20 plus years of management and charge experience in critical care and operating room. Skilled Critical Care and Trauma operating room RN with over 26 years of clinical experience. Self-motivated to acquire and master new management and clinical skills as an adult acute and critical care nurse.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Unit Manager
Inners Creek Rehabilitation and skilled Nursing Facility
200 bed facility for Rehabilation, skilled and LTC patients.
Staff Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital
01.2024 - Current
A 22-bed Critical Illness recovery Hospital. Responsibilities direct patient care of Ventilator dependent Endotracheal and tracheotomy patients, advance wound care, IV antibiotics, and critical drips. Patients receive rehabilitation that includes PT, OT & SLP on the unit.
House Supervisor
Bethany Village
05.2023 - 12.2023
69 – bed skilled nursing facility. Responsibilities included but not limited to overseeing medication distribution, staffing and schedule changes, pharmaceutical Issues, incidents, and other related issues.
Staff RN
Trustaff agency
09.2022 - 04.2023
Trauma operating room at York Hospital. Circulator and scrub nurse including orthopedics, general, GYN, bariatrics, DaVinci and ENT cases.
Unit Director Orthopedic/Stroke
UPMC
01.2022 - 08.2022
24 bed acute care unit for post- surgical orthopedic and stroke patients. Oversee staff of RN, LPN & PCT members. Scheduling, discipline, budgeting, education and orientation of all staff members.
Orthopedic/Trauma Clinic Manager
Johns Hopkins Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2021
Manage outpatient clinic for adult and pediatric patients post operative procedures. 40 providers and 5 clinics, 5 days a week. Scheduling for staff for each provider’s clinic. Budgeting for supplies and keeping inventory. Orientation, in-services and education.
EPIC credential Educator
Johns Hopkins Hospital
08.2015 - 11.2017
Taught EPIC Optime and Anesthesia for the Operating Room and Anesthesia providers. Provided clinical support for two campuses during the initial roll out.
RN Operating Room
Johns Hopkins Hospital
11.2012 - 08.2015
Circulated and scrubbed for otolaryngology, head and neck, GI, GU, Da Vinci, Orthopedics, Trauma and Kidney and Liver Transplants.
RN Specialty OR
Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
04.2007 - 11.2012
Circulate and scrub on total joints, arthroscopic, limb lengthening, limb deformities, ORIF, and Closed fractures.
Critical/Cardiac Nurse
Care Source Nursing Agency
05.2005 - 04.2007
Temporary staffing for local hospitals in ICU, CCU, PACU, and Open-Heart Recovery.
PACU RN
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
08.2001 - 05.2005
Care for post-surgical patients, adults and pediatrics. Inpatient and outpatient procedures. Cardioversion and local procedures needed minimal monitoring.
General OR RN
Union Memorial Hospital
10.1998 - 03.2001
Circulate on Hand, Orthopedic, Plastics, and Vascular cases. Stock rooms and clean instruments, set up rooms for the next morning 1st start procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO
01.2013
Associate of Arts and Sciences - Nursing
Regents College
Albany, NY
01.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
01.1989
Skills
Infection control
Expense management
Nurse scheduling
Behavioral management
Lean management
Emergency medical procedures
Medication monitoring
Documentation review
Operations management
Quality control
Staff training
Safety enforcement
Staff scheduling
Staff development
Policy implementation
Records management
Payroll
Records maintenance
Pain control
Assignment delegation
Policy development
Regulatory compliance
Treatment delivery
Medication dispensing
Patient advocacy
CPR/AED
Patient safety
Patient relations
Health information systems
Patient education
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving
Time management
Problem-solving abilities
Multitasking Abilities
Reliability
Critical thinking
Decision-making
Verbal and written communication
Patient care assessment
Certified in CPR/AED
Employee supervision
Team building
Self motivation
Medical terminology
Analytical thinking
Conflict resolution
Clinical staff management
Certification
Registered Nurse
Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association
Pediatric Advanced life Support (PALS) American Heart Association
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital
01.2024 - Current
House Supervisor
Bethany Village
05.2023 - 12.2023
Staff RN
Trustaff agency
09.2022 - 04.2023
Unit Director Orthopedic/Stroke
UPMC
01.2022 - 08.2022
Orthopedic/Trauma Clinic Manager
Johns Hopkins Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2021
EPIC credential Educator
Johns Hopkins Hospital
08.2015 - 11.2017
RN Operating Room
Johns Hopkins Hospital
11.2012 - 08.2015
RN Specialty OR
Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
04.2007 - 11.2012
Critical/Cardiac Nurse
Care Source Nursing Agency
05.2005 - 04.2007
PACU RN
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
08.2001 - 05.2005
General OR RN
Union Memorial Hospital
10.1998 - 03.2001
Unit Manager
Inners Creek Rehabilitation and skilled Nursing Facility
Human Resources Assistant/Payroll Specialist at Inners Creek Skilled Nursing & Rehab (Genesis)Human Resources Assistant/Payroll Specialist at Inners Creek Skilled Nursing & Rehab (Genesis)
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