Carolyn Burgess

• Administered COVID Vaccines to adult patient
• Provide patients with excellent service while putting them at ease
• Provide patient with educational material related to COVID
• Monitor patients during the vaccination process
• Manage adverse reactions when necessary.

• Administered COVID Vaccines to adult patient
• Provide patients with excellent service while putting them at ease
• Provide patient with educational material related to COVID
• Monitor patients during the vaccination process
• Manage adverse reactions when necessary.

Administration of Medications to Students with Diabetes, Asthma, Allergies, Seizures, and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).

Monitored children for head injury, bruises, nose bleeds, cuts, and scrapes.

• Administration of Medications to Students with Diabetes, Asthma, Allergies, Seizures, and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
• Monitored children for head injury, bruises, nose bleeds, cuts, and scrapes.

• Responsible for orientation of new employees to the organization
• Classes Taught: NYS Care Act, BD Blood Collection Set (New Product), Performance of Blood Cultures (BCs) for Adults with Competency Checklist
• Assists and Participated with Perioperative Staff with Presentation at Ground Rounds Patient Readiness for Surgical Procedure, Assists Staff Member with PowerPoint Presentation related to Prevention of Retained Surgical Items
• Scheduled in-services: Language Interpreter, Adult Mock Code with demonstration and re-turn demonstration, Draping of Microscope with demonstration and return demonstration, Hollister Ostomy Care Products, Medtronic-Vapr Vue Radiofrequency System, FLOSEAL Baxter HealthCare, Just Culture, Total Joint Arthroplasty
• Compiled a Perioperative Orientation Manual for staff member and new oreientees
• Member of: Trauma Operation’s Meeting, Patient Hand-Off Communication, Patient Safety Tracer Rounds, KBMA (Knowledge Based Medication Administration), Perioperative QI, and Value Analysis Committees

• Responsible for surveillance/monitoring, hand hygiene compliance, monitoring staff maintenance of septic/sterile technique when opening sterile supplies (container, wrapped instrument trays, peel package instruments), monitoring surgical attire/fluid shield mask/goggles, immediate use sterilization in the operating rooms, and surgical site infections in accordance with federal, state and city regulatory agencies
• Responsible for training and ongoing nursing education on infection control policies and procedures for all perioperative nursing staff
• Duties performed in the Main OR, Ambulatory Surgery, and Hand and Foot Center
• Member of: Infection Control Committee, Perioperative Practice, Perioperative Q.I., and Quality & Education Councils
• Administered influenza vaccines hospital wide during Flu Season.

• Responsible for orientation of new employees to the organization
• Classes taught: Perioperative Nursing, Cast Care for Orthopaedics Patients, Malignant Hypothermia, Infection Control, Proper Hand Hygiene Technique and Aseptic Technique for Foley Catheter insertion
• Mentored Perioperative Clinical Nurse III's through use of evidence-based practice, changed in policy and procedure and research project related to chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine in reducing the risk of surgical site infection and a poster presentation
• Techniques
• Surgical Procedures in Colon Rectal, Plastics, Head & Neck, GYN, GU, Vascular, Pediatrics, Hepatobiliary, Thoracic, and Laparoscopies.