Christine Tate
Salem,VA
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience caring for patients within various settings including acute care, OR, and office management. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Surgery RN
Aya Healthcare
Richmond, VA
05.2022 - Current
- Travel circulating and scrub nurse working in Trauma 1 hospitals
- Able to adapt and conform quickly to a high paced OR environment doing all specialties of surgery.
Neurosurgery RN Manager
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, VA
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Experienced, honest, motivated Team Leader for 30-35 clinical and non-clinical staff, 11 Neurosurgeons and 12 ACP’s
- Proficient in Kronos and staff scheduling, orientation of new staff, assigning daily tasks, problem solving and promoting teamwork
- Patient care including telephone triage and answering questions and concerns, peer to peer reviews and chart reviews
- Able to perform all job duties when staffing was unavailable.
Vascular/Hybrid Operating Room Circulator/Scrub/Assist
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, VA
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Experienced OR Nurse specialized in complex vascular and endovascular surgeries
- Able to circulate and scrub/assist surgical procedures in Hybrid and Regular OR suites.
Operating Room Circulator/Scrub/Surgery Assistant
Lewis Gale Medical Center
Salem, VA
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Experienced OR Nurse in all surgical roles as well as the Neuro Surgery Team Leader responsible for making sure all supplies, staff needs, surgeon needs are available for that day’s surgeries as well as communicating with Reps.
Labor and Delivery
IU Health Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
01.2013 - 07.2015
- Experienced Labor and Delivery RN, trained in OBOR as Scrub Nurse and PACU.
Senior Implementation Consultant and Cerner Certified Trainer
CETA Technologies
Chicago, IL
01.2012 - 07.2014
- Trained Doctors and Nurses on EMR systems and assisted with implementation during go-live at hospital all across the country.
Registered Nurse
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, IN
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Work on Women’s health unit, Oncology unit, Clinical Denials and Appeals.
Education
Associate, Nursing -
Ivy Tech Community College
Bachelor of the Arts Degree -
Indiana University
Skills
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Patient Management
- Appointment Scheduling
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Staff Supervision
- Licensed RN
- Patient Assessments
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Strong Medical Ethic
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Managing Deadlines
- Patient Satisfaction and Process Improvement
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Medical Records Management
- Call Triaging
- Coordinating Referrals
- Culturally-Sensitive Care
- Claims Investigation
- Report and Records Review
- Evidence Collection
- Emergency Response
Affiliations
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, 2016, current
- National Student Nurses Association, 2008, current
- Phi Theta Kappa Society, 2008 to 2013
- Tri-Kappa Brown County Indiana, 2013 to 2016
Community Service
- Medical Mission Trip to Guatemala, 2017
- Volunteer Student Nurse, 2007, 2009
- Volunteer in Community Health Fair at YMCA, 2009, 2012
- Girl Scouts of America, Troop Leader, 2010, 2015
Languages
Spanish
Limited
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Travel Surgery RN
Aya Healthcare
05.2022 - Current
Neurosurgery RN Manager
Carilion Clinic
06.2017 - 09.2019
Vascular/Hybrid Operating Room Circulator/Scrub/Assist
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
06.2017 - 09.2019
Operating Room Circulator/Scrub/Surgery Assistant
Lewis Gale Medical Center
01.2015 - 06.2017
Labor and Delivery
IU Health Bloomington
01.2013 - 07.2015
Senior Implementation Consultant and Cerner Certified Trainer
CETA Technologies
01.2012 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Columbus Regional Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2013
Associate, Nursing -
Ivy Tech Community College
Bachelor of the Arts Degree -
Indiana University
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