Christa Cross
Cape Coral,FL
Summary
Accomplished Labor and Delivery and OB/GYN Operating Room Registered Nurse at Lee Health System, adept in maintaining sterility and patient safety, significantly reducing infection risks. Excelled in teamwork and collaboration, enhancing surgical efficiency and patient outcomes. Proven expertise in critical thinking and scrub nurse skills, committed to continuous professional development. Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment. Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OB/GYN Operating Room Registered Nurse
Lee Health System
04.2002 - 05.2024
- Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing risk of infection.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Performed pre-operative assessments to prepare patients for surgery.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Reduced postoperative complications through vigilant monitoring of patients during surgery.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Lee Health System
04.2002 - 05.2024
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Improved overall patient outcomes by continuously updating clinical knowledge through professional development opportunities.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, sharing best practices and offering guidance to ensure high level of patient care.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, FL08.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL12.2002
No Degree - Surgical Technology
Cape Coral Technical College
Cape Coral, FL06.1994
Skills
- Operating Room Safety
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient Positioning
- Patient Safety
- Scrub Nurse Skills
- Maintaining Sterility
- Critical Thinking
- Circulating Nurse Skills
- Antepartum care
- Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation
- Obstetric Emergency Response
- Intrapartum Care
Certification
Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Certified Breastfeeding Counselor (CBC)
Timeline
OB/GYN Operating Room Registered Nurse
Lee Health System
04.2002 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Lee Health System
04.2002 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nova Southeastern University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Florida SouthWestern State College
No Degree - Surgical Technology
Cape Coral Technical College
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