Alyssa Pai
Gainesville,FL
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse with extensive experience at the Department of Veterans Affairs, adept in infection prevention and showcasing exceptional teamwork and collaboration. Spearheaded neurosurgery service leadership, significantly enhancing patient safety and care standards. Expert in clinical assessments and patient advocacy, ensuring optimal outcomes and high-quality healthcare delivery.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2023 - Current
- use aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitor situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques.
- coordinates and consults with healthcare teams to plan, implement, assess and evaluate patient care plans.
- circulates various services including urology, orthopedics, general, plastics, eyes, ENT, robot and neurosurgery
- coordinate with equipment manager, logistics and SPS to ensure all needed supplies/disposables available for each case.
- attend in-services for all new equipment/disposable items
- Participant in two separate RCA committees
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Mount Sinai Medical Center
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Ensure operating room(s) are stocked with all necessary supplies, implants, instrumentation and equipment in accordance with physician's preference card.
- Accompanies patient to and from operating room, assuring patient's safety and stability.
- Anticipates needs of patient, surgeon and anesthesiologist throughout procedure
- Accurately documents in medical record
- Trains peri-op 101 nurses/new grad nurses in proper, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Floated to ambulatory surgery center
- Effectively communicates with patients, teammates and physicians to ensure continuity of care
- Responsible for other tasks such as picking supplies for cases, turning over rooms, stocking, etc. as directed by OR charge nurse
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2018 - 06.2022
- use aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitor situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques
- coordinates and consults with healthcare teams to plan, implement, assess and evaluate patient care plans.
- circulates various services, including urology, orthopedics, general, plastics, eyes, ENT, robot and neurosurgery.
- Provides in-services on GI 190 scope tower (how-to, trouble shooting, pre/post operative cleaning)
- After 11 months in operating room department, took on neurosurgery service leader role
- coordinate with equipment manager, logistics, and SPS to ensure all needed supplies/disposables available for neurosurgical procedures
- Attend in-services for BrainLab stealth system used in neurosurgery
- Participant in of safety committee for operating room department; performed monthly checks within OR department to take care of safety issues (loose wiring, failed equipment, etc.)
- Participant in unit practice council for competencies; collaborated with colleagues on updating competencies to reflect Donna-Wright model of competency assessment
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2016 - 04.2018
- Performed initial patient assessments, upon admission/transfer to unit. Work with physicians to plan, implement and evaluate plans of care for patients of veteran population.
- Managed six patient at most for each shift, keeping track of pending medication administration, lab draws, procedures, wound care, etc.
- Managed patients with varied medical issues in neurological, oncological, psychological and surgical areas.
- Educated patients and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment options, disease processes and self-management
- Provided comprehensive instructions upon discharge to sustain continuity of care and recovery goals.
- Precepted student nurses and new hires on unit and hospital policies, clinical skills and direct patient care
- Maintained confidentiality of patients
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL04.2016
Skills
- Infection prevention
- Documentation accuracy
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient and Family Education
- Infection Control
- Critical Thinking
- HIPAA Compliance
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Clinical Assessments
- Decision-Making
- Patient Safety
- Time management
Certification
- BLS
- CNOR
line dancing, hiking, reading, exercising
I love to go line dancing, it is wonderful exercise and a great accomplishment when you learn a new routine! I also love to go to any local or state park to hike; even better if it is a national park. I love viewing spectacular nature and appreciating its beauty. When I am not being as adventurous, journaling, reading or exercising are common in my day-to-day.
Timeline
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2023 - Current
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Mount Sinai Medical Center
08.2022 - 11.2022
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2018 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2016 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Florida