Christina Vass
San Ramon,CA
Summary
Skilled Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) with over 10 years of perioperative nursing experience. Specializing in surgical procedures and plastic surgery; training under Dr. Eric Mariotti and Dr. Christian Kirman, ensuring flawless closures and surgical precision. Proven expertise in supporting complex surgeries, implementing evidence - based protocols, and improving patient outcomes. Passionate about patient safety, surgical assistance and continuous professional development, seeking to contribute to a high - preforming team at John Muir Health,
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room/Perioperative Registered Nurse
The Premier Surgery Center / Diablo Plaza Surgery
01.2021 - Current
- Assisted plastic surgeons during complex surgeries, ensuring high standards of sterility, effective communication for seamless coordination of tasks, and impeccable wound closures optimizing aesthetic results.
- Improved patient safety and satisfaction throughout the care continuum developing and implementing ERAS protocols answering questions, offering support and proper discharge education to forster positive recovery outcomes.
- Keystone leader in the EMR transition from paper charting, including developing and training for workflow optimization.
- Promoted a positive work environment through strong teamwork and open communication among colleagues.
Perioperative Registered Nurse /Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
The Executive Surgery Center / Crow Canyon Surgery
03.2015 - 12.2021
- Provided comprehensive patient care throughout the perioperative care setting including conscious sedation for complex gastroenterology cases.
- Contributed to research evaluating esophageal cancer diagnostics, tracking long term outcomes.
- Increased efficiency in the operating room by anticipating surgeon's needs during procedures and promptly providing required instruments or supplies, setting up equipment properly, positioning patients correctly, and preforming necessary counts of instruments and supplies before each procedure.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
San Mateo, CA12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA12.2001
Skills
- Surgical precision and advanced surgical techniques: Trained as an RNFA in plastic surgery under Dr Eric Mariotti and Dr Christian Kirman
- Infection Control: Implementation of research based protocol to reduce capsular contracture rates by 90% over a 1 year period
- Quality Improvement: Oversees implementation of ERAS protocols throughout the perioperative care setting to improve patient safety and recovery
- Continuing education commitment: Recent CNOR and RNFA certification
Certification
Registered Nurse, License # 95052744 - California BRN
Public Health Nurse, License # 547185 - California BRN
CNOR -CCI
RNFA -NIFA
BLS, ACLS, PALS -American Heart Association
Moderate Sedation Certification- Healthy Visions
Timeline
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room/Perioperative Registered Nurse
The Premier Surgery Center / Diablo Plaza Surgery
01.2021 - Current
Perioperative Registered Nurse /Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
The Executive Surgery Center / Crow Canyon Surgery
03.2015 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samuel Merritt University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis
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