April Dougherty
Vancouver
Summary
Registered Nurse with approximately 20 years of comprehensive experience in pediatric care, adept at perioperative nursing, patient education and team communication. Demonstrates strong IV skills and proficiency in Cerner and Epic, consistently enhancing compliance with national operating room standards. Seeking to leverage extensive expertise and passion for pediatric care in a part-time or per diem RN role to continue delivering exceptional patient outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Circulator Operating Room
Christus Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio
2024.01 - Current
- Refreshed my circulating skills in a 10 room pediatric surgical unit
- Circulated in General, ENT, Orthopedics, Urology, Plastics and Dental cases
- Preceptor for a new RN graduate and new staff nurse
- Strong IV skills
- Improve compliance with national OR standards
- Used Meditech computer charting
RN
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle
2016.01 - 2021.01
- Successfully completed the Northwest Perioperative Consortium which included 3 months of classroom training and on the job mentorship then an additional 3 months of on the job training
- Efficiently circulated in multiple types of specialties (Plastics, Neurosurgery, Oral, General, Orthopedics, ENT, Dental) with a strong desire to advocate for my patient
- Communicated schedules and needs within the surgical team to ensure the case went smoothly while providing safe care
- Assisted anesthesia during intubation and using my strong IV skills
- Joined the plastic-neurosurgery-oral surgery team
- Frequent preceptor to new hires and nursing students in the past couple years
- Participated in a unit based committee for continuing education for staff
- Worked nights and weekends as a charge nurse
- Used both Epic and Cerner computer charting
Preoperative and Ph II Recovery RN
St Francis Hospital
Federal Way
2009.01 - 2011.01
- Admitted patients for both in and out patient surgery by computer charting their physical assessment and completing preop orders
- Assisted Ph I nurses and recovered conscious sedation patients
- Recovered outpatients and evaluated and implemented home care needs
- Participated in committee and unit QC projects
Perioperative RN, Preop and Ph II Recovery RN
Valley Medical Day Surgery
Renton
2001.01 - 2007.01
- Trained as a circulating RN for outpatient surgeries including a high pediatric volume which gave me invaluable training in aseptic technique, surgical procedure set up, OR patient safety including positioning and WHO safety checks, cautery, lasers, surgical gases, sterilizing instruments and assisting the anesthesiologist with set up, intubation, and transitioning the patient to the recovery room
- Worked in Preop clinic and preop unit assessing and screening patients health and needs prior to surgery
- Worked in Phase II recovery evaluating patients post op readiness for home discharge
- Provided supervision and delegation of tasks to medical team
- Gained ACLS and PALS certification several times
Pediatric med-surg RN
St Mary’s Hospital
Grand Rapids
1999.01 - 2001.01
- Worked independently and as a team leader caring for pediatric inpatients
- Gained continuous experience in starting IV’s and drawing labs
- Participated on a QI committee to support their initiatives
Registered Nurse
Virginia Mason Clinic
Federal Way
1997.05 - 1999.06
- Office assistant in Pediatrics and Internal medicine while obtaining my BSN degree. Duties included rooming patients, taking vital signs, height/weight, hearing and visions screening, assisting the RN and doctors.
- As a registered nurse I performed phone triage, immunization administration, procedures including straight catheterization and IV starts, communication with pharmacy as needed for patient prescriptions
Education
PALS -
05.2024
AHA BLS -
05.2024
Perioperative Training -
Northwest Perioperative Consortium
01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola, FL01.1998
Skills
- Perioperative nursing
- Pediatric care
- IV skills
- Patient advocacy
- Team communication
- Charge nurse
- Preceptorship
- Epic
- Cerner
- ACLS
- PALS
- Patient education
Certification
- Texas RN, 1048494, compact license
- Oregon license, Currently applying
References
Heather Palacios, Clinical Director, Christus Children’s Surgical Services, heather.palacios@christushealth.org, 210.704.3023
Languages
English
Timeline
RN Circulator Operating Room
Christus Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
2024.01 - Current
RN
Seattle Children’s Hospital
2016.01 - 2021.01
Preoperative and Ph II Recovery RN
St Francis Hospital
2009.01 - 2011.01
Perioperative RN, Preop and Ph II Recovery RN
Valley Medical Day Surgery
2001.01 - 2007.01
Pediatric med-surg RN
St Mary’s Hospital
1999.01 - 2001.01
Registered Nurse
Virginia Mason Clinic
1997.05 - 1999.06
PALS -
AHA BLS -
Perioperative Training -
Northwest Perioperative Consortium
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pensacola Christian College