perform RN duties in the surgical recovery area. Including, but not limited to:
Assessment of patients after receiving anesthesia, i.e.
vital signs, capillary refill, pulses, heart and lungs, bowel sounds.
Administer pain medication.
Assess dressings.
Documentation.
Review discharge instructions.
Assessment of patient before discharge.
Making pre-procedure and post-procedure phone calls.
Working with anesthesia personnel.
Reviewing dressing instructions.
Perform circulating duties. Including, but not limited to: Circulate for orthopedic surgeries: knee arthroscopies, hand surgery, fractures, shoulder arthroscopies, ACL reconstructions, etc.
Preceptor.
Pick cases for the next day.
Turn rooms over after surgery is finished.
Prepare the OR's for surgery the next day.
Obtain drugs and solutions; mix and label them correctly.
Check sterile indicators, integrity of packages, and expiration dates.
Use basic aseptic technique opening supplies and instruments.
Check patient upon arrival to holding area: introduce self, review history and physical, and verify patient ID and surgery site with schedule and patient.
Position the patient according to the physician's needs and wants.
Restock rooms.
Provide accurate documentation.
Train new circulator to the facility.
Work with surgeons and other members of the OR team to keep the patient safe.
Registered Nurse, 2007 to 01/2009 Carlisle Regional Medical Center – City, STATE,
Perform circulating nurse duties. Including, but not limited to: Circulate for orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, urological surgery, and GI procedures.
Check and update pick lists for correct case and initiate plan of care.
Obtain drugs and solutions; mix and label them correctly.
Check sterile indicators, integrity of packages, and expiration dates.
Use basic aseptic technique opening supplies and instruments.
Check patient upon arrival to holding area: introduce self, review history and physical, and verify patient ID and surgery site with schedule and patient.
Assist anesthesia during intubations, spinal placement, or epidural placement as needed.
Create and maintain a sterile field.
Initiate time out before procedure begins.
Perform sponge, sharp, and instrument count according to policy.
Perform proper positioning of patient for surgery according to physician.
Provide adequate skin preparation of surgical site, noting allergies.
Perform accurate documentation of nursing care.
Clean room between cases.
Restock rooms.
Pick cases for the next day.
Aid the circulators in rooms that are running if help is needed.
Work with surgeons and other members of the OR team to keep the patient safe.
Obtain instruments not on the sterile field that are needed.
Scrub in for total knee surgery to act a leg holder.
Perform holding room nurse duties. Including, but not limited to: Check in patient upon arrival to Day Procedure Unit or holding area: introduce self, review history and physical; verify patient ID and surgery site with schedule and patient, alert anesthesia for their assessment.
Start IV's.
Assist anesthesia with regional nerve blocks.
Monitor patients who have received medications in holding area.
Perform accurate documentation of nursing care.
Check the surgeon's orders to assure all orders have been followed.
Work with surgeons and anesthesia to make sure patient's needs are met before surgery takes place.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Expected in 5/04 Duquesne University - Pittsburgh, PA GPA: GPA: 3.9
GPA: 3.9
Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Expected in 12/06 York College of Pennsylvania - York, PA GPA: GPA: 3.8
GPA: 3.8 Nursing
Master's Degree: Healthcare Administration, Expected in 2017 Capella University - , GPA: GPA: 0
I currently attend Capella University and am working towards a Master's Degree in Health Care Administration with a current GPA of 4.0.
Being a registered nurse in the operating room for 8 years, along with the other departments that I have worked in, has allowed me to gain skills that are useful as an assistant nurse manager. These include:
1. Priortization
2. Being Flexible with schedule changes
3. Communication
4. Team work
5. Being realistic about expectations
6. Having initiative to help other team members
7. Organizational skills
8. Multi-tasking
9. Remaining positive and focused in stressful situations
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