BRIE PINKNEY
Bolingbrook,IL
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (RN) – Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post
Illinois Bone and Spine Institute
Elmhurst, IL
03.2025 - Current
- Delivered comprehensive perioperative nursing care across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-anesthesia phases in a high-volume ambulatory surgery center specializing in orthopedic, spine, and pain management procedures
- Performed pre-operative patient assessments, including medical history review, medication reconciliation, IV initiation, and patient education to ensure surgical readiness and safety
- Assisted surgeons and anesthesia providers during procedures, maintaining sterile field, ensuring proper positioning, and anticipating intraoperative needs
- Monitored patients in PACU, managing airway, pain control, vital signs, and post-anesthesia recovery according to established protocols
- Administered medications, including IV sedation and analgesics, in compliance with physician orders and safety standards
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care, optimize workflow, and enhance patient outcomes
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care, discharge instructions, and pain management plans
- Ensured compliance with infection control standards, accreditation requirements, and ASC policies and procedures
- Documented all aspects of patient care accurately and efficiently in electronic health records (EHR
Operating Room Registered Nurse
St. Joseph Medical Center
Joliet, IL
08.2024 - 03.2025
- Provided direct patient care in the operating room, including preoperative and postoperative assessment and education of patients.
- Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and providing necessary instruments and supplies in a timely manner.
- Performed scrub duties for various surgical specialties such as orthopedics, urology, gynecology, and general surgery, ophthalmology, and podiatry.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills to assess patient needs in a rapidly changing environment.
- Assessed patients prior to operation to alleviate concerns.
- Maintained accurate documentation of nursing interventions according to standards of practice using Meditech charting system
Senior Internship
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City, IA
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Gained 225 hours of experience in the main operating room at the #1 hospital in Iowa
- Completed senior internship with 32 operating rooms serving adult and pediatric specialties
- Specialized in plastics, general surgery, and burns-pediatric and adult
- Gained experience scrubbing and circulating
Student Nurse Intern
Northwestern Palos Hospital
Palos Heights, IL
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Assessed patients in the Step-down telemetry unit
- Worked alongside nurse and assisted/observed medication administration
- Documented physical assessment findings using EPIC charting software
- Performed various procedures including wound cares, urinary catheter placement, IV insertion, etc
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Iowa
05.2024
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Patient safety
- Medication administration
- Scrub nurse skills
- Critical thinking
- Clinical assessments
- Patient charting
- Circulating nurse skills
- IV Insertion and management
- Assessment
Certification
- Basic Life Support CPR Certification 09/2025 - 09/2027
- STOP The Bleed Interactive Course, American College of Surgeons, 02/24
- Advanced Life Support Certification 9/24/25-9/24/27
- AORN Periop 101: A Core Curriculum" OR" Certification
- SALT Mass Casualty Triage, National Disaster Life Support Foundation, 02/24
- Registered Nurse license 7/31/24
- Pediatric Life Support Certification 11/18/24- 11/30/26
Timeline
Registered Nurse (RN) – Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post
Illinois Bone and Spine Institute
03.2025 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
St. Joseph Medical Center
08.2024 - 03.2025
Senior Internship
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
01.2024 - 05.2024
Student Nurse Intern
Northwestern Palos Hospital
06.2023 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Iowa
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
- Vice President, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Iowa City, IA, 12/21 - 05/22
- Treasurer, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Iowa City, IA, 12/21 - 05/22
COLLEGE ACTIVITIES
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, 08/21 - Present
- Student Nurse Association at the University of Iowa (SNAUI), 08/22 - 05/24
- The University of Iowa Multicultural Nursing Association (UI MNA), 08/22 - 05/24