Alexis Buck
Katy,TX
Summary
Detailed Operating Room Registered Nurse with almost five years experience who brings clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge to intra-operative field. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room RN
HCA Healthcare West
Houston, TX
07.2019 - Current
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills when interacting with patients, families and other healthcare personnel.
- Managed inventory levels of operating room supplies ensuring adequate stock is maintained at all times; coordinated with Supply Chain for re-stock
- Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams to promote positive outcomes for each patient encounter.
- Followed infection control guidelines while providing quality nursing care in accordance with professional standards. This included precepting and teaching other staff about these guidelines.
- Assessed patients preoperatively to determine the patient's condition and prepared them for surgery- including labs, writing consents, prepping for surgery
- Cared for post-operative patients by monitoring their progress, providing wound care instructions, administering medications, managing IV fluids and educating family members on post-operative care- helped PACU regularly with call and patient care
- Provided direct care to patients before, during and after surgical procedures in accordance with established policies, protocols and standards of practice. Provided patient safety and advocacy at all times.
- Precepted oncoming RNs for a variety of specialties- including orthopedics, general/colorectal, neuro, ortho-spine, gynecology, dentistry, urology, vascular and plastics.
- Starting to learn cardiovascular surgeries including CABGs as well as scrubbing minor cases.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX12-2018
Skills
- Team collaboration for patient care
- Leadership skills- charge RN training, effectively running and managing the board, lead RN in Plastics and Orthopedics
- Providing education opportunities for improvements in the operating room
- BLS and ACLS certified
- Pre-operative and post-operative care for patients
- Scrubbing experience
Accomplishments
- Voted "Most Helpful RN" last month, March 2024, by colleagues in the Operating Room
- Lead RN in Plastics and Orthopedics
- Several Leadership Recognitions- including charge RNs, directors, managers, and one from head Orthopedic Surgeon
- Several colleague recognitions- two from PACU RNS, x-ray tech, fellow intraoperative nurses
- Voted " Care Champion of the Month" in the past year, presents by CEO and CNO
Certification
- BLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
- Studying for CNOR recognition
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operating Room RN
HCA Healthcare West
07.2019 - Current
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Houston Baptist University
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