Annie Zhang
Brooklyn
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Overnight Post Op Recovery Registered Nurse
Hospital of Special Surgery
07.2025 - Current
- Provided overnight post-operative care for VIP orthopedic patients following joint replacements, spine, limb-lengthening, trauma, and sports medicine procedures
- Conducted ongoing assessments of vital signs, pain levels, neurovascular status, surgical sites, and overall recovery progress following orthopedic procedures
- Delivering individualized patient care to high-profile clientele, ensuring comfort, privacy, and confidentiality
- Identified and responded promptly to post-surgical complications, including changes in neurological status, infection indications, circulation, and respiratory concerns
- Assisted patients with mobility, positioning, ambulation, and ADLs, adhering to orthopedic precautions and fall prevention protocols
- Collaborated with orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and physical and occupational therapists to support optimal patient outcomes
- Served as primary overnight clinical liaison for VIP patients, families, interdisciplinary team, and hospital leadership
Pre-Op/ Intra-Op / PACU Registered nurse
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
07.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with 50+ surgeons, anesthesiologists, and healthcare team members to develop individualized care plans
- Conducted 100+ preoperative assessments, ensuring patient wellbeing through thorough history and physical examinations
- Addressed concerns from patients and families regarding the surgical process and postoperative care
- Coordinated preparations across 6+ surgical departments, ensuring equipment availability, verifying consents, and proper patient positioning
- Monitored patients' recovery with a 1:2+ patient ratio, providing timely interventions for complications
- Conducted over 100 postoperative assessments, providing clear discharge instructions and recovery expectations to patients and families.
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Assisted and scrubbed in for 10+ physicians during vaginal deliveries, C-sections, cerclages, and external cephalic versions (ECVs)
- Managed care for fetal demise and stillbirth, conducting newborn resuscitation and assessing vital signs to ensure readiness for obstetric emergencies and postpartum stabilization
- Stabilized over 100 newborns, administered medications, and monitored vital signs per protocol to ensure safe transition to care
- Educated over 100 patients and families on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, glucose monitoring, and newborn care to promote healthy infant feeding practices
- Directed a team of 8+ as charge nurse, triaging ER patients and facilitating safe, efficient care through strong leadership and effective communication with the interdisciplinary team.
Education
BSN -
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY05-2021
Skills
- Fluent in Cantonese
- Fluent in Taishanese
- Intermediate Mandarin
- Phlebotomy
- IV Insertion/ Therapy
- IM/Subcutaneous injections
- Epic EMR / Microsoft Office
- Rover
- Telepharmacy
- Infection control
- Analytical skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Patient Safety
- Patient Assessment
- Patient Education
Certification
- Registered Nurse, 821401-01
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Timeline
Overnight Post Op Recovery Registered Nurse
Hospital of Special Surgery
07.2025 - Current
Pre-Op/ Intra-Op / PACU Registered nurse
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
07.2023 - Current
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital
12.2021 - 06.2023
BSN -
Long Island University