Christina Lebaron
Blackwood,NJ
Summary
Experienced urology surgical nurse with 16+ years working in a level one trauma and community hospital caring for some of the sickest patients in Southern NJ. Detail-oriented, responsive and proficient in routine care and emergency response.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Summit Surgery Center at Virtua
Voorhees, NJ
07.2022 - Current
- Perform scrub and circulating duties for various surgical specialties such as ENT, hand and wrist, plastics, gynecology, pediatric dental, urology, endoscopy and general surgery
- Laser safety nurse for procedures requiring the use of a laser
- Precepts new nurses entering the operating room setting
- Maintains current knowledge base about advances in technology relevant to the operating room
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills to assess patient needs in a rapidly changing environment
- Maintains sterility and cleanliness of the OR suite
- Assesses patients prior to operation to alleviate concerns and provide emotional support throughout their perioperative experience
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Virtua Hospital
Marlton, NJ
09.2017 - Current
- Charge nurse and also serves as a preceptor to new nurses
- Performs circulating and scrub duties for various surgical specialties such as vascular, urology, thoracic, bariatric, general and robotic surgery
- Maintains current knowledge base about advances in technology relevant to the operating room setting
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills to assess patient needs in a rapidly changing environment
- Assesses patients prior to operation to alleviate concerns and provide emotional support throughout their perioperative experience
- Maintains yearly hospital mandated competencies relating to identifying and treatment of NSTEMI and Sepsis care
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
09.2007 - 06.2017
- Provided direct patient care in a busy level one trauma center operating room to critically ill patients
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills to assess patient needs in a rapidly changing environment
- Served as preceptor to new nurses entering the operating room setting
- Performed circulating and scrub duties for various surgical specialties such as trauma, urology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastics, gynecology, ENT, dental, pediatrics, and general surgery.
Operating Room Nurse Extern
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Worked alongside nurses and surgical technicians to learn the different roles and procedures of the operating room in a level one trauma center.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Widener University
Chester, PA05-2007
Skills
- Infection Control
- Patient Positioning
- Emergency Response
- Clinical Assessments
- Patient Safety
- Decision-Making
Certification
- NJ RN license, 26NR13312100
- BLS, 10/2023-2025
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR), 05/2028
Timeline
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Summit Surgery Center at Virtua
07.2022 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Virtua Hospital
09.2017 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Cooper University Hospital
09.2007 - 06.2017
Operating Room Nurse Extern
Cooper University Hospital
06.2006 - 08.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Widener University
- NJ RN license, 26NR13312100
- BLS, 10/2023-2025
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR), 05/2028
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