Angela Buhler, RN, BSN

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult and pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Plastic, Podiatry and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Gynecologic, Colorectal, Plastic, and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult and pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Plastic, Podiatry and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult and pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Plastic, Podiatry and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult and pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Plastic, Dental, Podiatry and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult and pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Urology, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Colorectal, Plastic, and General

• Circulating operating room nurse for a three day rapid response job action

• Circulating operating room nurse for a two week rapid response job action

• Circulating operating room nurse for a seven day rapid response job action

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, Plastic, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, and Pain Management procedures
• Served as charge nurse as needed.

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric surgeries to include ENT, Dental, General, and Orthopaedic

• Circulating operating room nurse for adult surgeries to include Gynecology, ENT, Urology, General, and Plastic

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, Plastic, Vascular, Dental, Podiatry, and Cesarean Sections

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, Plastic, Vascular, Dental, and Podiatry

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult Ophthalmology
• Served as charge nurse, Pre-op and PACU nurse as needed.

• Assisted in development of initial application to the ACGME for an orthopaedic surgery residency at Earl K
• Long Medical Center
• Coordinated with surgeons in making staffing schedules
• Developed and implemented the housing assignments for all medical students rotating at Earl K
• Long
• Attended monthly orthopaedic surgery journal club meetings
• Member of the GME Committee.

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, Plastic, and Podiatry

Charge Nurse:

• Management of day to day activities, designed and maintained the OR staffing model with included professional as well as ancillary staff, verified privileges for residents, sales representatives and observers in the surgical setting prior to their involvement in the operating room
• Designed and implemented the program that produced on time starts in the operating room
• Designed and implemented the policy and process for tracking lost instrumentation

Orthopedic Team Leader:

• Responsible for ordering capital budget items, ensuring proper equipment and supplies for scheduled cases, and updating physician preference cards

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, and Podiatry at Summit Hospital (09/2002-11/2003)
• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries at Surgical Specialty Center (07/2004-01/2005)

• Preoperative, Postoperative, and Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Urology, Plastic, Podiatry, and Pain Management procedures
• Responsible for education development for all nursing and support staff.

• Circulating operating room nurse for pediatric and adult surgeries to include Orthopaedic, General, Gynecology, Urology, Podiatry and Endoscopy

• Telemetry floor nurse responsible for acutely ill and medically complex patients