Ana K. Villagomez-Moreno
Sun Prairie
Summary
Dedicated, skilled and qualified Registered Nurse with 10 years of professional experience. Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational and time management skills. Possess a BSN degree in Nursing, and a master’s degree in business administration. My current position as a Pre/Post nurse manager allows me to collaborate with staff and our leadership team to provide exceptional care to patients while utilizing ongoing communication to maintain a healthy/professional work environment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre/Post/PACU Nurse Manager
Madison Surgery Center
01.2022 - Current
- Oversee the perioperative team who provides Pre/Post/PACU and Preadmission care to ambulatory surgical patients.
- Efficiently coordinate, review, and update daily schedules to always ensure proper staffing in the department.
- Perform bedside nursing care when department is short-staffed to provide support to team and alleviate unnecessary stress.
- Perform daily huddles, go and sees, rounding, monthly staff meetings, in-services and quarterly connection chats with staff members to maintain clear and open communication, provide ongoing education, and create a positive work environment.
- Encourage and support staff to pursue higher education, obtain certifications, gain new knowledge and skills to help them grow in their professional careers.
- Assume facility responsibilities in the absence of nurse director and/or OR manager.
- Oversee and participate in the ordering and maintenance of accurate inventory of controlled substances in conjunction with MSC Medical Director of Anesthesia.
- Interpret, implement, update, and evaluate current policies and procedures to ensure our department is in compliance with CMS requirements.
- Review regulatory compliance reports, productivity reports, and patient satisfaction reports to gain an understanding of department’s strengths and weaknesses and fix any issues.
- Perform Pre/Post/PACU chart audits, identify trends/opportunities of improvement, share results with staff and provide education to staff as needed.
- Stay up to date on best practices and relevant literature. Disseminate new information to staff and the rest of the leadership team on such practices.
- Perform environmental cleaning audits in Pre/Post/PACU rooms, identify opportunities of improvement and provide education to staff as needed.
- Provide quantitative and qualitative data to determine annual budget and decide which capital budget items can be purchase.
- Evaluate and maintain appropriate inventory levels, by following the Kanban system and implementing par levels with the goal of reducing waste and leading in a financially responsible manner.
- Revamped and improved unit council, retention committee, policy review committee, and education committee in the Pre/Post/PACU department to empower staff members to speak up.
- Revamped new employee orientation process to provide a more fluent/efficient training experience and to ensure new employees feel proficient at the end of their orientation.
- Lead the implementation of Team STEPPS in our ambulatory surgery center, helped with the organization of sessions and training of staff and providers.
- Encourage staff to think outside the box, welcome innovative ideas, and help with the implementation of new projects or small tests of change that will improve efficiency and quality of care provided to patients.
- Review and approve timecards and monthly schedules.
- Assist with evaluation of new product/supplies by meeting with vendors to understand the products available on the market.
- Provide coaching and other disciplinary actions guided by HR to correct negative behavior/misconduct and ensure staff members are adhering to UW Health policies and procedures.
- Seek opportunities of own personal and professional growth through internal and external resources.
- Foster and maintain a welcoming, inclusive, innovative, autonomous, and empathetic work culture where staff and providers feel valued, heard, and supported.
Infection Preventionist/Educator
Madison Surgery Center
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Serve as a consultant on real-time events within MSC regarding COVID-19, antibiotics, isolation precautions, and any other infection control topics.
- Collaborate in the development and delivery of educational programs/materials for MSC staff.
- Lead Hand Hygiene committee, compile data and share results with leadership and MSC staff.
- Audit surgical skin preps, review data, share findings and re-educate staff as needed.
- Responsible for the development, training, maintenance, surveillance, and prevention of infections at MSC.
- Collaborate in the annual infection control risk assessment and develop current year goals.
- Analyze antibiotic reports.
- Analyze SSI bundle compliance and update SSI denominators.
- Share IUSS data to infection control team at main hospital.
- Stay up to date on best practices and relevant literature. Disseminate new information to staff and leadership team on such practices.
- Update infection control policies as needed.
- Perform environmental cleaning audits, provide feedback and re-educate EVS staff as needed.
- Sign off on all construction within MSC (ICRA).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Pre/Post Surgical RN/Charge Nurse
Madison Surgery Center
01.2017 - 08.2021
- Work in all areas of MSC, which include Pre-op, PACU recovery and Post-op recovery.
- Work in a self-directed environment with little supervision, especially when assigned as pre/post Charge Nurse twice a week.
- Responsible for supervising and maintaining excellent nursing practice in the pre/post area as a Charge Nurse.
- Responsible to precept new staff members.
- Delegate responsibilities to other staff members, always understanding their strengths and weaknesses.
- Able to work as a team member by listening to other staff members, incorporating different ideas and achieving our unit’s goal, which is to provide high quality medical care to all of our patients regardless of age, sex, race or religion.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and able to create and maintain interactive as well as interpersonal relationships with those working around me.
- Provide excellent direct patient care by utilizing nursing assessment skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Educate patients on discharge instructions after their procedures and incorporate teach-back method to reinforce the patient’s understanding of their home care.
- Apply universal precautions at all times.
- Computer experience with HealthLink, Microsoft, Windows, and Excell.
Neuroscience RN
St. Mary's Hospital
12.2014 - 01.2017
- Provide exceptional care for neurological and neurosurgical patients.
- Perform nursing tasks such as: coordinate care for the shift, medication administration, assessments, educate patients and their families, maintain patient’s confidentiality, etc.
- Identify changes in patients’ conditions and implement appropriate interventions using critical thinking.
- Manage my time in a productive way, always putting the patient’s needs first.
- Good communicator with other health care professionals, patients, and families.
- Apply universal precautions at all time.
Private Duty RN
Private Duty RN
06.2014 - 12.2015
- Provide continual assessment of patients based on their needs following the POC guidelines and maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Offer adequate nursing coverage for my clients by being flexible in rotating shifts or covering shifts when other nursing team members are sick or absent.
- Perform nursing tasks such as: medication administration including oral and via gastrointestinal tube, insulin administration, suprapubic catheter changed and care, tracheostomy care and suction, range of motion, oral and GI tube feedings, peri care, oral care, and showers and bed baths.
- Demonstrate proper body mechanics when lifting, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling patients using a Hoyer or slide board.
- Communicate effectively with the in-home nursing team members for the development and continuation of appropriate nursing care for the patient.
- Evaluate and document effectiveness of interventions and provide suggestions for future interventions.
- Maintain a therapeutic working relationship with the patients and their families.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Organizational Leadership & Change Emphasis
Edgewood College
Madison, WI05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Edgewood College
Madison, WI05.2011
Skills
- Patient education
- Preoperative preparation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Patient and family advocacy
- Continuous improvement
- Anesthesia recovery
Certification
- BLS Certification- Expiration: 2027-05
- ACLS Certification- Expiration: 2027-05
- PALS Certification- Expiration: 2025-07
Languages
Spanish- First language, fluent.
English- Second language, fluent.
Clinical Experience
- St. Mary’s Hospital & AFCH Madison, WI Fall 2010
- OB & Pediatric Unit
- Focused on nursing care with families, young children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, and women and their families during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The major focus was on health maintenance as well as health promotion.
- UW Hospital, Madison, WI Spring 2010
- Rehabilitation Unit
- Developed basic rehabilitation skills through nurse-client relationship. Focused on nursing care of adults and their families through the rehabilitation process. The major focus was on injury prevention as well as on health improvement.
- Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI Fall 2009
- Medical/Surgical Unit
- Developed physical assessment skills through nurse-client relationships as well as psychosocial relationships while learning and understand the role of a nurse. The focus was on adult clients in an acute care setting.
Timeline
Pre/Post/PACU Nurse Manager
Madison Surgery Center
01.2022 - Current
Infection Preventionist/Educator
Madison Surgery Center
08.2021 - 12.2021
Pre/Post Surgical RN/Charge Nurse
Madison Surgery Center
01.2017 - 08.2021
Neuroscience RN
St. Mary's Hospital
12.2014 - 01.2017
Private Duty RN
Private Duty RN
06.2014 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Edgewood College
Master of Business Administration - Organizational Leadership & Change Emphasis
Edgewood College
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