Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Anthony Clark

Sacramento,CA

Summary

Registered Nurse with broad expertise across critical care, post-anesthesia, and preoperative settings. Skilled in advanced airway management, emergency response, and stabilization of high-acuity patients in Level 1 Trauma Centers and outpatient environments. Adaptable and collaborative, with proven ability to deliver safe, patient-centered care in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PACU Registered Nurse

Grady Memorial Health System
08.2024 - Current
  • Provide expert Phase I post-anesthesia care in a Level 1 Trauma Center, managing high-acuity surgical patients with complex airway, hemodynamic, and neurological needs.
  • Successfully led 20+ rapid interventions for post-op complications, improving patient recovery by 30% through advanced clinical judgment.
  • Optimized patient transfers from OR to PACU, enhancing safety and efficiency by 20%, while utilizing Epic EMR for seamless documentation.

PACU/Pre-Op Registered Nurse

Medley
11.2023 - Current
  • Execute seamless preoperative preparation, ensuring accurate patient assessments, IV access, and sedation readiness for daily surgical cases in a fast-paced outpatient environment.
  • Deliver rapid, expert-level recovery care, managing airway, pain, and post-anesthesia protocols for ambulatory patients to facilitate safe discharges and positive surgical outcomes.

PACU Registered Nurse

Piedmont Health Systems
02.2024 - 09.2025
  • Execute comprehensive pre-op evaluations, including vitals, IV placement, and anesthesia consultations in Piedmont's PreOp Short Stay area, ensuring patients meet surgical readiness and adhere to fasting protocols.
  • Deliver vigilant Phase I post-anesthesia care, managing pain, nausea, airway status, and vital signs in alignment with Piedmont's PACU best practices to promote safe and efficient recovery.
  • Delivered effective discharge education and hand-offs, achieving a 20% improvement in patient satisfaction during postoperative follow-up calls.

PACU (Staff Nurse)

WellStar Health Systems
11.2022 - 11.2023
  • Company Overview: Pathway to Excellence hospital
  • Deliver high-acuity post-anesthesia monitoring in Wellstar Douglasville's PACU-part of a Pathway to Excellence hospital-assessing airway, circulation, pain, nausea, and neurologic status while adhering to evidence-based shared governance standards.
  • Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team under Wellstar's Professional Practice Model to ensure seamless care transitions, patient education, and discharge planning in a fast-paced recovery unit with a strong focus on quality and safety.
  • Pathway to Excellence hospital

ICU (Staff Nurse)

WellStar Health Systems
03.2022 - 11.2023
  • Deliver expert critical care in Wellstar's Medical ICU, performing full assessments, titrating complex drips, and implementing evidence-based interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Shared Governance.
  • Drive quality and safety initiatives, contribute to performance improvement projects, and support preceptorship programs-all reinforcing Wellstar's Professional Practice Model and its Pathway to Excellence culture.

ICU Registered Nurse

Health Truth Resources
04.2021 - 04.2022
  • Successfully adapted to and floated among 5+ critical care units across the Orlando area, enhancing care delivery.
  • Demonstrated rapid response during code blue situations, ensuring patient safety.

ICU Nurse (Contract)

Krucial Staffing
11.2020 - 04.2021
  • Provided care to patients on a COVID Cardiac Unit.

Trauma (Staff Nurse)

Orange Park Medical
03.2020 - 10.2020
  • Provided compassionate care to a diverse patient population in a high-paced 24-bed Level 2 Trauma Center.

Step Down (Staff Nurse)

Atrium Health
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • Executed bedside Peritoneal Dialysis for 20+ patients and improved post-hemodialysis recovery with consistent monitoring.

Education

Associates of Nursing Degree -

Florida State College of Jacksonville
04.2019

Skills

  • Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience
  • Pain management
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Collaboration with healthcare teams

Certification

  • BLS, 2026
  • ACLS, 2026
  • NIHH GA Stroke Certificate
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Certification

Licenses

California #96361703

Timeline

PACU Registered Nurse

Grady Memorial Health System
08.2024 - Current

PACU Registered Nurse

Piedmont Health Systems
02.2024 - 09.2025

PACU/Pre-Op Registered Nurse

Medley
11.2023 - Current

PACU (Staff Nurse)

WellStar Health Systems
11.2022 - 11.2023

ICU (Staff Nurse)

WellStar Health Systems
03.2022 - 11.2023

ICU Registered Nurse

Health Truth Resources
04.2021 - 04.2022

ICU Nurse (Contract)

Krucial Staffing
11.2020 - 04.2021

Trauma (Staff Nurse)

Orange Park Medical
03.2020 - 10.2020

Step Down (Staff Nurse)

Atrium Health
06.2019 - 10.2019

Associates of Nursing Degree -

Florida State College of Jacksonville

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