Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care. I remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. I am proud of the strong relationships I have developed with patients and physicians through successful communication, a respectful attitude and understanding and using the knowledge I have learned over the last 20 years to take care of my patients
Currently an anesthesia nurse in the operating room and have been in this position for the last 6.5 years and in the OR since my start date. My job includes direct patient care, assisting anesthesia physicians with their patients by helping with intubation, placing necessary lines, drawing up medications and assisting them in various areas of the hospital. I am competent in the Epic database
I worked directly with Jon Rippentrop in his practice at PCI Urology. I did direct patient care, minor procedures, scheduling, charting and whatever tasks were needed
I worked in the OR for 6 years on the general surgical team as a circulating nurse and a scrub nurse when needed. Before that I worked on the general surgery floor as an RN, an intern and patient care technician as I was going to school for my nursing degree. I worked directly with patients, taking care of them directly after surgery, using my critical nursing skills when needed and helping them with their recovery.
My skills are very broad and include being certified in ACLS, BLS and PALS I have direct experience in taking care of patients from days old to 100 years old I use my critical thinking skills on a daily basis and have gotten proficient in IV skills, airway management and assessment, invasive line placement, cardiac surgery and other specialties I am able to be a scrub nurse when needed and am knowledgeable in EPIC I have a wide variety of knowledge of medications and prepare whatever medications or infusions that are needed for the patients that I take care of